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The Z's seat progress continues, although it's going slowly now. I
got it to the point where it was just about right, and realized that I
had to dig deeper into the foam right where I was about to break
through. D'oh! So I pulled out some more foam (actually from doing the
Ninja's seat a few years ago), cobbled together an inch-thick piece big
enough to cover what I needed to do, and glued it on.
Now, I'm working on the shape I want, and I've already gone through the 1" layer I just laid down, at one spot. Hopefully it'll be enough (although I think it will). On the positive side, even the first iteration and this moment in the second iteration are thousands of times more comfortable than the stock seat. So, progress is definitely happening.
I'm waiting right now for the batteries to charge in my handheld drill, and wondering whether I should bust out the corded drill (which probably turns too fast for this work).
In other news, I had someone stop by to look at the Le Mans the other day. No idea if it'll sell this time, but it would be nice. I discovered that you can currently buy a brand-new 2002 Le Mans from Moto I for basically what I'm asking for mine. The new one wouldn't have the comfy seat or luggage, but it's hard to swallow spending new-bike money for an old bike (even if you do the math on what all the included bits would cost you).
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God damnit! The fucking Z fell over again, once again at nearly zero miles per hour. Adding more scratches to that crankcase cover (which is strangely covered in a light film of oil with no apparent source). I'm getting really sick of this bike and its obnoxious top-heaviness.
In my defense, I was suffering from a moderate asthma attack, so breathing was taking a lot of my attention, but that shouldn't have caused the bike to go over.
Someone wrote to me and said, "you know, you sound like a man who's talking himself out of what he wants." That person is right, I'm trying really hard to stick with the decision to get the stupid, top-heavy Z, with its obnoxious gas-guzzling ways and too-much-power. And now, having dropped it a second time (this time in gravel, thankfully, which means more cosmetic damage, but zero chance of structural damage), I'm sure it's worth even less. All of which pisses me off further still, and makes me think (right at the moment) that selling this ridiculous bike and getting a Ninja 250 is a really good idea.
I'm going to sleep on it, but this just kind of shoves me even further in that direction. I know I can live with a Ninja 250 -- heck, I can even tour on one. This Z750s is not proving so easy to live with.
Posted at 18:40 permanent link category: /motorcycle
Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater