Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater
The guy who was interested in the Guzzi just called and (in many many more and less-direct words) said, "not interested." Anyone want a Guzzi, cheap?
Posted at 11:46 permanent link category: /motorcycle
Amazingly, after far too long worrying I'd never even see any interest in the bikes I'm selling, I'm doing well.
I showed both bikes this weekend. Each person (one per bike, fortunately) walked away saying, "I'll have to see how my finances are going to work out..." That's definitely with an implied, "so I can buy this bike." Woo!
Of course, none of this means anything is sold yet. That has two implications: 1. potential buyers, keep it coming: money talks (although I always give people right of first refusal based on who contacted me first, so latecomers will have to hope that the first people to contact me aren't actually ready to put up cash); 2. I'm not taking any action on the Ninja 250 front. I still need cash in hand and a clear spot in the garage before I go plunk down my cash for a 250.
But when I do get a 250, it's going to be an interesting time. I'm planning on following a fairly regimented break-in procedure (documented here), which will leave the bike out of "normal riding" commission for several days. I'm also intending to change things like tires and suspension and probably brake lines quite early on. Ideally, none of those things will take too long to install, but practically, I expect the first round of modifications to eat up a weekend.
I'm kind of conflicted on changing the tires immediately. I'm tempted to leave them on for a while, so I can see how bad they really are. The general consensus on the Ninja 250 board is that they're terrible, but I don't really remember what they were like on my previous bike (where they also had ~9000 miles on them).
Posted at 11:45 permanent link category: /motorcycle
Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater