Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater
I tried my best. I really did.
But I just couldn't finish that damned seat.
I set about a week or so ago to build another custom seat, for the new Ninja 250. I got a really good start, and figured I was within a few days of done (don't I always?). It just needed a little bit of tweaking...
So yeah, most of a week later, tweaking multiple times every day, I finally run out of time, and throw a cover on it, knowing I am simply too late to do anything else. Needless to say, it wasn't right, and in the process of covering it, I somehow made it much worse than it had been, with what feels like a sharp corner pressing on my femoral artery, or something. Ow! Not acceptable.
I tried grinding that bit down, and that made it better, but it was still pinching something. No good!
So, I gave in. I emailed the current owner of my previous bike (who conveniently parks right next to me at work), and he's agreed to swap seats with me. Phew! That's a huge load off my mind. At least when I head for Montana I know I'll be on a good seat.
Now, of course, I just have to contend with the fact that I'm likely looking at a 3000 mile trip on a 28 HP motorcycle, going over big mountain passes. It's gonna be quite a trip. I'll be stopping to take a lot of pictures, I hope. I'm planning on it.
Posted at 23:41 permanent link category: /motorcycle
Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater