Niggle, niggle...
I took Lola to the Ruptured Budgie on the weekend and had a pretty good run.
She is such a lovely bike to ride over a long distance. It took me a while to settle in, and having been so long off the bike, it took a while to realise what was not quite right.
She is back in the shop today for a 1000 km service and a look at some minor bugs:
backfire on over run (probably Y pipe gaskets need replacing after engine removal and replacement),
blipper not working on downshifts (this felt like a very rough downshift until I remembered that the throttle used to blip),
and some missed shifts, mostly 2-3 upshift.
I'm hoping that these are just minor fixes and that I will have her back soon. The Wintersun Run is beckoning...
It is a little concerning though that after so long, with so many opportunities to check, that there are any problems. I'll let you know how things go. :pray:
On the upside, the Toyo rear tyre worked very well, as did the Ikon rear shock, and I had a much better ride home with the front preload on max. Looks like a stiffer sway bar might be on my Christmas list.
Cheers;
Pogo.