First time on a motorcycle for seven months….. and it’s the mighty Himalayan.
Off to the excellent Bacon’s dealership in Romford to have the spark plug lead replaced under warranty and have a second replacement front brake switch fitted, also under warranty. I am not sure why the brake light switch fails. Either there is a little bit of corrosion that comes in if the bike isn’t used for an extended period or it just stops working? Other than that, the tyres had each lost 10 lbs, just sitting in my garage, the bike firing up first time, having sat on an Optimate since 01 June.
I usually ride with the balls of my feet on the footrests, as opposed to my instep. This, at the moment, is a bit uncomfortable on my right leg, as my Achilles is stretching at a strange angle or my motorcycle boot is trapping it somehow. Hey-ho at least I can walk again.
Tomorrow, I’ll fit the chain oiler, and replace the relays, with some not made out of cheese. I’m also going to change the pads for some sintered ones, just to tweak the brakes up a bit.
PS Nick at Bacon’s tells me that they’ll have a Himalayan WC demonstrator bike in the shop in early to mid February. They have already sold their first batch allocation, based on nothing but the good reviews on the internet.
Off to the excellent Bacon’s dealership in Romford to have the spark plug lead replaced under warranty and have a second replacement front brake switch fitted, also under warranty. I am not sure why the brake light switch fails. Either there is a little bit of corrosion that comes in if the bike isn’t used for an extended period or it just stops working? Other than that, the tyres had each lost 10 lbs, just sitting in my garage, the bike firing up first time, having sat on an Optimate since 01 June.
I usually ride with the balls of my feet on the footrests, as opposed to my instep. This, at the moment, is a bit uncomfortable on my right leg, as my Achilles is stretching at a strange angle or my motorcycle boot is trapping it somehow. Hey-ho at least I can walk again.
Tomorrow, I’ll fit the chain oiler, and replace the relays, with some not made out of cheese. I’m also going to change the pads for some sintered ones, just to tweak the brakes up a bit.
PS Nick at Bacon’s tells me that they’ll have a Himalayan WC demonstrator bike in the shop in early to mid February. They have already sold their first batch allocation, based on nothing but the good reviews on the internet.
