Life on a Honda 2008 CBF1000A purhcased on Facebook Marketplace. A Flog's Blog

[facthunter]

The Book is widely acclaimed regardless.  IF you are NOT depressed you must be Living in a Make believe world . That Treatment is usually for acute anxiety.  Nev

[rgmwa]

He had a mental and physical breakdown which he describes in the book. 

[facthunter]

I read Mine MANY years ago I think it's worth reading more than once. It's 39 degrees here at the Moment. Must be over 40 in Melbourne.  Nev

[pmccarthy]

The most thought-provoking bit was when his mate refused to let him use a piece of a coke can to shim his brake lever (as I recall). Because his mate rode a BMW and expected everything on it to be perfect.

[Jerry_Atrick]

Dang it.. although put on my Christmas wish list, it didn't come. I think I can read it on Kindle Unlimited.

 

Anyway, I haven't ridden the bike much since the first major commute.. It seems as I have got older, the faff about putting on the kit to go riding has become more of an impediment compared to the convenience of jumping into a car than it used to be. I am also guessing living an an uncongested part of the world and down narrow country lanes also helps the car in the mode of transport selection. 

 

But, I have had a couple of rides since.. all local and mainly for shopping. The correct plate for the topbox finaly arrived and has been installed. The topbox fits neatly and has been put to good use for Christmas shopping, including picking up the turkey (I severly dislike turkey as an eating meat). I noticed the brake light wasn't being activated when operating only the front brake. I bought a £5 replacement part from eBay, but needn't have bothered. One of the wires came off from the original switch and it was clear a bodge job of a rair on that cable had been done. With the storm guards fitted, it was a pain to fix, but I finally managed to properly connect the broken wire, solder it, and seal it, and it is as good as new. 

 

On Sunday, the wx was fantastic - sunny, 8 degrees C, little wind, so I gave it a bit of a ride around town. I was also testing out a camera mount that bolts to the windscreen, but it is too unstable even for image stabilisation. One of the things the deer crash taught me is have a dash cam or similar going. 

 

I have also noticed the mechanic seems to have overfilled the oil. I will take a reading tomorrow in accordance with the process stipulated in the owners handbook, and if so, it will be off to the shop to get them to drain some of the oil. The stator in the CBF1000A only likes it when the oil quantity in within the right range. 

[nomadpete]

2 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

I have got older, the faff about putting on the kit to go riding has become more of an impediment

We all get softer (and wiser) as we collect more birthdays.

Sounds like nice riding weather for this time of year.

We had snow in Tassie on xmas day.

[facthunter]

Wasn't that bad weather  to keep out a Lot of refugee Boat People from NSW? Nev

[Litespeed]

We don't get refugees in Port Stephens, we call em terrorists.

 

Commonly seen sinking boats on the ramp or riding jet skis.

 

If they don't return they are called bait.

[facthunter]

 I would have called them" Burley". Stuff to attract the fish. The stuff they inhabit is "flotsam and Jetsom".  Nev