Last night was my first ride since my Free Day Low Side - at least that's what I'm calling it.
I'm a B student in a lot of things - motorcycle maintenance being one of them. My example - I do the right thing by cleaning my chain and sprockets and waxing the chain. That worked OK - but when I was riding, I had the scare of the night by seeing smoke - in large quantities - coming up from under the bike.
Guess who wasn't the most accurate with the chain cleaner aerosol can
Got it all over the pipes. Smoked like a MOFO for about 5 minutes, then all is good.
Still need to replace the broken Lambda Sensor, but it's in transit.
So, you're asking, how did the little blast around lower Manhattan go? Well, as I got more comfortable, I started to relax a little, but I really need some more practice to rebuild my confidence.
However...
In a straight line, I was fine. [moto]
My highlight of the night?
Drag racing a Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale up 6th Avenue... and winning. As I turned on 14th I laughed in my helmet for the first time in MONTHS; "I am a child"
[car rant] Toolbox in the Ferrari had all his go-fast racing stickers, he was a fat, grey haired guy in his 60's, and had NO idea how to use the gearbox. Pathetic. Wouldn't even respond to a bad-ass hooligan on a Ducati giving him the Thumbs-Up. Douche... [/car rant]
Progress
