Feeling reasonably human first thing this morning,0930 that is,I decided a run on the bike would be in order.I told Mrs Mervyn that I was going out for a spin.She said that was brilliant,followed by 'Your'e going to the Ducati dealer for a test ride I reckon'.No,I replied,just going to chew the fat and look at the new bikes they have in. So I arrive at the dealers and the first thing I see is one of the new Scramblers,never seen one before,so quite interested.About 2 cups of tea later one of the partners asks if I would like to take a Scrambler out for a go.It would have been rude not to,so off I went.What a hoot. I enjoyed it so much that Mrs Mervyn has forced me to put a deposit down on a new one:Angelic:. I asked her how she knew I was going to test ride a Scrambler-apparently it was obvious what I was up to and I am so predictable She also asked me what I had bought when she came in from work:Angelic:
Getting my shit together ready for hospital tomorrow,want to get it out of the way before hubby somes home,so that I can just try and relax and chill out tonight,courtesy of my friend diazepam :Happy:
Thank you guys,this time tomorrow I'm hoping the deed will be done,and I'll be far away in la la land!!
Today I wheeled my bike out of the garage but it seemed to have got very hard to push. Turned out the rear tyre was flat, with a nail in it. So I postponed my shopping trip, effected a temporary repair using the "black sticky string" method so it would hold some pressure, and rode to the tyre repair guy (Essential Rubber). He did a proper repair on the Pirelli Scorpion Trail 2, using the "mushroom" method. While the tyre was off, I got him to fit an angled valve which will allow a TPMS sensor to be fitted without fouling the rear brake caliper.
