Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Loose Ends

Yeah, none of them are tied up yet. Got the oil changed in the bike, and the horn back to loud (had lost one of the two airhorns). TJ doesn't like how loose the chain is, though, but didn't have the doomaflatchy to adjust it, so I have to try to fit in a visit to Power Sports tomorrow.

I have a stack o' clean laundry on my dresser, and now the fun is figuring out what to take. Looks like I'll have some lows in the 50s and most highs in the 80s. It's very likely I'll be taking both jackets again, mesh and textile. Shorts and quilted liners for my riding pants. Oooh. Winter gloves? Probably not. The heated grips should be enough compensation, and I won't be riding extensively through the 50s.

I bought a tail bag that matches up to my saddlebags, back before my first trip, but it was too big to reasonably fit on the Ninja. Now that I've got the hippier backside on the VFR, the tailbag fits just right. I think I'll be able to get the kitchen sink in just fine.

Plan now is to work a half day on Thursday, going in with the bike ready to depart, and then heading north once lunch is done. I'll get to see my friends Amy and Leo on Thursday night, September 15, which is the 10th anniversary of their wedding, at which I was a bridesmaid. Pretty cool.

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