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Jul. 16th, 2007 03:47 pmUck.
I came home early from work today because my whole head feels stuffed with cotton. I can't even hear straight, it's funny.
Yesterday Tim helped me out on Darlene. We re-arranged the side mirrors (and promptly forgot to tighten them, so they moved many times since). We filled the gas tank up (which we found also has a leak in it...) The starter is a little hesitant. As in, before I figured out how to stop at a stop sign without killing the engine, I killed the engine and a neighbor had to push start me. :) Luckily our driveway slants down to the alley, so that can help me start it, but I'm not sure what'll happen when I drive it to work as the lot is very flat.
Other than that, I had a grand old time yesterday driving around. Got the bike up over 30 mph (which was a first for me). I'm not sure though if I'm supposed to have it in 4th gear to go 30 mph but that's what gear was needed for the engine to not sound angry at me. I drove all over the place in the neighborhood and didn't kill it at all after learning how to stop. (I must have missed the part in my classes where they told me to hold the clutch in while stopping so the engine doesn't kill) I'm even growing my blister back from my death grip on the clutch. I think getting a callous from the motorcycle is pretty bad-ass. *grin* I'm still working on the changing gears thing as once in a while I would think that I changed gears only to find out I didn't. *shrug*
It was really fun!
I came home early from work today because my whole head feels stuffed with cotton. I can't even hear straight, it's funny.
Yesterday Tim helped me out on Darlene. We re-arranged the side mirrors (and promptly forgot to tighten them, so they moved many times since). We filled the gas tank up (which we found also has a leak in it...) The starter is a little hesitant. As in, before I figured out how to stop at a stop sign without killing the engine, I killed the engine and a neighbor had to push start me. :) Luckily our driveway slants down to the alley, so that can help me start it, but I'm not sure what'll happen when I drive it to work as the lot is very flat.
Other than that, I had a grand old time yesterday driving around. Got the bike up over 30 mph (which was a first for me). I'm not sure though if I'm supposed to have it in 4th gear to go 30 mph but that's what gear was needed for the engine to not sound angry at me. I drove all over the place in the neighborhood and didn't kill it at all after learning how to stop. (I must have missed the part in my classes where they told me to hold the clutch in while stopping so the engine doesn't kill) I'm even growing my blister back from my death grip on the clutch. I think getting a callous from the motorcycle is pretty bad-ass. *grin* I'm still working on the changing gears thing as once in a while I would think that I changed gears only to find out I didn't. *shrug*
It was really fun!
