Still no news from West Midlands Police about my Kawasaki. I fear its now in pieces, which saddens me on so many levels. The theft of the ZX7R has really pushed me into getting the Ducati back together. I have already ordered a new carbon fibre belly pan and mudguard and today I ordered an Evotech open clutch cover. I tried to specify black, buy I have a feeling its going to be red, which will stand out like a sore thumb on the side of the bike. They sent me the invoice and the dispatch email in such quick succession that I was unable to alter the order, so I'll just send it back and get the one I wanted in the first place. Wouldn't get this from Oberon.
Today I dropped off the tank and nose cone to the painters, who will start the painting on Thursday or maybe Friday, so hopefully this time next week the tank will be back where it belongs. I do have to source my own paint thou. Speaking of the tank....yesterday I had to get the tank off the bike which in turn meant I had to drain the fuel. I didn't much like the idea of three and a bit litres of fuel pouring all over my garage floor, so I bought a syphon and removed what I could. What a faff that was, but it did the job well enough to justify the £7 cost of the thing. What I couldn't reach I just burnt off by leaving the bike running. Not exactly environmentally friendly, but I had precious few other options.
Today I dropped off the tank and nose cone to the painters, who will start the painting on Thursday or maybe Friday, so hopefully this time next week the tank will be back where it belongs. I do have to source my own paint thou. Speaking of the tank....yesterday I had to get the tank off the bike which in turn meant I had to drain the fuel. I didn't much like the idea of three and a bit litres of fuel pouring all over my garage floor, so I bought a syphon and removed what I could. What a faff that was, but it did the job well enough to justify the £7 cost of the thing. What I couldn't reach I just burnt off by leaving the bike running. Not exactly environmentally friendly, but I had precious few other options.
The only problem with the tank is that the stomp grips and the tank protector will have to come off, so I need to source those over the next few days. After a deal on a screen fell through I ordered up a Puig clear double bubble screen, from Amazon of all places, as a replacement for the Zero Gravity screen destroyed in the crash that one I only put on a few months before. I'm not too sure I'll like the lines of the screen, but they look good in photos I've seen and riders swear by them. Got to be worth I try.
Finally England is in the middle of a heatwave and I have no bike. A really large part of me is cursing the timing off all this, but a small part it very glad my car has air con.
Finally England is in the middle of a heatwave and I have no bike. A really large part of me is cursing the timing off all this, but a small part it very glad my car has air con.
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