October 25th, 2012

Well its been an interesting week for me. Monday and Tuesday were misty and foggy, which as a biker, is just horrible. I was having to wipe my visor every 30seconds as every piece of light was refracting of all the water droplets that had accumulated  . Yesterday I was sat at a set of traffic lights on the Zx7 when a man on a scooter pulled up next to me and said 'Wow mate, thats a realo piece of history....bloody heavy thou 240kilos. I used to have one with those hoover pipes' I wasn't sure if he was taking the piss or not, but I told him those pipes were fake and didn't do shit as I smiled back at him. Then the lights changed and I left him for dead. I like the Zx7r and I dont think its that old as its no BSA,  RD350 or Kettle. The Zx7r is a future classic but I doubt that it will ever make iconic status, but only time will tell.
Anyway, winter is about to set in and after five years of riding, I've realised that heated grips are the way forward. I headed down to Metropolis in Barnet to see Mike and Artur on Wednesday afternoon and after a bit of work and jiggery pokery, I now have some R&G grips fitted. I've saved the Progrips that I originally put on the bike shortly after getting it (the originals were horrid) and as they are are super comfy I may see if they fit the Ducati. I still have to take give the ZX a good clean and spray with some ACF50 before the salt goes down. Not the sexiest of jobs, but I'll feel better once it's done