A day of great achievement!

[NikyNoo]

Well......as some of you know I have been a tad concerned about the fact that I hadn't yet got my bike on its centre stand. Cos there aint no other way that I'm gunna lube my chain I was determined today to achieve.......and I did!

With my daughter standing opp me (so the bike had something soft to land on) I balanced the bike with centre stand to the ground, foot poised , right hand on bracket under seat left hand on handle.......rocked her back once - hmm not quite enuf but could still feel her wanted to swing back so kept with it and rocked her a second time - success! OMG how easy was that - and child cussioning was not needed - much to her reilef !

So ...
1st achievement of the day - bike on centre stand
2nd achievement of the day - lube chain for the first time (naughty Noo)
3rd achievement of the day - adj chain tension (under fathers supervision)
4th achievement of the day - add a little bling - new grips (necessary cos of old age and a bad wrist)!

And for those who have and haven't had the pleasure of seeing my first addition to my bike (tank pad) I found a little something extra on there the other day and thought I would share (see pic)

Time for some beam !

[Captain Starfish]

Congrats! I miss having a centrestand

Next step, throw it over on some grass (soft landing again) and learn to pick the bloody thing up.

Like the bling, nikynoo!

I used to use the big bouncy foam jobs, haven't changed over the new ride yet but yours look like a nice compromise between squishy and firm. And they look hot.

Can I come and have a squeeze sometime?

Oh, nice handle grips too.

[thro]

Haha congrats

As to centre stands... pfft. Dead weight


Oh and the circled bit is the head of a pitchfork.

[Giant]

totally agree ... trying to get it up for the first time is kinda scary, but its easy after that

[potato]

go nikkinoo

+1 for learning how to pick a dropped bike up .

[NikyNoo]

Congrats! I miss having a centrestand

Next step, throw it over on some grass (soft landing again) and learn to pick the bloody thing up.

Already passed this lesson - but silly me used the driveway not the grass !

Like the bling, nikynoo!

I used to use the big bouncy foam jobs, haven't changed over the new ride yet but yours look like a nice compromise between squishy and firm. And they look hot.
Can I come and have a squeeze sometime?
Oh, nice handle grips too.

I had foam ones on the ZZR but these grips are way fatter! More of what I'm used to Captain S! LOL

[NikyNoo]

As to centre stands... pfft. Dead weight

ZZR was so easy - this was just me being a little afraid of the unknown and extra weight - but hey its all technique and in hindsight I should've just gotten in and done it straight away without even thinking !

[Captain Starfish]

I had foam ones but these are way fatter! More of what I'm used to Captain S!

Now you HAVE to change your signature, you've well and truly outgrown AA and AAA.

Move on to C or D cells.

[thro]

I read that as the comments were more of what she was used to

[FireStorm]

/golf clap

now get back in teh kitchen!

[NikyNoo]

/golf clap

now get back in teh kitchen!

Yeah - maybe NOT!

I belong here just as much as you so don't push my buttons!

[Jonchilds]

Much easier to put a bike up on the centrestand if you've got an empty tank - otherwise you're lugging around an extra 15L of fuel.

[Scoundrel]

don't push my buttons!

:o OMG

:fap:

Let's see you spin the bike around on the sidestand now, smartypants!

[NikyNoo]

:o OMG

:fap:

Let's see you spin the bike around on the sidestand now, smartypants!

I saw someone do that the other day and they told me it's not a good habbit to get into !

Looks friggin awesome tho! Bike just spinning around!

[thro]

Pfft.

I spin my bike all the time, hasn't broken yet.

And if it does... well... then.... i'll....... just cry in the corner