About 6 years ago I spent a day helping a friend set up his new shop. I'd been making racking and doing odd bits of diy wearing wholly inappropriate Acerbis motocross boots all day and my legs were aching.
On the hour ride home I felt something go ping in my right hip, later diagnosed as a femoroacetabular impingement. It meant I couldn't sit on even the most comfy of all the bikes (the TDM if you hadn't guessed), or stand still for more than a few minutes.
After a lot of physio and 2-mile lunchtime walks to strengthen it's all better, so today I pulled the cover off the old girl, charged up the battery and whaddya know, she started on the third try. Got some bits and pieces to do - fuel tap is leaky, back brake stopped working, and the obligatory oil and coolant change, but I'm so glad to be able to ride again. I'm looking forward to being a part of the Carpe fraternity again.
Bikes wot I have had and dun't have any more: 1983 Honda CB125TDC, 1976 Kawasaki S1C (early KH250 stroker triple), 1986 Honda VF500F2, 1992 Kawasaki KLE500.
Quote: I'm looking forward to being a part of the Carpe fraternity again.
You always will be. Glad yar bacon board Capn. Xx
Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.
Bikes wot I have had and dun't have any more: 1983 Honda CB125TDC, 1976 Kawasaki S1C (early KH250 stroker triple), 1986 Honda VF500F2, 1992 Kawasaki KLE500.
I might have made the hip thing sound worse than it is - yes it was painful and extremely annoying, both for biking and for standing up as a gigging musician, but it's been fine for the last couple of years, and I've just been lacking motivation for biking. A friend recently bought one of those Piaggio 3-wheelers and I was so jealous of him I just had to get mine out.
In fact last weekend Trevini and I went to look at a rather nice VFR for sale. I wanted to love it, but it just didn't call to me. I went home, uncovered the TDM and said yes, THAT'S my baby.
Bikes wot I have had and dun't have any more: 1983 Honda CB125TDC, 1976 Kawasaki S1C (early KH250 stroker triple), 1986 Honda VF500F2, 1992 Kawasaki KLE500.
 
