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From Thursday in NZ, lockdown has been lifted in terms of being able to get out for a decent ride. The 790 was actually booked in for its 11000 km service a couple of days after lockdown was imposed in March so that didn't happen. My dealer is a 350 km round trip away from home of mainly twisty back roads. You'd think that having ridden for 55 years, I'd be pretty chilled about the prospect of hopping back on the bike but I'm feeling just like a teenager about early Thursday morning 😍 . I'll be in cruise mode on the road though, just to top up my roadcraft skills again and keep a lookout for other road users who are probably even worse than their low level in pre-lockdown times. My new EBC HH pads also need bedding in.
Today is a nice cruisy day, making sure that the battery is topped up, lubing the chain, checking tyre pressures and doing all those other little jobs that makes a maintenance day so pleasurable. A nice early celebration. That's what motorcycling and the 790 in particular does for your soul.
Today is a nice cruisy day, making sure that the battery is topped up, lubing the chain, checking tyre pressures and doing all those other little jobs that makes a maintenance day so pleasurable. A nice early celebration. That's what motorcycling and the 790 in particular does for your soul.