Archives: 2002 August
30 August 2002
The guy from the bike shop called today so we went to pick up the little cap that goes on top of the fork. It’s probably the shiniest thing on the bike. ;-)
27 August 2002
We took the bike to the car wash. What fun! It looked quite magnificent afterwards despite all the chipped-off chrome. We managed to find out a point of leakage – the underneath engine case. Don tightened it up and we are hoping for the best. I called around for some fork parts and managed to [...]
25 August 2002
Miles Today: 3.5 Miles This Month: 17.5 Miles This Year: 18.5 We were going to wash the bike at the car wash today, but it seems that everyone does that on a warm Sunday afternoon. The idea was to get the crud off so we could actually see what was going on with the oil [...]
24 August 2002
We went out to return some DVDs to a friend today, and also to see if we could track down the oil leak. We couldn’t, so we’ve resolved to take the bike to the car wash and see if we can’t track it down.
23 August 2002
Miles Today: 2 Miles This Month: 14 Miles This Year: 15 We went out looking for new car parks today. We weren’t too successful. The one which had looked so big on a walk I took last week was busy, and not as big as I thought, and I didn’t feel comfortable, like I was [...]
21 August 2002
We took the rear brake off today and looked at it. Don found that problem, though we still can’t figure out where the oil leak is coming from. One of the brake shoe return springs had broken, hence why the brake was dragging. Called Yamaha in San Jose, and a little later went there to [...]
19 August 2002
We went riding errands, and Don almost dropped the bike. It went heavy on him all of a sudden. It seems that more work is required. There is a problem with the brake, too. Sigh…
16 August 2002
Miles Today: 3 Miles This Month: 12 Miles This Year: 13 We rode out to Border’s in Milpitas today so I could get a book for Don’s birthday. On the way I noticed some very large-looking and interesting car parks. On the way back, we went to our usual car park and I practised some [...]
14 August 2002
A little past midnight on a sleepness night, Don asked if I wanted to go and find the Perseid shooting stars. I said yes, I did, and we ventured forth. However, as this is a bit more involved that just riding around a car park, I think I’ll write it up as a separate adventure. [...]
