This post is part of a series. The index is here. The infamous Virago starter stuff lives here, at the front end of the left sidecase. The starter motor shaft is at the left. The alternator ring gear is at the right. The rubber-and-metal bushing between the starter and ring gear retains one end of [...]

Miles: 8.9 Total: 847.5 We went out between the raindrops to do a few errands and just generally have a ride. A few more raindrops fell while we were at Safeway, and then we went home. As it turned out those were our token raindrops until about two in the morning, but never mind. Well, [...]

Miles: 23.3 Total: 838.6 A Thanksgiving Zoom. I had organised a very simple meal for two, which took a grand total of an hour to cook. So, we had time to ride. I wanted to double-check something from my last Quest ride, so we set out to Santa Clara. It was a nice, smooth, traffic-deficient [...]

Read my Women on Wheels magazine cover to cover. I love hearing about other people’s adventures and how they overcome this and that and the other, and this one was all about the rally I missed, so I was glad about that.

Miles: 8.1 Total: 815.3 Just a few errands. Don hurt his back, so I went on fetch-things duty. We were otherwise about to set out on a ride. :: sigh ::

Miles: 12.8 Total: 807.2 I rode to Carolyn’s house for her housewarming. I am not generally a party kind of girl, but I really like Carolyn and knew there would be lots of like-minded people there, so figured I would come along. Glad I did. I got to chat to Steph, who I also think [...]

Miles: 10.6 Total 794.4 I went to the WoW meeting. I was a little depressed and didn’t enjoy it as much as I normally would, but it was mostly chemical – I have started to try and lose weight (Don and I struck a deal of pounds vs cigarettes) but I really did enjoy the [...]

Miles: 19.3 Total: 783.8 I did Raven’s Quest Part Two (Santa Clara).

This post is part of a series. The index is here. Here’s the left-hand sidecase. We’ll want to change some O-rings, secure the oil pump, and add the shifter and starter stuff. The alternator/flywheel, shifter drum and left timing gear have remained attached throughout this saga. We’ve replaced the two O-rings that feed oil from [...]