Raven's Roads
Living an interesting life: the travels and musings
of motorcycling author Linda R. Moore

Jun 7, 2006

The thick plottens

It wasn’t a 6mm bolt; it was a 7.5mm one. Luckily, there was one of those in the shed.

I got the other parts off.

Don helped me chip off the jb-weld and reveal the obnoxious gaping hole underneath.

We took it to the welder. After some debate, we decided to leave it, even though the welder said it wouldn’t be ready tonight.

I hadn’t long been home when I got a call: the hole was fixed!

I called amberlee17 and she gave me a ride there and then I helped her pack some boxes which reminded me that moving home is much, much worse than fixing up motorcycles.

Then we went out to dinner, which is much, much better than either moving home or fixing up motorcycles.

So, now I am going to go and chisel off the remains of the gasket ready for reassembly. With help, it will probably be ready within a couple of hours.

Next step: battery.