Winter update #4

Remember my friend with the XJ900s diversion who went offroad in the Netherlands with his bike? He ended up with a CBR1000 F, but during the famous accident week his bike got totalled!

He finally got around to buying a new bike:

A V-strom 650, 2007 model. It has 12000km on the clock, and ABS. - I do envy him that!

Congratulations to him on a lovely looking bike. Too bad we can't ride it for another few weeks =(

Winter update #3

Do you guys remember my Preliminary winter Todo-List? If not, here it is:


* Fix blinker issue

• The blinkers aren't working properly. Most likely a grounding fault. Nothing done about this yet.

* Buy and install new battery

• Battery picked out, but still awaiting the buy. I am going for a gel battery

* Fix more rotten hoses

• Again: Nothing done as of yet. This is fiddle work, and I don't want to do that in the cold. I have, however, bought the replacement hoses =)

* Buy and mount top box break light

• I have ordered this, and It is something I can do a lot of the work on indoors. I will probably do the mounting on the bike at the same time as I fix the back blinkers.

* Buy a loud-ass horn

• I need this after being backed into. The horn I have now sounds like a small bird farting under a thick blanket, so I was in need of a replacement. Again: Roger to the rescue! I got a horn from his collection of BMW-spares!

Apparently it is loud. It looks like a siren, hopefully, looks aren't deceiving this time!

* Change oil

• Probably get someone to do this for me!

* Change oil filter

• Probably get this done for me too!

* Clean properly

• As soon as spring hits!

* Buy new helmet

• Going to germany. I hope I can buy a decent helmet there cheaper than in Norway!

* Buy new trousers

• Going to Germany for this as well!

New items: Changing the break hoses and break fluid up front. Had a look at it last week, and boy is it brown :p

Winter update #2

It is shopping time! =)

Remember the nice jacket I got from Roger earlier this winter? Yesterday we went shopping in Sweden, and the two MC gear shops in Nordby was to become one. What does that mean? SALE!

Roger bought a brand new HJC yellow opening helmet for about 1500,- NOK ($240). This was less than half price.
As I want a Schubert or Nolan helmet, I (almost) didn't fall victim to temptation. I did buy something:

Matching gloves for me and the wife. The cool part? They match the jacket!

I am quite pleased!

Can't wait for the season to start! Unfortunately, it will probably be a while still. Snow is plentyfull, and frost is an issue for at least 5-8 weeks more.

I am going to England the first week of march. Will be hard seeing all the bikes going about!

Keeping fingers crossed for an early spring! =)