NEW accident report!

[alantf]

Well ......... eleven weeks after the accident, & the bike's finally repaired - almost! The new luggage box will arrive next wednesday (promises, promises) & with typical Spanish efficiency, the engine guard might arrive in a couple of weeks..... They DID send it, but it turned out that (yet again!) they sent the guard for the gz125, like they did last time, & the time before (it didn't fit then, so it sure as hell won't fit now!) When the bike shop guy pointed out their mistake, they sent one for the 250. Only problem was - it was for the INTRUDER 250. Still, I've got all the new shiny parts - handlebars, headlight, brake & gear change pedals - new front mudguard. I think they must have adjusted & lubed all the cables when they changed the handlebars, because it feels even smoother now than it did before.

I've been toying with the idea of changing the bike (just because I'd like something a bit faster on the autopista, & I thought NOW might be a good timeto sell the gz,with all the new shiny parts) & I reckon I've just about talked my wife into it. I still need something that is VERY manouverable in heavy traffic for 99% of my riding, so I asked the bike shop guy for the price on a Kawasaki Vulcan 500. It wasn't on his list, so he e-mailed the suppliers. They e-mailed back that it wasn't available in Spain. Apparently the last year for the european model was 2008, & he doesn't know of any second hand ones on the market. I suppose I'll just have to have a rethink, & keep my options open.