Ain't No Pillion

For a complete motorcycle newb, I’m getting into the guts of my bike far more than I’d expected. When I dropped off the bike at the shop, I forgot to tell them to change the oil. So when I got it back, Masukomi asked if I’d had them change the oil, and I hadn’t. She’s [...]

I got the call yesterday that my bike is all ready, and I picked it up from the shop at lunchtime! I’m so excited to have it back! Final total: $781 and change. I got new brake pads, front and back. They replaced the front brake master cylinder. They replaced the turn signals (and it [...]

The latest item in the ongoing odyssey of fixing the bike: replacing the windscreen. Back on April 8 (yes, that’s nearly a month, now, for those of you playing along at home) I ordered a custom windscreen from Mike’s Shields. A bunch of people on the Ninja 250 Forum recommend Mike’s Shields as the best [...]

I’ve been waiting for finances to shake out (and for the last of the parts to arrive) to take the Ninja to the shop. The front brake master cylinder came today, and I have a little money (although it looks like I’ll be paying rent late), and today is supposed to be the last nice [...]

Mission: Repair the Bike commenced today. All in all, I’d label Part One a success. Today was kind of a chilly, windy day, and I wanted to wait until it got warmer (and I got some work done) to play with the bike, so I didn’t start until around 4PM. First, I started sanding the [...]