Therapy

The weather here in the "Region" (that's what the locals call NW Indiana) has turned to the perfect riding weather. When it's not raining, of course. Fall is my absolute favorite season. I've got the itch to ride even more now than ever. I took my buddies DR350 for a test ride yesterday and that was quite therapeutic. Not a "hey, I might buy this" test ride but a "hey, I just replaced the clutch in the bike and I have to fix the exhaust on my truck so why don't you take it for a test ride" test ride. The clutch works just fine. On a related note, I put out some feelers for a spare tank for my Honda so perhaps I can just get her on the road regardless of paint. Whatever. The Single Overhead Cam website has started a "bike of the month" contest and the winners are stellar. The 750 above is the July(?) winner. I dig the pipes. They are modified stockers. He whacked the ends off, welded in some aftermarket baffles and made some stainless heat shields. Very nice.
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Update - I called the home of my friend who has my paintwork to ask him to bring it back to me at our next jam (he's in my band). I was getting tired of waiting and Gymi was taunting me ;) Perhaps it was a stroke of luck but I talked to his significant other who was equally fed up with the lack of progress on the paint. Perhaps she put on her best harpy voice or perhaps he realized that he is my friend and is being a pain in the ass. Whatever the impetus was, I was told I will have my shit back, delivered to my house, next weekend. "That's a promise" exact quote. We'll see.