Slowly

Got a little job done on SB#3 last night. Made the exhaust hanger up. 2 x 16x16 8mm id stainless steel spacers, and a length of 16mm od 316 tube.
All I need to do now is make an exhaust strap up, as the ebay one looks bloody awful.
Another job off the list.

Gank

Got bitten four times last Thursday by some unknown flies. Don't think they were horseflies as I didn't feel it. Either that or my legs were still a bit duff from nettle stings incurred whilst singletracking. Anyway come Friday afternoon the swelling had started and I was feeling a bit rough. Saturday morning, after a rough night I was feeling worse. Ended up seeing emergency GP and got diagnosis of Cellulitis. Cue antibiotics and much co-codamol. Saturday night I was running a fever and had that delightful feeling of sweating like a whore in church whilst shivering so hard the bed was rattling.
Slowly feeling better but it put the kybosh on a few plans.
Bastard flies

Red Hot Marley

Cracking day out yesterday up at Red Marley. Not too many crashes this year either. Met up with a few folk and enjoyed the sunshine and cider. Some of the young uns were giving the old guard a good run for it.

Perve

Today I finally installed the Yamaha DSP-E1000 in my HiFi. I'm lucky in that I inherited a lot of good, not necessarily great, stuff from my Dad. The DSP was part payment for some work I did years ago and has sat unloved for too long. Now it's in and I'm am absolutely loving it. The vinyl has been dragged out and the neighbours are hearing DJ Shadow as it should be heard.

Pathfinding

Been out on the pushiron trying to find routes to ride the Ten on. Sometimes going that little bit extra gives you a great reward.

Growing

Sunday was RHS show Cardiff, and then some gardening. It pleases me when all the seedlings are coming to the time of being able to be transplanted.

Ash from the BBQ is my first wave of anti-slug measures...

Fun in the sun

Warm today, had a pile of Suzuki, HEL, Pro-Bolt and Renthal goodies to go on the bike.
It was a day of doing all the little jobs; torque arm, painting brackets, buying odd stainless bolts. That and getting a red neck from the sun. So just before the BBQ was set light the jobs done today amounted to-
Engine casing bolts all sorted and cut to size.
Torque arm and rear caliper hanger tidied, stripped and painted.
Sprockets fitted.
Footrests assembled and fitted.
Brake lines fitted.
Battery box stripped and painted.


Was a good day.