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Sorry for the lack of updates. I didn't have access to an internet connection.... That and even if I did, I was too lazy anyhow.

Let's see what you've missed:

Saturday morning. Nice hangover, thanks Wilco for giving me a splitting headache Saturday morn, each time we hang out, beer seems to be our best friends. I was totally dehydrated too, since I didn't drink any water before going to bed. Thank goodness I had the mind to stop at the local convinience store and buy 2 jugs of Powerade or whatever it's called. Good stuff for hangovers apparantly. Actually I dunno, but it seemed to have done the trick. I guess any liquids could have hydrated me, as long as it wasn't anymore liquor.

My alcohol tolerance level has dipped dramatically (I only had 4 beers). Then again, my beer gut is also shrinking fast. So it's a good tradeoff I guess.

Oh, here's an advertising bit for Parker Bros. Power Sport. I just bought a set (front and rear) of Michelin Pilot Sport tires from them for my 929. Cost me $414+tax. Came out to $471 and change. You might be cringing and go "Ouch, you got ripped off." But bear in mind 2 things. 1) The nearest quotes any other shop gave me was $275 (CAD) for only the rear tire. 2) Shipping from the States, the exchange rates was already $222 (CAD). Add in the duty (average 13%), cost of shipping ($9.95 US + UPS/FedEx $30 CAD), etc, I actually bought it cheaper locally. The orginal quote for 1 rear tire was $273 from Parker Bros. With a little haggling, I got it down to $235, the front was only $137 more. I also should mention that arguably, the Michlen Pilot Sports provide the best feel and grip when mated with my CBR929. Sure it takes a little longer to warm up.... But still, Honda choose to ship with the Pilot Sports. So it can't totally suck, can it? And yes, I happen to like the Pilot Sports, thank you very much.

This goes to show that motorcycling is NOT a cheap sport. Anyone who says so doesn't ride hard enough. I've been pretty gentle though, as my set of tires lasted almost 9500km before the worn out marks appeared. That's not too extreme really, but I only took it on the track once, and I didn't do many burnouts. On average, it lasted pretty good. At least one full season.

I had several topics which I wanted to write about, but they're all lost on me right now. Maybe when I get to work tomorrow, I'll remember. In the meantime....

....Keep your feet on the pegs and your right hand cranked. posted by losir at 12:21 AM