Eunos Chump

It was the Gentleman's Easter Tour of Wales last weekend, now featuring 6 gentlemen and 1 lady.  Trying to keep that many bikes together was like herding cats, though it was still great fun despite generous portions of rain.  We visited this tiny motor museum near the Horseshoe Pass, full of unexceptional rammel.  OK, there was a Jag E-type but it was the least popular model possible (Series 3 2+2), and a Alfa Montreal with worse paint than my CBR. Plenty of ace scenery in Wales, particularly in the Elan Valley cafe:

The CBR is fixed - it was the bottom yoke at fault.  I bought a used one from eBay, and comparing the two I could see the old one was twisted.  It's had a new rear tyre too and I've been riding it about. Dunno if it's staying... it's the ginger stepchild of my bike collection. Visited a Suzuki dealer yesterday.  I think I have a subconscious desire to be talked into buying a GSX-S1000F on PCP, but the sales folk failed to pick up on that.  I wonder if a tatty CBR600 could be used as deposit?  Anyway, I wandered about and was tempted by the Van Van again.  The 200cc version is £4093 on the road, but it can barely reach 70mph - that's useless for my requirements.  Still want it though!  What is wrong with me? In other news, the poxy Saab cost me £600 to have the suspension arms and wheel bearings replaced. Mrs Chump loves it though.

Got up early on Saturday to get a tyre on the CBR600, but it broke down after a couple of miles.  Felt like a fuel problem, but the battery was pretty low and it was soon flat, so after some faff we brought it home on the trailer.  It started immediately once I stuck my booster on it!  Seems fine now. Have also considered putting the MX5 back on the road.  In another act of supreme muppetry I've bashed it with the Jaaag at some point over the winter and stoved in the wing, I had to pull it out (by removing the side repeater then using a ratchet with extension bar as a rudimentary slide-hammer), before the door would open.  It needs (at the least) a rain rail, diff seals, then there's insurance and tax... so another year of hibernation, I think.