Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

I’d be happier if it didn’t have the snags (or if I had access to a mechanic for free)... but it’s certainly a fun little bike.

Shame I got into this so late. Had to go to a cardiology appt this afternoon so afterward I visited my grandmother who’s still in hospital, nearly two weeks already. She told me how my grandfather bought a Levis for £10 (borrowed the money from his dad) and had to build it piece by piece.

They toured on it for years and thousands of miles, before having kids. Apparently one day no matter what he tried, it wouldn’t start. He threw it down the road in frustration, and ding! It started up great.

Grandad helped my dad put his first bike together and tune it, unfortunately manual skills skipped a generation so I’m on my own.

Had I got into this a decade ago, or even 5 years ago when the cancer was already bad, I bet grandad would have sat there and talked me through every nut, bolt and wire crimp.

Grandma made one admission, she said, “you know, we used to go round corners at all angles like this and like that... and sometimes I’d lean forward to him and say, “can we go any faster?””