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The DR is running really nice now that it’s back together. The mechanics finally received the post that was delayed thanks to an outbreak at the local sorting office, so a week delayed receiving my rear calliper piston seals. Once it was all back together the braided HEL Performance brakes lines are working (and looking) great. Plus, bleeding them with an ebay cheapo vaccuum bleeder made so much simpler and quicker than squeeze open close release squeeze x30 minutes.
Poor dad, though.
He got jealous and went and bought a brand new CRF250L, having not had a bike in 40 years. A couple short rides and he seemed like a duck to water, until we went out today for over an hour and his stamina dropped through the floor.
A couple miles from home, he was showing some impatience and then the next thing he didn’t get his feet off the pegs, fumbled at the roundabout, kept leaning and turning left toward the kerb rather than feet off, straighten up and stop. He didn’t stop properly, grabbed the brakes leaning over, stumbled and landed on his left hand side with the bike on top of him.
Really disheartening for him, with a few scratches on the brand new bike, and some scuffs and dirt on the ATGATT clothes I made him wear (mostly on the armour points). He broke the bike’s fall, mostly.
Gotta say, the CRF’s are incredibly easy to pick up. A lot easier to lift up from a road nap, than the DR was from a swim.