Time is taking sides

There are times you can just tell when it's gonna be good. Times you can just feel the tide changing, and can see progress and good things. Times you can hear the gears falling into place and pieces moving into place.

This is not one of those times.

I'm beginning to suspect this bike has more issues than I originally found or... suspected. Still, confidence has not been shaken too far off it's rocker... yet.

The weekend didn't get as far as I hoped, but still found progress with some little things and medium things. Got the front end sorted; still finding issues or challenges with the front forks but have decided to turn a blind eye or certainly a hard-of-hearing ear to that problem and am moving on. It's nothing that a small pile of money can't fix, but I haven't seen that pile gathering outside the garage door yet, so it'll keep.

Got the front brakes taken apart, and mounted, sort of. Once the braided stainless brake lines show up I can mount them 'for good' and get that fixed up. Will be nice to have brakes again, I think. Even in it's current state of affairs it's an oddly disturbing fact to have a motorcycle without a means to stop. Weird. but true.

But once again, each time I work on something I find 3 things wrong with that section that will need to be addressed. Part of the gig I'm sure, and I make few complaints about it. Well, except for here where I'm sort of doing a combination of chronically my progress and bitching about my problems all at the same time. Hurray for blogs, and thank you Dear Reader, for continuing on my journey with me. Means a lot. Truthfully does.

So, in the midst of the headaches and heartaches and frustrations, I can still find time during a soon to be rainstorm that doesn't actually rain... to roll the bike outdoors and take a moderately interesting photo and feel good about it all. Makes me smile still, and that part is always a good thing.

Say cheese.