Finally, the Canadian, “two four” weekend. The official kick off to summer and this one came in as perfect as it could be. My plan, a day trip to Warkworth … soak in some culture at the "Art in the park" festival and have lunch with Ron, the
Art Blogger.
That was the idea but first …the pre-ride check. Thought I’d head down to give her a once over the night before. Dust her off, check the tire pressure, you know, all the usual since this has been the first chance for a ride since getting her home.
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GREAT! Not one, but two oil leaks! Call in the neighbourhood expert. One leak, already (hopefully) fixed. Tighten the oil drain plug. Second leak, best guess, a damaged O ring on the oil filter. Could have been an easy fix if all the bike shops weren’t closed for the long weekend.
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So, not going … anywhere! Guess I’ll just have sit and drink in the aroma of spring from the front porch. Oh, the lilacs.
Or, since I’m not riding I could try to get the road grunge off the riding gear.
And the Moral of this story is better do your pre-ride check when the repair shops are open or you might end up going nowhere but then again you might get clean(ish) riding gear.