Motorcycle mods

When it comes to motorcycles, sometimes I make rational decisions This has been been happening more and more as I get older, which I see as a bit of a concern.

Old people generally do boring stuff like ride OTT large luxurious motorcycles that cost as much as a decent car. They spend all their time keeping it immaculate for some reason, which means never riding it to it’s potential or doing anything remotely risky.

Not doing risky stuff = not living

After my contankerous KTM RC390 got too moody for it’s own good, I traded it for a Kawasaki Ninja 500. The Kawasaki does everything better than the KTM ever did except for one thing..

old bike
new bike

It was missing the ‘hoon’ factor. It sounded like a quiet postie bike, which has also meant other motorists tend to stray into my lane because they haven’t noticed I was there..

What to do?

Get rid of that massive heavy muffler and put a decent aftermarket muffler on.

Original -too quiet, sounds like a car and weighs 4.1kg ( 9lb)
The new one -sounds awesome and weighs just 1.3 kg (3lb)

YEEESSSS, now it sounds like a semi decent motorcycle should, and cars stay out of my lane.

I also feel ten years younger…

Book review? the Bible -part zero

I never thought I would ever see myself reading the bible, because I’m a stand on my own feet sort of guy, and have never seen a need to have God in my life.

What has dramatically changed my attitude is that we lost and gained a lot of friends during covid. It was a very divisive time here in NZ.

With all the covid hysteria been pumped out 24/7 by the media and the government, we and our new found friends held the line and refused to comply with vaccinations/mandates, and all that other dumb stuff. We also had lots of parties together (and still do).

Anyhow, the majority of our new friends are quite religious, and I wonder if this is the reason they saw all the covid hype for what it was (hysterical rubbish).

Perhaps they had an anchor that held them firm, when just about everyone else seemed to have lost their minds. So on that basis, the reading continues….