Some things that aren't that other stuff.

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1. And lo, it goes. Got the bike running this weekend. It didn't start *right* up, but it only took a little prodding to get it running again. Yay!

Can anyone (lex? rogers? vax?) recommend a good place that I can take a 20+ year old bike and just... get it checked out? Everything feels okay to me, but it's my first bike and it's old, I've only got one season under me and I want to keep it running well and not be in danger of breakdown if there are things that are easily fixable. I know that I need to change the oil for spring and that it'd be a good idea to get new tires before I go very far this year, and that I could also use new brake pads. Other than that... I dunno. But I also don't want to bring it somewhere holding a big flashing "I'm just a girl, feel free to screw me over" sign.
I have one name, but suggestions are good...
On that note, my normal roadside assistance doesn't cover motorcycles. If any bikers have advice on that, I'd be interested. I can't really think of any truck-friends who could easily help bail me 'n' Feigal out if something nasty happened on the freeway, and that scares me.

I still also wanna put new handlebars on sometime this summer. And I'd like a new helmet that fits better. And then I'd have a spare and could take a passenger sometime. Though that's a little scary to me, since I'm sooo skeeeeny.

*vroom*

2. Final yoga class already tonight. Six weeks went by like nothin'.
3. I am full of worky slack. Such terrible spring feverness.
4. New boss had her first day today, except I was the only one here. She is very nice, and turns out also to be friends with household burnunit. Think we'll get on fine.

And I just realized that, through an interesting confluence of events, I don't have my housekeys with me, and that my motorcycle key is sitting unhelpfully on the table at home, next to my helmet.

Sorry, star5... I wasn't thinking today. Hope traffic doesn't suck.

Comments

[lexinatrix.livejournal.com]

I'd try Roy's Repair in S. Mpls for the bike check-up. They do a lot of work on older bikes. They've always treated me well there (not like a girl), so I like 'em.

I don't have any roadside assistance coverage on my insurance either. I have broken down twice, and just called someone to come help. In both cases the bike was able to run again after doing roadside repairs.

[rgeorge.livejournal.com]

My bike's.. what.. 24 years old, and I get all my work done at The Hitching Post in south st. paul. They're a dealer, so not supercheap, and it's kind of a ways - sort of where 494 turns north to cross the river - but they've always done right by me. They have a branch just a few blocks from the new house, but that one doesn't do honda work. poo.

You can ask for a spring tune-up with oil change (what I get), which will be around $100, or ask to have the bike checked out as if you were buying it, which will be more.

(DON'T go to Hondatown. I think the only thing right they ever did was sell me an oil filter.)

I just switched to Progressive for insurance, and not only are they cheap, but offer roadside assistance for bikes fairly cheaply. And they score well on buyblue.org!

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Ah, cool. My bike's insurance is through Progressive too, I hadn't noticed that.