To Get to Here Pt.2

Yep, all that stuff that Bridget wrote about below, that's what happened. It's all good now though, apparently i've emerged from said accident unscathed and with no cool scars to show for it. The being hit by a car thing, not the marriage.

I went and saw Norman this morning. He is a 1998 Honda Shadow 750, Green and Cream as mentioned before. He's in the workshop getting baffles put in the exhaust so it can pass roadworthy (It was too loud before), and getting a new chain and new sprockets installed. Hopefully it won't make him too quiet, i'd much rather everyone else could hear us when we're on the freeway, because you're hard enough to see already! Don't want it to be too noisy either though because it will just make the whole journey unpleasant, and also you look like a bit of a douche...

So we're still managing to keep the whole thing on a reasonable budget thus far, still have to actually try and fit all our gear into the luggage which came with the bike, and make sure that we even have all the gear that we need! We managed to get a bike which came with all that we need to go. Luggage rack, seat with backrest for Bridget, Saddlebags and tall gearsack and a windscreen. It even has some highway pegs too. So hopefully after all this work is done it won't need anything else before we go. Fingers crossed anyway...

Bridget has been very good trying protective gear on, although i must say that the majority of the gear isn't particularly stylish and she's quite picky about what she's even willing to try on in the privacy of a changing room, let alone wear out in public. Leather has never really been her look, but I'm sure we'll get her into something suitable eventually.

We'll be picking the bike up early next week, so we'll get some photos and stuff up as soon as we can, including some of us both on the bike hopefully. Maybe even a video? We'll also post a bit more of a plan of where we are actually going, because that might be handy.

We going to go on a couple of short trips next week and the week after to try and ease Bridget in to being on the back. Sure, the longest trip i've done was only about 4 hours in one day so it'll be an adventure for me as much as her. Soooooo excited though!

I managed to find one sneaky photo still up from Norman's original for sale ad, just a teaser for next week...