Bald rear tire on Cyclone Originally uploaded by popefelix . This is how bad Cyclone's rear tire has gotten. I don't think I should ride until I get this tire replaced. :)

Changed Cyclone's oil this afternoon. Filter: EMGO 10-55660. Oil: Mobil Delvac 15W-40. I'm trying dino oil again to see what difference, if any, it makes in performance. I'm also hearing a less-than-smooth note in her exhaust - I wonder if it's the ethanol that's in most of the local gas.

As I can see the steel belt on Cyclone's rear tire. I took a picture, but I don't have the proper cable here to upload it. :) For a new set of tires, I'm looking at Continental Road Attack ($118.95/$148.95 F/R), Pirelli Diablo ($110.95/$135.95), and Avon Storm ($112.95/$148.95) tires (all prices from http://swmototires.com/ ) so far. If we can't afford a whole new set of tires, I might look at a...

...that, of course, is that the troubles are going to be hard to diagnose. I first noticed this happening today on the way to Gaia. I was stopped at a light, and when the light turned green, I gave Cyclone too much gas, or not enough gas, or something which caused her engine to stall. No big deal, I thought, I'll just start her again. Except that the starter did nothing . It was as if the key was...

Title: Never Again Fandom: JSA (DC Comics) Characters: Gog, Green Lanter/Alan Scott, Hourman/Rick Tyler, Cyclone, Dr. Min-Nite Prompt: 02.Hate Word Count: 211 Rating: PG Summary: A take on Alan's perspective during the fight with Gog from issue #14 Disclaimer: I do not own DC Comics or its characters. I'd be damn lucky if I did. Alan watched helplessly as the Society's meeting was torn...

Changed Cyclone's front brake pads last night. Two calipers, four pads, one hour. :)

In lieu of my normal habit of playing GTA or working on Inksome in the evenings, on Thursday night I did Cyclone's rear brakes instead, since we were staying at featherynscale 's and triadruid 's house, and they have a garage. :) I only did the rear brakes because that was all I had time for. It was a dusty and dirty job (I'll put up pictures of how dirty I got) but not too difficult...

As promised, pix of Cyclone's new saddlebags. They're Endurance Sport bags by Cargo, a Frank Thomas imprint. New saddlebags (port view) New saddlebags (rear view) New saddlebags (starboard view)

...while our landlord rips out and replaces our bathroom floor. We've been having issues with this floor since we moved in; let's hope this finally resolves those issues. Friday I got the saddlebags I had been lusting after ! I have so much more storage now on Cyclone. It's awesome. :) I have pics - I'll post them soon. Today I went for a walk after lunch and got lost in Corporate Woods. :)