Short Jaunt March 7, 2010

Well, everything is put back together and now it's time to take a quick spin to shake down everything. On the way to the gas station I heard a grinding sound... It seems my after-market chrome kickstand spring is too long. And it happens to be Sunday so nobody's open. After messing with it for half an hour I manage to mangle it shorter but on our inaugural shake down run it is still dangling and in danger of catching on a pot hole and launching me on a bad adventure. So, back to Paul’s house and I'll have to wait until a dealer opens to get an OEM kickstand spring.