Ha ha, well I rode it to work this morning at 0515, it started first kick, and so as not to piss off the neighbours I rode straight off without letting it warm up. I'd installed a better headlight unit last night as smoke filled the sealed beam on the first 50 year old headlight, but low beam only lasted until I got onto the freeway, then blinked out, so I selected high beam and rode the next 20 miles without any issues.
When I got to the barracks I was backing it into a parking spot in the "motorcycles only" area, when the lights and engine cut out. Poop. I parked it, switched the lights off and reset the circuit breaker, and it was all good again. Whether I ride it home, or the prospective owner does will be decided today, to be honest I'll be happy enough either way, my new Delkevic exhaust that I bought for the Bitsa arrived yesterday, and I've decided that I'll install the Lesters when they arrive, so that should take my mind off the loss of my old Swamp Rat called Christine......
