My parts arrived over the previous few days, yay! I took back roads down to Coug’s place and had Oz meet me there with the parts I’d ordered, riding his Ninja down from Portland. After some deliberation, we set down to business. I was in a hurry to get everything all taken care of, as I wanted to leave for the Hells Canyon rally in a few days.
Remember how I said my tires were bald, and referred to the side patches as “chicken nuggets”? Here’s what I was riding on: