Well, it rained all morning, so without a rain jacket I took the train to work.
Walking there is pretty nice too—iPod in hand, riding the Toyoko Line.
Whether I walk or take the train it’s about 15 minutes either way, so walking lets me see the scenery and discover things in the random shuffle of songs
flowing through—that’s pretty great too.
So anyway…
I made the color and flanged nut for the front fender mounting, changed the fork oil, and adjusted the viscosity and oil level.
The color spacer is long, and I don’t like how much initial preload is left after taking out 1G, so I’ll trim it down a bit.
Damping-equipped forks are so easy! Really convenient.
Got that far done, and now I’m machining the speedometer gear. The wheel is Suzuki spec, so I adjusted it
to match that.
I sent the small parts out for aluminum anodizing, so now we wait for them to come back.
Tomorrow I can assemble up to the cylinder, so I’ll do that and machine the handlebar post, then pause for now.
And for lunch, I’ve been really into udon lately. Sanuki udon, that is.
I went there for the first time in a while yesterday and it was so good, so today I’m taking my buddy and let’s go!
Fried eggplant udon, medium fatty tuna bowl, and a small side dish—all for 1,100 yen.
Delicious! I slurp it right up.
My buddy’s drinking an Ebisu small bottle and grinning away.
On the way back there was a butcher shop, and when I peeked in, wouldn’t you know it—there were croquettes!
Two ham cutlets, two croquettes, two menchi cutlets—bought two of each!
And they fry them fresh right there! This is looking really promising!
First, the ham cutlet! Fresh-cut and fresh-fried, delicious…
Next, the menchi cutlet! Crispy… oh wow! Delicious… hmm?
I was starting to feel something was off. Finally we tried the croquette at the shop.
Delicious… hmm?
Is my palate off, or what? I ask my buddy, the self-proclaimed C-class gourmet, what he thinks.
“Doesn’t this taste kind of sour?”
“Yeah! There’s definitely a sour note… the filling might be a little off.”
My appetite vanished instantly!
“Should we throw it out?”
“Yeah, let’s toss it.”
“Wait, let me check one more time!” So we both tasted it again… yeah, it’s sour.
We threw it out. This time of year can be pretty risky!
Then I got a craving for freeze-dried tofu, so I grabbed the one I bought before and rehydrated it right away.
I looked it up and you don’t rehydrate it in water—you put it straight in the broth… yeah, yeah.
Done! Mentsuyu tofu…
It’s been a while since I’ve had that subtle texture, and I was a little moved…
Yep!
