This evening, Mr. N brought me a gift—a magazine. He told me to wash my hands before reading it, and he also brought me cocoa with a straw.
He told me to wash my hands before reading it, and he also brought me cocoa with a straw.
By the way, the gifts are always the kind with a straw. ★
Now, Road Rider had a feature on this a few years back. More than ten years ago, I think…
Time flies…
This year my GS got running again, and I’m grinning from ear to ear.
There are some real enthusiasts out there—I’m amazed there are so many GS1000S owners.
Really…
I’m working on my own projects too, but
if I don’t keep it in check, I’ll end up not riding it again, which would be bad.
I’ve been tinkering away thinking, “I want to do this with my GS,” but taste is always changing, so
it’s a problem. I’ll try not to get too obsessed.
Old bikes were well thought out, and today’s racers are amazing too, but—
the old ones are cool. How light can you make it? That’s a given.
I’m amazed by the technology of making things light yet strong. ★
You drill holes (barrel rolling—making round holes and raising ribs with male and female dies) and raise ribs to add strength.
Nowadays you take thick material and machine it aggressively (that looks cool too ★).
There was a time when I got hooked on barrel rolling and was drilling holes in everything, having a blast.
That’s where the stabilizer came from.
This is the “silver Campagnolo.” Silver Campagnolo has a more subdued feel than gold.
And having different front and rear wheels is proof of being an enthusiast…
Sometimes front and rear Campagnolo isn’t bad either~ (Note: mine is front Dymag, rear Campagnolo, you know)
Two-valve, huh?
