A Little Thing

The Fuzz is staying busy these days.

There is of course the ongoing Pond Project.

This is currently involving a bit of a situation with a nest of Yellowjackets!

But even this will get worked out in the end.

So on to other things.

 The Fuzz would like to point out a few things you may have missed in the previous post.

#1 The Jack under the Motorcycle

#2 The Bike is up on the Center Stand

#3 The Air Hose

So, what's the deal here?

Well…

After spending the night over at the Old Place,  Fuzz rode over to the Snack Shop to meet His Sweetie for breakfast.

He got there a bit early, so sat on a bench on the sidewalk to wait.

While there, the Observant Fuzz noticed a tiny shiny little thing on his rear tire.

Upon closer examination, he discovered what could only be a nail, imbedded in his tire!

A nail is just a little thing, but can be a big problem.

Especially with a motorcycle, which of course, carries no spare tire.

Although the tire was not loosing air, The Fuzz realized that this situation would have to be addressed, and soon.

The tire in question still had plenty of tread, was in fact in great shape-

except, of course, for this nail.

So although as a rule it is not recommended, The Fuzz decided to try to get by with a simple plug.

First the offending nail was removed with some pliers.

(This also removed the air from the tire.)

Then the hole was reamed out, and the plug inserted.

The plug was trimmed-

and checked for leaks.

And everything seems to be okay.

And while this tire affair was happening, and the bike up on the center stand, The Fuzz also took the opportunity to have the front tire replaced.

(The tire had already been obtained and was just waiting to be installed.)

All that was left was to make a test flight.

It is possible that The Fuzz might have exceeded the legal speed limit, but everything seems to be fine.

Perhaps there will be another Bike Trip in the future.