New coil, ready to roll

I received the good coil in the mail yesterday, and am ready to get the darned thing installed. Question is, do I try it myself? Or wait and take a road trip to Canada? I'm thinking of just waiting, especially since I really don't know what I'm doing, and I could use a nice road trip. I plan on going in September. I think if I did do it myself, the bike would be off the road for a while. I'm afraid that once I got started, it might become to technically difficult... bla bla bla... I should just do it and get it over with. :)

April? That was my last post? Crikey!

Well, a lot has happened since my last post. I'm a nurse! Passed the NCLEX with 118 questions. Working in the ER here in Lansing, and that is a bit trying at times. But, I love it.

And the money is great too.

The bike is doing pretty well. I repainted the MaximX an iridescent blue/red, which truthfully looks more purple, but it is a nice effect. The side covers look awesome, but that tank, that gasoline... same old story. I called a guy who does bike repainting and he said it would be about $600 if I took the tank, fenders and side covers off myself and stripped them, prepping them for paint. That's a lot of cash. I'll just keep doing it myself. Sooner or later I'll get the mix right.

I'm thinking of just going glossy black with the whole thing. I bought this paint that is gas and oil resistant. In truth, it is an engine paint, but it looks great on the fenders, so I'm hoping the same will be said for the tank. I also have some small repairs to make on the tank itself (nothing a little bondo won't cure) before it's perfect.

I've been riding quite a bit. I had planned to go to Canada this past weekend to have the dyna coils I bought installed at Hap's place, but low and behold, one of them, after testing, was found to be completely dead! Good thing I tested first before going. That wold have been a major screw up of mythic proportions. I ordered a new one to replace the damaged one and it only set me back about $60.00. I'm planning on going to Canada at the end of August. I'll be sure to get lots of pics. By then I also hope to have the bike repainted (the tank, at least).

The Kawasaki is also running well, if not a bit hot. I don't know if that's normal for this bike or not, but things seem to be working well, even though I don't think Dan is ever going to ride it. I just don't think it's his bag. That's all right, of course. Just one more bike for me to ride.

I'll be posting a bit more soon. With pics.