The Excellent Adventures of.. Trudes

2 March 2008

Originally Posted by Mrs Kendog

Ok, so yesterday was the last day I had to get Pamela ready. Nige sorted out putting her number boards on, and A.J had painted my bits that needed painting (Thank you so much Andy, let me know what your favourite meal is, did I hear you say roast? Great!! LOL) and so we assembled all those and then Kyle and Nige got to unbolting the centre stand and turned Pammy into a leaner.
Ready to kick her over, everyone waited with baited breath to see if a) Trudes can kick start a bike and b) if Pamela liked being started up by a chick. It appears that someone had wired her up slightly wrong and the several hundred attempts I had at starting her and then Skunk trying, was nothing to do with me or her.
So after a quick re-wiring job, Skunk fired her up first try!!! Go Pamela!! Smokey wench, but she went and went and then we stopped her cause she was smoking out the house, then I kicked her over and she starts again, yahhhh! Rain didn't dampen my spirits (well, ok a little), so took her for a quick run up the driveway to see if she'd make it up there, Yessss, she has some power, back down the hill to the waiting supporters huddled under umbellas armed with cameras, brakes work, but some different fork oil may be in need unless I want whiplash everytime I brake!!
Anyway, she's ready to race, so will report back later after we've both had our first go on the slipway today. Bring it on!!!!