I will update tomorrow, after I’ve done the DVLA questionnaire with the doctor, but it’s still all up in the air. My cardiology appointment said to ring if I’d not heard by the 9th, so I rang yesterday. He said the doctor’s had referred me as ‘urgent’, they’d reviewed it and also classified me as ‘urgent’ so it’s a 23 week wait. Minus the time I’ve already waited, so about 18 weeks to go. Which is from the 16th of November, not the 5th, as I originally thought. He said it was a bit of a wait but it was a good job I was ‘urgent’, the normal waiting time is 77 weeks! That’s a week short of 18 months.
In other news, I’ve been working on Beryl. I’ve changed the final drive sprocket seal, the clutch pushrod seal, the chain and sprocket set, the exhaust system, and I’m waiting on the water pump seal to arrive tomorrow. I’ll throw that back on, new gaskets and sealant, fill the oil and radiator, put the fairings and seat back on, and I *should* have an oil tight, fully sorted, bike. We’ll see.
It’s been a beastly heatwave for ages now. It’s supposed to be cooling a bit in two days. Yay!
Also somebody shared a video of some mad talented artist making abstract paintings yesterday. Wendy and I were both so impressed we bought one. We had to get a limited edition print as he doesn’t just mass produce them. As it turns out the one we liked most was the first one he did on the video. It’s so powerful and energetic.
Here is the artist’s picture of the very print he’s sent us. Number 33 of 35. That is going to look awesome on our wall.
Really we should be hoarding every penny in case I’m banned for 4 months or so, but we were only 3 pictures short of missing out altogether.
I’ll speculate more when I’ve done the questionnaire tomorrow, I’m hoping I’ll have a feel how it’s going to go. I’ll ask the doctor how he thinks they’ll rule.
I am still looking at the Kawasaki VN1500 Meanstreak. Harley sound, Harley/ cruiser style, but with 73hp, racing bike brakes, and ground clearance. Plus a shaft drive and Japanese reliability and functionality. For instance it’s supposed to be sublimely smooth for a V twin, the clutch is a normal Japanese clutch (not the painful to pull Harley joke of a clutch lever) and it has gears that just work, rather than having to stamp through the clunky box.
If I’m not banned that will be next on my list.
Tbc…