Author Archives: carolyn

March Progress Report

Posted on March 20, 2011 by carolyn

What’s Going On? You know things are going relatively well when I almost forget to update for the month. 🙂 Things have improved quite a bit over the past month (knock on wood!).  The disc pain is still basically gone; … Continue reading →

Posted in Ruptured Disc Adventures | 4 Comments

Well, this is just dumb.

Posted on March 16, 2011 by carolyn

How’s a sista supposed to ride when the forecast looks like this? I call shenanigans.

Posted in The Daily Grind | 4 Comments

Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

Posted on March 13, 2011 by carolyn

I knew I wanted to hit the coast this weekend but I didn’t have a particular destination in mind. “Going to the coast” conjures up ideals of beautiful spots to photograph the bike with the Pacific Ocean as background, waves … Continue reading →

Posted in Ninja 250, Rides | 1 Comment

Alice’s!

Posted on February 27, 2011 by carolyn

Andrew and his son Frank came by this morning and put the new brake pads on the Ninja.  He also flushed out the brake fluid and put my new stainless steel front brake line on.  Thanks, Andrew! I wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ninja 250, Rides | 5 Comments

Stopping is overrated.

Posted on February 13, 2011 by carolyn

Andrew came over on Friday night to help me (translation: do all the work) put new tires on the Ninja, as well as do an oil change and give the bike a general once-over. He declared the bike in good … Continue reading →

Posted in Ninja 250, Wrenching | 2 Comments