Bike Repair and all that Jazz...

The BMW motorcycle has been sitting for almost two years. It developed a leak from the handlebar mounted brake master cylinder and the front fork seals, which has kept me from riding it for a while. So, after much consideration, I ordered a new rebuild kit for the master cylinder and got it all fixed. The nearest mechanic, that can spell BMW, is in Boise over 2 hours away from here. After I got it fixed, I started it up and drove it for a while. It is still a great ride and I am looking forward to some good rides this summer. Here in DaHo, you don't have to use a helmet. I guess they figure that if you are crazy enough not to use one, that will just help society by thinning down the gene pool. I will continue to always wear one and the usual protective clothing.

The local road folks finally got the road going down into the Snake River Canyon fixed and stopped all the falling rocks - just in time for the big 'Jazz in the Canyon' festival starting today. A couple of the headliners aren't coming though, I guess they were afraid of rocks falling on them or something.

The 9-ball league games went pretty well this week. I ended up winning 4 of my 6 games, which was not that good, but Steve, my really good team mate, only won 2 of his so at least we are tied up again after last week. Not great news for the team, but pretty good new for me personally. We have a bye next week, so you will all just have to wait a week for additional updates.

I worked in the garden yesterday, getting all the weeding done and stringing up all the support lines for the green beans. Finally, all the plants are starting to grow well and so far we have had no successful rodent attacks. We should actually start having stuff visibly growing soon.

I got a new tool chest for Fathers Day last week - it was on sale early... And, I finally got it all installed and all the tools rearranged and organized. It was much more work than I expected, but will be much easier to use from now on.