It was a very cold Saturday morning and the weather was not good. As usual, my staff came over to my house in the morning for a work meeting, and in the afternoon, I was trying to install the intercom I bought the other day on my helmet for tomorrow's touring....
"Why don't we have a potluck?" So I went out on four wheels. We ate shabu-shabu and parted ways with our friends around 10pm. As I was driving in the direction of Kannai, a car came out of the side road with its nose in the air. I reflexively turned the wheel to the center of the lane... I felt a rattle... I stepped all over the cat's eye.... And then, within a few hundred meters, it was obvious that something was wrong with the tires.
There was a gas station, so I slid my car in and asked the clerk if I could use his space because I had a flat tire.
And when I looked at the front wheel, it was flat.
I put in a little air just to be sure, but it doesn't increase the pressure at all and I feel a soothing breeze blowing out of the tire.
"The spare tire hasn't been loaded since we bought it."But just to be sure, I looked in the trunk and found a puncture repair kit....
When I googled before using it, all I found was that if you use this, the rubber will stick to the inside of the tire or wheel and it will be hard to clean up... I'm not sure what to do. In the first place, according to the wind and visual conditions I felt earlier, the side of the tire was torn and punctured, so I don't think this is a level that can be handled with puncture repair products....
I had no choice but to call my insurance company and ask for road service. At this point, there were no stores available to buy and change the tire, so I asked them to take me home. It took about an hour for Thunderbird 2 to arrive at my house.
According to the driver, ENEOS in Sakuragi-cho is open 24 hours a day for tire sales and replacement, so I asked him to stop by there for the time being, but they didn't have any tires in stock because my car was wearing 215/40 R17 tires, which is a low profile tire not suitable for a compact car....
I had no choice but to have it transported in front of my house on the day.
So today. My insurance company's road service only covers primary transportation, so I thought I'd use my credit card's road service to have the car taken to a tire store to change the tire. I called around to check the availability, but... They don't sell them.....215/40 R17....
So I bought tires by mail order, shipping them to the store, and made an appointment to change the tires, and it was Sunday afternoon. I couldn't go touring today....
The bike shops in my neighborhood are all no good.
Now, my Ninja 650.
Kawasaki's reimported vehicles arebrightMy Ninja 650 (MY2015 EX650EFF Candy Lime Green Type 3) was the last new bike in stock in the Kanto area. My Ninja 650 (MY2015 EX650EFF Candy Lime Green Type 3) was the last new bike they had in stock in the Kanto area. I really wanted a model with ABS, but I couldn't find a parallel import in Nagoya, and I wanted to get an official import for future maintenance.
It's been a little over two years since I bought it, and I've already driven 32,000km, so I thought I'd do some heavy maintenance, especially on the suspension. The store I bought it from is located in Sodegaura, which was the last place in the Kanto area that had a new car in stock for two years, but it's too far away for me to keep in touch with them for a long time... But it's too far away for me to have a long term relationship with them. So I tried to find a store near my house from the official Bright dealers.As I have already written.I hit a bad store: .... I went to a store that is also an authorized Bright dealer to get a quote. It's a 40 minute walk from my house, but it's not too far if you consider it a walk.
I sent them an email beforehand outlining what kind of maintenance I wanted, and brought the bike in on Wednesday the 4th, I think. I gave him a copy of my inspection certificate, he took a quick look at the bike, and then said, "The person in charge at Kawasaki is out right now, so I'll send you an estimate in a few days....
Well, I could call him and say, "Can you take a little longer?" I could have called him, but... I'm sure you're too busy to remember, but... But if that's the case right from the start... I don't know.
I'm already a businessman. I've been a businessman for a long time now, and I wonder if all the bike shops in town are like this.
Three of Japan's four major manufacturers, with the exception of Suzuki, are restructuring their sales networks and promoting direct sales of large motorcycles....
So it was a Sunday when I went to an authorized dealership to look at something like this.
"Why don't we have a potluck?" So I went out on four wheels. We ate shabu-shabu and parted ways with our friends around 10pm. As I was driving in the direction of Kannai, a car came out of the side road with its nose in the air. I reflexively turned the wheel to the center of the lane... I felt a rattle... I stepped all over the cat's eye....
And when I looked at the front wheel, it was flat.
"The spare tire hasn't been loaded since we bought it."But just to be sure, I looked in the trunk and found a puncture repair kit....
When I googled before using it, all I found was that if you use this, the rubber will stick to the inside of the tire or wheel and it will be hard to clean up... I'm not sure what to do. In the first place, according to the wind and visual conditions I felt earlier, the side of the tire was torn and punctured, so I don't think this is a level that can be handled with puncture repair products....
It's been a little over two years since I bought it, and I've already driven 32,000km, so I thought I'd do some heavy maintenance, especially on the suspension. The store I bought it from is located in Sodegaura, which was the last place in the Kanto area that had a new car in stock for two years, but it's too far away for me to keep in touch with them for a long time... But it's too far away for me to have a long term relationship with them. So I tried to find a store near my house from the official Bright dealers.
I sent them an email beforehand outlining what kind of maintenance I wanted, and brought the bike in on Wednesday the 4th, I think. I gave him a copy of my inspection certificate, he took a quick look at the bike, and then said, "The person in charge at Kawasaki is out right now, so I'll send you an estimate in a few days....
So it was a Sunday when I went to an authorized dealership to look at something like this.