It's a Girl!

Hey! After much gnashing of teeth, and searching or craigslist, a fantastic opportunity fell into my lap. A beautiful 1980 Kawasaki 440 Ltd owned by one of my mom's co-workers.

A test ride and $400 dollars later it's mine! Great shape and only 15,000 Miles on the clock. I think I might have myself a new adventure motorcycle.

Photos of my luggage rack and crash gear to come soon.
Oh, yeah- and my new motorcycle (and I suppose blog) needs a name.
I think it's a girl.

Miss you, Hermes.

The cookie crumbles.

Well, Hermes has coughed one more time and left me on the side of the road again.
Battery dead again. After a jump and a ride the maximum speed has dropped to 40/45 Mph. I've decided that my old Honda just isn't up for the run back to Wisconsin, and thus not going to make it to Argentina.

I'm frustrated and sad. I like my dear motorcycle, but I after the time and money I spent trying to update the charging system and keep the motorcycle healthy, it's time to move on. I'm short on time, so I'll have to find a new motorcycle, reliable, inexpensive and I have to do it quickly.
Hmmf.