six months on

Tomorrow marks the six month anniversary of the arrival of the SPV. It's been an interesting trip so far and I have learnt a lot of things, found some weird and baffling, dodgy and just plain lazy things and I haven't really delved any further than I've needed to, why? well the bike is running pretty well, just about everything works, lights excluded, so I'd rather be riding around on her than spending my evenings trying to figure out what's wrong, why and bluffing my way through trying to fix it.
I have enjoyed it, even when I've been swearing at it, grazed knuckles, ill fitting and odd nuts and bolts and having to go back and forth to the hardware store for a socket thats 2mm bigger tha I have.
Some facts.
Well what I've spent on spares and relacement parts, no idea, I vowed not to keep track of it for my sanity's sake, but I do have a lot of bits "just in case" and they are parts that are known to wear over time. I have changed things for peace of mind, like the rims, tubes and tyres, brake shoes. A few bits that have been old and rooted, things that just needed to be replaced, nuts, bolts etc.
As the photo shows, kms on the clock just over 2500, plus another 180 odd off it when the speedo was awaiting repairs, which were due to my own fault and not knowing what I was doing when I took it out in the first place.
Blogger, well People from all over the globe have been checking in for a look, some have commented, offered invaluable advice and experience, some to say that they enjoyed the story, Thanks and I hope everyone continues to have a look now and then.
How did I celebrate? well it was a beautiful sunny autumn day and I rolled out into the driveway and proceeded to flood the engine that wouldn't kick over. So I pushed her up the top of the court and bump started her, then rode into town, giving it heaps in the cooler weather, nudging 100kmph. that should get the bugs out. As a pressie she's getting a new piaggio horn and a new headlight, these should come in the post tomorrow. watch this space.