There’s only one thing I’ve felt any real motivation to do when I’ve gotten home the past few nights, and it’s the one thing I can’t do. The scooter is morally, if not legally sold* and I can’t ride the new bike until the new brake lever shows up.  I feel cooped up, and bored. I want to get out and…. go somewhere.

Finances have taken an unplanned turn and I may not be able to do the full vacation I wanted to, but I’m hoping, at the very least, to take a ride down to Miami and back. The main financial limiters are the cost of sidecases (about $700), a top-case ($300), a new riding suit ($500+), and I’d really like some better tires ($400+). Plus there’s the cost of gas, motels, food, and dog sitting, and while I’ll probably get a friend to do the latter I’d still feel wrong not paying at least a few hundred for it (considering that’s a fraction of what a real dog-walker would charge). I figure if I go on a shorter trip I can replace the side and top-cases with a soft bag and new tires would be a little less necessary since the range of weather conditions would be a bit more limited. I’ll need to get all of those things eventually though.

* Regarding the sale of the scooter: I haven’t received the final payment, or signed over the title yet, but the deal is as good as done.

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