{"id":684,"date":"2025-10-26T17:40:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.brainwalkers.ca\/?p=684"},"modified":"2025-10-26T17:40:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:40:39","slug":"winter-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.brainwalkers.ca\/index.php\/2025\/10\/26\/winter-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter prep!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Garage Gymnastics \u2013 Scottish Edition<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LEFT Garage Bay!<\/td>RIGHT Garage Bay!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Not technically progress on<\/em> the BSA, mind you \u2014 but certainly progress toward<\/em> the work that\u2019ll eventually be done on the BSA. Aye, it\u2019s a process\u2026 like a good whisky, or government paperwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This past month I decided to engage in some high-altitude engineering and mounted two 4′ x 8′ ceiling racks in the garage. Borrowed a mate\u2019s 8-foot step ladder for the job \u2014 less chance of death than using my 6-footer, and I quite like living, at least until the bike\u2019s finished. I\u2019m now officially in the market for an 8-foot ladder of my own, ideally one that\u2019s only slightly cheaper than a small motorcycle. I\u2019m stalking Facebook Marketplace like a cat on a mouse \u2014 or more accurately, a Scot on a \u201cfree to good home\u201d post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The left bay of the garage is now my official<\/em> repair shop \u2014 though \u201cshop\u201d might be generous for what\u2019s currently a pile of BSA bits stacked neatly by module. It\u2019s not heated (yet), so the plan is to sneak bits into the basement for \u201cfocused work,\u201d also known as making a mess somewhere warmer while pretending I\u2019m being productive. Still waiting on a few engine parts, and if I\u2019m lucky, I\u2019ll get to Mario\u2019s before the frost arrives and the engine rebuild becomes a spring project\u2026 again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the right side sits the modern<\/em> fleet: one Kawasaki 800, two Kawasaki 900s (Custom and Classic), all tucked in tighter than a Scotsman\u2019s wallet in tourist season. There\u2019s even a bit of room left for the snowblower and a path to visit \u2014 because nothing says \u201cmotorcycle season is over\u201d quite like prepping the machine that reminds you winter\u2019s a thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(1) Kawasaki 800<\/a>, (2) Kawasaki 900 Custom<\/a>, (3) Kawasaki 900 Classic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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