Well bike night last night didn’t turn out too bad. We only stayed a couple hours, but there was a pretty good turnout for the first night. The cruiser crowd was definitely much bigger than the sport bike crowd, but our group was thrown together in a couple hours time. We ended up with a group of about 10 sport bikes.

Since this was the first night there really wasn’t much going on. They just wanted to establish a presence as a place for bikers to go on Tuesday nights. There was an itty bitty sign up on the board saying “bike night Tues night”, but it was so small you couldn’t see it from the road. The sign for the store next door kind of overpowered it.

Next week should be much better. Matt works at a graphics shop, so he offered to make a huge sign to put out near the road. That should bring in a bigger crowd. Starting next week Performance Powersports will also be out there giving away bike related stuff.

Indoors there’s a 72″ projection screen setup for the Wii where you can play various racing games to win prizes. We all agreed it wasn’t a great turnout for the first night, but you’ve got to start somewhere. I had fun no matter how many people showed up. Just having a chance to ride was all I needed, and it felt great!

The food wasn’t too bad either, but it was a little on the expensive side for a pub. The cheapest thing on the menu was about $8 (other than appetizers) not including a drink. Service was also really slow. There were only a handful of people inside when we ordered food, yet it still took almost an hour to get it out to us. Everything on the menu though was Irish cuisine, and the food was great.

Afterwards we all made a lake loop, and to me that’s the best part. The GSXR ran great, and was fun to ride as always. I also got to spend some time checking out Chris’s new 08 GSXR600. I’m not big on white bikes, but this one is gorgeous. I drooled over it a few times in the dealership, but it looks so much better out getting some action.

All in all it was a great night, so if you’re near Seneca, SC next Tuesday night stop by Mullens to hang out and win some free stuff!

It’s pretty stormy here right now, but I’m hoping it clears out soon. It looks like it’s going to clear up within the next couple hours. There’s a new bike night going on tonight at an Irish Pub in Seneca called Mullins. I didn’t even know the bar existed because it’s a new bar in a place that used to sell equipment for home gyms and stuff, but the bar has planned to run their own bike night.

It’s a great idea because there really isn’t much to do around here except ride in the mountains. The only other bike night in the area is at Hooter’s in Anderson, and that’s a good 45 minutes away for most of us.

It’ll be interesting to see how many people show up since this is the first night. We’ve got a good group of people going with us, and I expect there to be a pretty big cruiser crowd.

I’ve been trying to save up a little cash to pick up a new laptop, but I kind of blew that yesterday. The local dealership was having a huge sale this weekend, so I ended up spending the cash I had saved on bike stuff. We picked up a new clutch lever for the bike for pocket change, so that’s one more of the small parts down.

Other than that we grabbed stuff for us. Hubby picked up a $90 pair of full length race gloves for $45, so that wasn’t too bad. I also grabbed myself an Icon t-shirt I’ve been wanting for $10. I got it for 50% off, so that was good enough for me! They also had the Icon Shamrock T-shirt I want on sale for $20, but the only sizes left were L and XL. I knew there was no way either of those would fit me (they’re men’s sizes), so I didn’t bother. Sucks though. I would have loved to grab that one on sale as well.

Ugh.  We just got the bike out of the shop today, and we’re already preparing to do more work to it tomorrow.  It went in last Thursday for a service, and it didn’t come out of the shop until today.  Technically it’s not even out of the shop yet.  The dealership called Hubby today 15 minutes before closing to let him know the bike is finally ready.  Of course he works out of state, and it takes him an hour to get to the dealership.

I’m not as pissed as I thought I would be that a simple servicing took a week.  When Kyle, the only mechanic I’ll let touch it, when to service it he had to order a seal to take care of an oil leak.  Even though the part was ordered last Friday, it didn’t come in until today (technically yesterday now since it’s 4am).

We won’t pay the rather high fees the service department charges to change our chain and sprocket, so we will be doing that this morning ourselves…after Hubby picks the bike up that is.  He’ll be at the dealership at 9am waiting for the doors to open.

As much as I hate the 600r’s outdated technology, it’s still our bike, and I miss riding it.

Why is it so hard to get me a bike right now?

I originally put a deposit down on a 2008 Ninja 250r at the local dealership. While they had my deposit in hand they sold my bike out from under me. The dealership tried to bullshit me and tell me they would have another black one in by the end of the month, and I didn’t need to worry. I know that dealership is full of shit, so I demanded my deposit back. If they didn’t come through on their end, I sure as hell wasn’t purchasing from them.

The finance manager spoke with Hubby and assured me he would have me another one ordered and delivered by May 16, and my deposit wouldn’t be required on this one because the screw up with the first one was on their end.

It’s bullshit.

I called two other dealerships today to do some snooping. Both dealerships told me they have 1 2008 Ninja 250r coming in, but they can’t order anymore. All orders are on hold, and dealerships can only receive them as they are shipped. They do have a green one coming in, but they have deposits down already on a blue one, red one, and a green one. If I put a deposit down on a black one I’ll be the first to receive it, but it could be the end of the summer before I get one. The good news is the GA dealership well sell it to me for $400 less because I don’t have to pay sales tax or shipping fees in that state.

The GA dealership does have one coming in this month, but it’s a green one. He’s going to call me back, so I might just settle for the green one since I’ll eventually have it painted anyway. UGH. I hate Kawasaki green though!

Ugh. I’d have better luck dropping my $1500 on all new kick ass faucets for my house, but I’m just not the type of person to do that. I want to drop my cash on toys!