About 3 or 4 days ago, I bought my first motorcycle.
I bought a 1986 Kawasaki KLR 600.
It's not on the road yet, but its an Enduro so I can use it a bit like a dirtbike.
I grew up with 4-wheelers, so Im learning "the ways of the dirtbike".
(I get my motorcycle license next Sunday, the first.)
So, here I am cruising through the field at about 35-40 MPH, checking my knife every 50 feet, worried that Its gonna fall out of my pocket.
And then an idea strikes.
"Why not put it in the bag?"
So I do.
See, the inside of the bag has bolts holding it down. And really hard plastic as the base.
I almost put my cell phone in there too. (Thank god I didnt!)
"It wont bounce around in there too much. Shouldnt hurt it anyways." Ignorant, ignorant thoughts.
I go on, cruising around. bouncing around a bit, but nothing out of the ordinary.
I ride for about 10-15 minutes more in my fields after putting it in the bag and then drive it home.
Just as I park it in my barn, I walk to the back to retrieve my knife.
Horror strikes. Heart sinks.
The clip is all sorts of beat up.
The handles have deep cuts.
Some blade coating is scraped.
It looks like I tried to skip it like a rock across pavement.
I cleaned it up a bit, looks quite a bit better now, (Seen in these pictures) but its not out-of-box condition anymore.
The pictures dont show it as much as in person. Some pictures, the scratches and cuts can barely be seen. Look towards the blade side of the handle.
I guess the desert-tan hides scratches pretty good. I cant imagine what this would look like if it was colored anodized aluminum.
Just thinking how it was slamming around in that bag, hitting the bolt heads, over and over again..
In the bag like-new, out like 3 years old.
As a plus, Im not as afraid to use it now.
Thanks for listening to my sob-story.
Bladeboss
I bought a 1986 Kawasaki KLR 600.
It's not on the road yet, but its an Enduro so I can use it a bit like a dirtbike.
I grew up with 4-wheelers, so Im learning "the ways of the dirtbike".
(I get my motorcycle license next Sunday, the first.)
So, here I am cruising through the field at about 35-40 MPH, checking my knife every 50 feet, worried that Its gonna fall out of my pocket.
And then an idea strikes.
"Why not put it in the bag?"
So I do.
See, the inside of the bag has bolts holding it down. And really hard plastic as the base.
I almost put my cell phone in there too. (Thank god I didnt!)
"It wont bounce around in there too much. Shouldnt hurt it anyways." Ignorant, ignorant thoughts.
I go on, cruising around. bouncing around a bit, but nothing out of the ordinary.
I ride for about 10-15 minutes more in my fields after putting it in the bag and then drive it home.
Just as I park it in my barn, I walk to the back to retrieve my knife.
Horror strikes. Heart sinks.
The clip is all sorts of beat up.
The handles have deep cuts.
Some blade coating is scraped.
It looks like I tried to skip it like a rock across pavement.
I cleaned it up a bit, looks quite a bit better now, (Seen in these pictures) but its not out-of-box condition anymore.
The pictures dont show it as much as in person. Some pictures, the scratches and cuts can barely be seen. Look towards the blade side of the handle.
I guess the desert-tan hides scratches pretty good. I cant imagine what this would look like if it was colored anodized aluminum.
Just thinking how it was slamming around in that bag, hitting the bolt heads, over and over again..
In the bag like-new, out like 3 years old.
As a plus, Im not as afraid to use it now.
Thanks for listening to my sob-story.
Bladeboss
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