120 kg
That’s how much my Tricker weighs. And I’m glad it doesn’t weigh a gram more, or I’d have been in a spot of bother. You see, this was my first time out on the motorbike on my own and unsupervised. I drove to the Loossjön parking lot to practise my turns on a gravel surface. I had my camera with me because I’m itching to get a good picture of the bike, so I picked a likely place, parked the bike and had a look around. And then I heard something fall behind me. It could only be one thing - the Tricker had just hit the ground. I looked at it in disbelief, cursing myself for forgetting the mobile phone so I was on my own. Only one thing to do - heave up the bike. So I found out that 120 kg is the absolute upper limit of what I can push up. Relieved, I surveyed the damage and it looks like the bike is none the worse off for kissing the gravel, except for a bent clutch handle. Not too bent though, I had no trouble using it.
I didn’t take the picture.
And I did learn to check the ground under the sidestand - it will have to hold 120 kg!
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