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Yay, car's back. It's so good to be driving something that handles, has crisp responses in braking, accelerating and turning and sound good. Soooo good to be actually sitting in the car, rather than on top of it and so good to have a small steering wheel with a chunky rim; instead of huge and thin. Fuel economy is an issue though. Already down nearly a quarter of a tank, but that's because the novelty of having a tachometre, an engine that's willing to rev and sounds good hasn't worn off yet. But there's no denying it, it kind of feels like the magic has gone. I had a good drive back from dropping off Flye last night too, but christ, the car feels so slow now. And so much bodyroll after GT-R. So yes, up went the for sale signs and that kind of hurt. But it's on the way to something better.
JM was kind/evil enough to give me a lift out to Midvale on his bike. And well, I'm a bit pressed to think of something in recent memory that I've found more scary and intimidating. It kind of peaked where I climbed on before leaving and just sat there, feeling incredibly vulnerable, realising there's nothing more than two little handles to hold on to to stop myself falling at the same speed when you're entirely encapsulated in a car with seatbelts/harnesses. There's so much more to think about when on a bike too. I've always thought and realised that bikers, when they're not carving up traffic like tools, are mostly far better drivers than people in cars because they have to be so much more aware of everything going on around them. After relaxing slightly, it was kind of enjoyable, but not really as the passenger, not knowing exactly and how much throttle or brake is going to be applied, not to mention the surprisingly abrupt gearchanges. If I was driving and knew what I was going to do, I wouldn't feel so vulnerable. Can see the appeal, but it's not for me. So thankies for the lift Horse, much appreciated.
And it was good to see everyone last night in a casual, relaxed environment. Definitely up for more of that. Now, off to work on Kiel's GT-R. Thinking of it as practice :)
JM was kind/evil enough to give me a lift out to Midvale on his bike. And well, I'm a bit pressed to think of something in recent memory that I've found more scary and intimidating. It kind of peaked where I climbed on before leaving and just sat there, feeling incredibly vulnerable, realising there's nothing more than two little handles to hold on to to stop myself falling at the same speed when you're entirely encapsulated in a car with seatbelts/harnesses. There's so much more to think about when on a bike too. I've always thought and realised that bikers, when they're not carving up traffic like tools, are mostly far better drivers than people in cars because they have to be so much more aware of everything going on around them. After relaxing slightly, it was kind of enjoyable, but not really as the passenger, not knowing exactly and how much throttle or brake is going to be applied, not to mention the surprisingly abrupt gearchanges. If I was driving and knew what I was going to do, I wouldn't feel so vulnerable. Can see the appeal, but it's not for me. So thankies for the lift Horse, much appreciated.
And it was good to see everyone last night in a casual, relaxed environment. Definitely up for more of that. Now, off to work on Kiel's GT-R. Thinking of it as practice :)