Poor leaky Alexia

I stopped by Samurai Motosport on my way down to a beach party in Newport. Nigel was there to give me a quote and possibly confirm I am to be very poor and without a bike for the next while. $300 is all the spending money I have each paycheck, and 1/2 of that goes to bills. If it was going to cost that much to get Alexia fixed, it was going to take a few paychecks to save up for her.

Nigel cringed when he saw the condition Alexia was in. Squishy front breaks and a bald rear is not the best condition to be riding your bike. He said a new seal would run about $6o, and since my pads were soaked he was strongly suggesting new pads, about $40. Service would be about an hour, and they are $65 an hour. $65, no way?!? Way!! So I am looking at roughly $150 for my front end issues. Yeah!!! I told him he had the job. We scheduled me to bring Alexia by on the 10th and he could do the service while I waited.

Next up, new tire. That's about an hour, but Nigel suggested I search around myself for a tire as I can probably find one cheaper than him ordering one. We'll hash out those details on the 10th.