23/5/2013 - Silver @ Moto Work Services

After checking out on my baby from morning to afternoon, I decided to take a spin on Silver. I took the Garmin with me just in case; and lo and behold, I made my way to the legendary Aprilia specialist workshop located at Gombak's coordinate nos. 101.686605, 3.236289.The racer-cum-mechanic who was also an Aprilia specialist ie Az, was in the shop. He was a really friendly chap and I had had a long chat over the phone with him previously with regards to Silver's condition, as he had maintained her previously.

Az helped me to test Silver and proposed that the following be done on the bike :

1)  replacement of balance shaft drive gears (2 pieces) for smoother gear changes and to eliminate the vibration on the front foot pegs;

  

2) re-build the original rear suspension setup for better cornering capabilities;

3) work on the horn or to change to BM air-horn;

4) change of rear view mirrors and handlebar ends;

5) engine works as deemed necessary pursuant to his further testing of the bike.

Well, Silver is in good hands and I shall be seeing her again in 2 weeks' time or so. Az informed me to set aside some RM5k thereabouts and we should have this baby working like it was just out from the showroom again. In the meantime, I'll fill you in on other details.

Sleep tight, Silver! See you soon.