Speedo cable, we meet an RE 350 owner

Ok, so when I had a slow leak in my front tyre a few weeks ago I managed to misalign the Speedo hearing assembly at the front hub. that caused the cable to snap under the stress. 
thankfully the Indian postal service is run by ninjas on minimum wage and for $13 I got a new cable within a week or so. 
If been a little worried about the replacement procedure as it may have meant dismantling the "dashboard". But, typical for RE, the YouTube watching took longer than the job. One acre to remove the headlight and the rear of the speedometer is revealed. Job done! 
It had been way windy for any adventures, so today the last and I went for a quick ride to the shops. While dining on sweet breads a fellow RE owner with a chrome and bronze 350 regaled is with his love of his bike. I happened to have a block splitter hanging out of my saddlebags, which he thought was "very mad Max". (He thought it was an axe. )
So now the mile-o-metre has popped over to 8000 klms. We've easily done a thousand since it was new to me and has cost me $40 (for a $30 new front tube fitted, and $13 cable.) There have been some other purchases aimed at fitting out the bike to sit my needs:-
   * pillion seat
   * saddle bags & frames.
Then last night I ordered a Pedestrian Slicer, stem but clock and Goldstar silencer (which will actually be louder than the stock exhaust pipe). These are of course unnecessary purchases aimed to enhance my joy of motorbike riding.
Ciao for now.

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