A Poem by Zack Doherty
Odometer: 16,309.8 kms
Age: 90 Days
One headlight smashed, one not functioning and cut off; fender warped by crash; almost none of the guages reliably working; throttle stuck on full once; crash-bar bolts rattled off and replaced several times; engine casing cracked open by rock and sealed with epoxy; oil plug rounded by adjustable wrench and eventually replaced; gear changing peddle rattled off and secured with super glue and string; three of four bolts securing the foot pegs and kickstand rattled off; kick stand occacionally falling down while riding, spring eventually lost, so secured to frame by rubber or elastic; foot pegs damaged by crash; rear break lead warped when break plate came off and rapped around axel; screw holding rear wheel in place within one centemetre of rattling off one time, and actually came off and was lost another; buckled rear bracket when chain came off; six punctured tires, two replaced inner tubes; break pads severly worn and rusted; lost licence plate, replaced by laminated paper; battery not functioning, kick-start functioning only with difficulty; bolts holding on rear pannel and taillight rattled off; changes up a gear when a bump is hit at speed; changes down into neutral by itself occacionally; bald tires.
´The Mighty One´ is no longer so mighty.
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