The Ninjette has been neglected for at least a week since I finished up Abby the Frankenmiata. I cannibalized my wrecked 1999 Miata to build a nice daily driver and track car using a beater 1990 for a tub. The 1990 Miata now has the drivetrain and suspension of a 1999, hence the appellation Frankenmiata. And the name Abby? Well, if you are a fan of the Mel Brooks movie, Young Frankenstein, you will know the source.

Abby and I will be off to Thunderhill this coming Friday to see if I can get my driving chops back. Trackmasters is having a 7-session track day! No doubt I will be thouroughly whipped when the day is over.

But getting back to the Ninjette world, I am beginning to hate Kawasaki for its excessive use of red Loctite. Today I replaced the bars on my Ninjette. The previous owner had dropped the bike and bent the bars. He tried to straighten them but wasn't too successful. I got new bars and tried to put them on.

Turns out that everything...