I had a lot of things planned out for this friday! Sooo many things I wanted to do! Let me give you guys an idea of what I wanted to do:
- Get up in the morning and go riding for a couple of hours
- Go to Al Fanar to return some shoes
- Get a hair cut
- Go to the gym
- Maybe a Frapacino if I felt like it!
But I only managed to get a hair cut which I really wanted and I hit the gym because I knew I should! But I didnt do anything else because of the damn weather! What the hell is up with this weather! If its going to be hot it might as well be sunny! I woke up at 8 am on a friday! ON A FRIDAY!! Just so I can get a decent amount of riding in! Then I looked out the window and I was horrified by the sandstorm and windspeed!! And Friday is the only day I manage to get some riding in, between work, family, and friends! I know Im going off, but damn this sucks! lol
So I went riding again on Friday morning after finishing a few things!
It was extremely enjoyable, the roads were mostly empty. Only a few cars at the time so I was able to navigate around them easily. Started it off at the gas station filling up the tank. These bikes require 98 octane to operate, and if you put lower ocatne fuel the bike’s throttle feels very jumpy or choppy as if something is wrong with the engine. Just so everyone gets an idea why they specify high octane fuel.
So I took the sixth ring road all the way down to bide3/salwa, and i basically followed that all the way to Abraj al Kuwait. A few times the road was empty I would try a few different things with the bike, like seeing how it handles specific corners. And how it handles in traffic. I really think this is the perfect bike for these roads, and people’s driving skills. Randomly on the road there would be pot holes, dirt, and other types of debris.
The Road:
One thing when riding always ride relaxed. Be confident, and ride smoothly so you can react to unexpected situations. And in Kuwait assume the worst of people’s driving skills. Another point to riding, and those who ride probably have heard this again and again, keep your head up when your turning. Look where you want to go, if you keep your eye on a tree, sign, or car your probably going to head for it. So look ahead of it to try and plan ahead.
What you have to keep in mind is to always ride carefully on unfamiliar streets. You might have driven a lot on some of these srteets before but being on a bike you notice all the little problems become bigger problems. For little while I was thinking “I dont remember this pot hole being there, and why the hell is the road so bumpy”. Familiar streets become unfamiliar really quickly! But at least I am discovering all these little things during the morning when the streets are mostly empty.
Bike:
Riding this bike is the same as courting a women. She looks good on the outside, but you have to get to know her to get
things right. And yes I refer to a motorcycle as a girl! Because if you treat her nice she will treat you even better! Well thats my attitude! Now going back to the riding! This is a BMW K1200R, which is a different bike then what I have been used to riding. People who ride this bike either love it or feel like it isnt for them. I enjoy the bike and its growing on me everytime I ride it.
So after riding for a bit, and getting comfortable with the bike to a certain degree I wanted to try a few things. I have never had a bike which has ABS or electronic adjusted suspension before. Both are options on this bike and you can get the bike without them. The road was empty and it was a straight line to the red light, so I decided to try the brakes out. And I gave it a good squeeze. It felt like it took a good bite so I started to squeeze harder, and then it was really holding but when it slipped a little the abs kicked in and it was the weirdest feeling! But the bike came to a stop. I just have to get used to it! Most bikes dip forward when you give the break a good squeeze, but this bike has a different type of forks because this bike doesnt dip forward!
The People:
Since it was morning and early afternoon riding there wasnt a lot of people on the road. A couple of guys driving, a few girls, and a few families out and about. So overall it was nice to get out in the morning. And I saw quite a few bikes riding in the morning. You notice the people who want to enjoy the ride go out during the morning. The majority of the motorcycles are Harley’s and Japanese bikes. Mostly Harley’s since they have good service a lot of people buy their bikes from them. So most of the people during the morning were nice, and werent being jerks. But the Late Afternoon riding is another story! To be continued…
So you know when just have one of those days where you dont feel like anything what so ever! Basically things were just not going your way! I went to the gym the night before, which I havent been to in months! The next day I was sore as hell! It kind of felt good! So I want to continuously work out now! (This will only last a couple of days, then I shall go back to being lazy! lol).
Also so for these days I always have a reserve of shows and anime to watch. But thanks to Mark‘s recommendation to watch Prison Break I decided to download the whole first season, which is 13 episodes. And I burned the first four episodes to dvd and kept them on hand.
Anywayz I wanted to go out of the house at the same time I didnt want to do anything which involved much movement. So I decided to go over to my cousin’s house and I told him about the series and that got him interested. So I went over there, and I found that he had a lot of cookies which I automatically snatched up.
We popped in the DVD and started watching Prison break. I have to say that this is a fantastic series! I didnt think that it would be this interesting, I knew it was good but damn! All the characters are different. We watched four hours of it nonstop. We just kept eating dinner while watching it! And now Im going to burn all the episodes to DVD. I thought I would recommend it to people who havent seen it, and thank Mark for recommending it!
It’s Tuesday and Im still sore, but Im going to hit the gym! At least that’s what Im thinking before having lunch! hehe
After going to multiple shops in Kuwait, and trying to come up with the best Home Theatre setup that I can afford, and one that can last me a while with out any upgrades! I went to Panasonic in Salmiya, and they had all the Denon Equipment, which was what I wanted to look at. But the problem I faced was uninformed sales people. Which causes me to doubt their capabilities. The person who is usually at the reciever section wasnt available at the time, so there wasnt anyone to answer my questions. So I was skeptical about them.
After doing a little research I found a place that was only for home theatres and home theatre equipment. The company is called ETC, and the owner is Nasser Al Shallal, great guy to talk to. He is completely into his equipment and he has a very nice setup. And has a lot of high quality items such as, Meridean Speakers, Mirage Speakers, Onkyo Recievers, Ready Home Theater setups, different types of projectors, plamsa screen mounts (the ones that swivel around completely), tables to place equipment or plasma screens, and he also has a few theatre rooms setup. When I was sitting in one of the theatre rooms he started playing the last battle seen from Lord of the Rings III. I completely forgot why I came, I just sat there watching the scene that I have seen many times and got lost watching it! It was fantastic! I felt like a complete idiot when he switched the lights back on! lol. Even his cabling is high quality, because a lot places get the equipment without quality wires!
I was always tinkering with the idea of a blog. But since I moved back to Kuwait I have had more time on my hands then I know what to do with it. No really I have a lot of time.. i just dont know it! So Im just going to try and put this blog together and post all the interesting things that happen and of course daily rants, and of course anything funny too! Welcome to the Z District!