OK, for those who last saw my bike completely apart here she is back together and freshly washed. For those who have seen my bike before you may notice a new set of lights. I'll talk about them in a couple days, or ask and I will answer on South West Rides.
Yesterday I did get new tires mounted on the wheels and then put them back on the bike. I then cleaned the bottom end of the engine, I did this so that on the road if I have a problem and it is engine related I will be able to tell quickly upon disassembly if there are any fluids leaking as I started from completely clean. I then changed the engine oil and ran the bike through a full heat cycle.
All fluids were checked and then I reassembled the plastics on the bike.
This morning I installed Ride On in the tires. Ride On is a Tire Protection System that also adds dynamic balancing to the tires. I had just run about 1000 miles with it in my last set of tires and have liked it, so I am anxious to see how it does on this ride.
After that installation I took the bike for a 75 mile shake down ride with no issues. Back home I washed her and now she sits in the garage, ready to be loaded.
One more day which is devoted to packing and then the journey begins. I will be posting details tomorrow on how my trip can be viewed via a shared SPOT tracking page and of course will be updating my progress via my Blog and the occasional Gallery.
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