tpak said:
Changed the oil, the final drive oil, fueled it, added the YES extended warranty, registered it at the DMV and am now going to go ride it! ::012::
Enjoy it! I just got back!
I installed the Madstad adjusto-bracket thingie and their 20" SD shield. I then put a quick 150-ish miles on it in a big circle. High speed out bound (slab) but, on the way back, I ducked onto the Great River Road (Exit 2 on I-155 west of Dyersburg TN). I split off of it and toured the Chic (chick) Community.
It used to be a town right on the banks of the Mississippi. Unfortunately when they built the big levee a long time ago (Great River Road is on top of the levee.) Chic was in between it and a small levee from the late 1800's. It dwindled and died. There were still a few houses being lived in, a Church, the old Post Office and an old store. All but the Church were closed long ago. Most of the original houses were demolished and turned into farmland. In 2010, there was massive flooding from the river and only four houses remain, along with the Church building which is heavily damaged (south wall is, well, gone) and not likely to be saved.
I also rode through the former Choctaw community. There is only one house left there, a few campers and mobile homes moved onto properties where there were homes and that's all that's left.
The little levee is still there and been "repaired" and I rode the ten or so miles down it which consisted of parts of an 8' wide one lane concrete road, gravel (hard packed to freshly poured and really loose), dirt (with ruts and holes) and sand. I can confirm the Tourances on my S10 do not like loose gravel and sand. The bike handled everything else superbly! I'm liking it, a lot!
I guess I should've posted that in the ride report section.... Call it my detailed road test of the screen and bracket... The bracket is a great addition. I need to give the screen some time. I'm not unhappy with it. I'm just not sure if it's "the one".
More to come! Stay tuned....
Time to start thinking about a bash plate.
