What did you do to Your Sportster Today?
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Now fog is something you guys are used to, but the smoke mixed in gets nasty. The winds shifted back today. Coming from the north, bringing smoke back our way, so maybe you will get a reprieve.
Thats a nice view of the bridge. Funny thing was I NEVER see toll roads, so fortunately I had enough cash on me on our ride to Ft. Bragg last summer. Just got through reading a book about a racer chick that visited 49 states on her FZ07 "adventure" bike, and she was shocked at how many toll roads she ran into in the north east US. Said that was the most expensive leg of the entire trip.
When I came home from that trip I came the 101 and got to practice lane splitting, a lot, in Oakland, lol. Someone needs to remind them freeways are not parking lots.
Thats a nice view of the bridge. Funny thing was I NEVER see toll roads, so fortunately I had enough cash on me on our ride to Ft. Bragg last summer. Just got through reading a book about a racer chick that visited 49 states on her FZ07 "adventure" bike, and she was shocked at how many toll roads she ran into in the north east US. Said that was the most expensive leg of the entire trip.
When I came home from that trip I came the 101 and got to practice lane splitting, a lot, in Oakland, lol. Someone needs to remind them freeways are not parking lots.
No, I should have. I did ask what I should do for preventive maintenance, like using brake cleaner or whatever, and they said since my system takes Dot 5 brake fluid, corrosion would not be a factor. They said just riding it regularly should take care of it and flush the brake lines @ 10K intervals. I believe the fact that the previous owner let it sit in the garage for 10 years was the issue. I put more miles on this bike in the last year than the total miles that were on it when I bought it. It's a 2005 model, so that should speak for itself. At least the bike is safer now and I will be able to do my own disc pad changes in the future. All is well.
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