Junkie
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In a month or so I'll be heading up to Alaska. Probably around 8k miles total.
Before I leave it's getting a new chain and sprockets (Superlite sprockets which I've had good luck with in the past, RK 520GXW chain - good stuff), plus new tires (Shinko 705s), and I'll be checking the valves, replacing the spark plugs, and changing the oil. It'll probably get a day trip after that just to verify that all is well, but not a whole lot before I leave.
Any other maintenance I should do before the trip? I guess it might be a good idea to replace the headlight and tail light bulbs, just so I don't have to deal with them burning out on the trip.
I'll have some basic tools with me, but I'd rather not be doing much maintenance on the trip. Bike is a 2012 and has 44k on it IIRC.
Before I leave it's getting a new chain and sprockets (Superlite sprockets which I've had good luck with in the past, RK 520GXW chain - good stuff), plus new tires (Shinko 705s), and I'll be checking the valves, replacing the spark plugs, and changing the oil. It'll probably get a day trip after that just to verify that all is well, but not a whole lot before I leave.
Any other maintenance I should do before the trip? I guess it might be a good idea to replace the headlight and tail light bulbs, just so I don't have to deal with them burning out on the trip.
I'll have some basic tools with me, but I'd rather not be doing much maintenance on the trip. Bike is a 2012 and has 44k on it IIRC.