Tuesday, June 24, 2008

What do I need to do to the GS to get ready?

I'm the third owner of the bike and since I don't have any history on it, I came up with just a few things to do.  

Change Engine Oil and Filter, Transmisson Oil and Final Drive Oil

Replace Air Filter

Add Blue Sea fuse box for accessories (Gerbing, GPS, Laptop, PDA, Cell Phone, MP3 Player etc.) 

Add two more Driving Lights to front  (You can never have too many lights on a bike)

Add a set of "bar-backs" (came with the bike but not mounted when I bought it)

Relocate and Replace Fuel Filter from inside the fuel tank to outside.  A pain in the butt to do this mod, but it sure will make future fuel filter changes a no-brainer.  And if I ever do have filter problems out on the road, it will be an easy fix, versus having to take the tank off while setting on the side of I-90 in the middle of Nowhere, Montana.  

Add Quick Disconnects to the fuel lines.  While I shouldn't have to take my tank off in the future, these will make it simpler to drain some gas from the tank if needed for emergencies.  

Tires (Metz Tourances) are in fair shape so the plan is to replace them somewhere South of the Canadian border. That way, I'll have almost new tires starting on the Alaska Highway.  

Since I'm riding solo, I've decided to leave the passenger seat at home.  This gives me a little more space for the duffle bags.  

The bike came with an Aeroflow windshield (or as they like to call it, a "mini fairing") but it was the low one so I had to change out the main shield for a tall one.  Boy, is that ever nice.  Maybe too much wind is being blocked for July and August weather but it sure cuts down on the wind noise in my helmet.  

I'm ready to go!

 

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