Ready for Spring?

[Geoff]

Spring is coming. What are you folks planning on doing to your bikes before you ride? Anything cool?

Now that it's warm enough to work in the garage, I installed new pipes and foot pegs on my Harley. I plan to change the oil and air filter on my BMW. I also plan to install a Ram mount for my GPS. I bought one from Cycle Gadgets at the bike show.

[mkuczera]

As a novitiate to motorcycles, I thought I was the only one going nuts struggling through the winter months. I am glad I am not alone!
I intend on installing the Iso grips my son gave me for Christmas, and then sneakling $$ to change the headlamp, and install footpegs on my Shadow Spirit.
I have conveniently marked my J & P catalog so that my family can innocently determine what accessories I am lusting after, as both my birthday and Father's Day is coming up.
Finally, I am praying for warm weather: my son is on Spring Break the middle of this month, and we want to do our own mini-Daytona Bike Week here in Chicago-land.

[Dbawls]

I need to pick up two new tires to replace mine which have dry rotted. Also I am going to look into a windshield and some bags. Change the oil, prolly the spark plugs. Also I am signed up for the MSF class at Harper college starting at the end up April

[social distortion]

need my battery charged ( i'll swing on by Geoffs or Thoms pad and ask for help).
Need a new rear tire- i'll ride to MCC and have them put it on
Need a new front brake- I can do that in 15 minutes...

Sp asides from the battery, shes ready to go.
I was gonna put on some fork gators, but w/ her possibly being sold, i'll keep my mods to a minimum....
it was kinda cold this AM @ 31 degrees...
dont trust illinois yet- i think we might have another snow day yet to come....

[MDFDWarrior]

Aside from typical maintenance, I picked up a digital HID and LEDs for the BK. Not looking forward to the install since I hear taking the headlamp/gas tank apart to hide the wiring is a big PITA. However, I think the light upgrade will be worth it though based on all the HID upgrades I have done so far on other vehicles....

Hey Fil- if you want just call me to drop off your battery and I'll charge it overnight for you and let you know when it's ready...

[greekxj]

I am just trying to keep my brain from going nuts while waiting for the salt to wash away and get the roadliner out!!!! As far as mods i have done plenty since thats the only thing i could do with the bike this winter I did a quick detach windshield, ghost brackets with saddlebags, engine guards, highway pegs, several chrome goodies here and there. Plenty more to do but i think i am gonna break down and do the exhaust whether i put miles on the bike or not. Working on a price match right now on some pipes so if it goes through i am gonna order them. Other then that i am just hoping for rain to clean the streets off. On a side note, i am gonna fire up the 650 soon and at least take that out to get the riding bug out of my system

[tristan2ride]

Change the oil. Go to the dealer to get my weeping rocker boxes fixed.

I was going to bob the rear fender, had the angle grinder out, but I don't want to lose the ability to ride two up. Was also going to swap the handlebars to straight drag bars, have some sitting in the garage, but I like to go on longer rides and don't want to be hunched over for that long. Was also thinking about custom paint... but damnit, I think I like the bike the way it is!

[Stevie D.]

This is the first winter in six years I haven't done some kind of mod's to either of my bikes. I'm either getting old or finally just plain satisfied with what I have.
After enduring my Sportster being in the black hole of Illinois HD from Aug 3rd to Oct 6th, I just want it to warm up a tad more, get a good rain to clean the salt off the streets and get to ridin' again!
There wasn't even a January or February thaw this winter to get either of my bikes out and to the wash after the Toys For Tots Parade............

[Geoff]

Originally Posted by social distortion

need my battery charged ( i'll swing on by Geoffs or Thoms pad and ask for help).

Fil, I'll charge your battery. Call me.

[BratmanXj]

Originally Posted by Stevie D.

After enduring my Sportster being in the black hole of Illinois HD from Aug 3rd to Oct 6th.

I feel your pain....

As for me its going to be a rough spring. I'm taking my Professional Engineers Exam in mid April so the next month and a half are studying a good 6-8 hours a week.

No big mods planned for the bike as I'm not sure what I'm going to do with her. I'm a little worried about the whole rebuilt bike thing but I don't really want to give this bike up as I found her for a great price and as a very very clean low mileage example. I did pick up a radio to put on my spare windshield but I haven't wired it up yet. I still need to fix the wiring on the Yamaha and sell her, and hopefully put that money forward into the HD or a new Jet Ski.