So after giving her a bath it was time to rip into it.
The pads always come out nice and easy but the fatter new ones take a bit of ja-ja-jiggling and you have to hold your tongue just right. With 8 of them to do you get plenty of practice and they get a bit easier towards the end. Reckon they needed changing?
After the pad change a bit of polish was swabbed around the place and that's about it in terms of bike prep. Someone is keen to go already:
To check that I still had brakes I decided to gear up (in a sweltering 28 degree) and head out to grab the current tag.
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Ready to rock the South Island!
Oh my .. 2000k's in 2 days is just waaay too much for me! Give me a little tootle in the country any day :)
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Ahhh, it starts off as a tootle and then you're hooked and want more,,,
DeleteHope those new pads work well in the wet looks like Saturday could be rain :( .Never mind early days yet plenty of time for that to change
ReplyDeleteYou don't believe the weatherman do ya? It's gonna fine up and be awesome. Well, it better - I'm on the West Coast for a lot of Saturday...
DeleteOnly 25K on a set of pads! Are they soft material? I just checked my front pads and I've ridden the bike 25K miles and they are about 20% worn...
ReplyDeleteMaybe...but she's a big, heavy and powerful bike. It also does not have a lot of engine braking due to it's back-torque limiter - my one gripe with the Connie.
DeleteNew brakes are a good excuse for a quick ride. Not that you need an excuse. Good job changing those before the big day.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are in for a good ride (or a long ride in a short time!) Always nice to have breaks; do you actually have time to stop on that trip? And always good to have the mascot helping with the mechanicals.
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