Back on the road!! And new shoes as well!!

I just finished installing my “new to my bike” final drive and final drive flange. Proper grease and checked the two holes in the pinion cup were still clear from replacing it and the driveshaft last summer. Everything looks good from u-joint to rear tire. I have a spare u-joint and boot that came with the final drive from a seller in Cali.

So now that’s all taken care of I finally have my brand new Metzler CruiseTechs on the bike. Balance beads and air pressure set per Jess in VA recommendation. 0 miles on them but as they get scrubbed in and the roads get washed clean I will report back with how I feel about them. I go through rears twice ad fast as fronts so it’s been a minute since I’ve had both tires fresh at the same time. I’ve used Metz before on my Magna, a set of Marathon so I’m anxious to see what these are like.

How come my bikes ready and I’m ready and then weather in Illinois sucks again? I didn’t order this…