It's been very quiet around here. Hope you guys are doing well.
I had some work to do before getting the bike inspected this season. Otherwise it probably wouldn't have passed.
I pulled the front wheel yesterday. This morning to I took the wheel and a new tire to B&B Motorsports in Woonsocket , RI for mounting and balancing. It took them at little less than an hour to complete. I did some errands in the mean time. Total cost was $85 on the credit card. If I had $70 cash I could have saved $15. But I only had $65 in my wallet. I wish they told me this before I made the trip. Oh well, $85 is very good for same day service. Most independent shops won't give same day service this time of year.
Got home, had lunch and then started on the bike maintenance. I did something really stupid with the front wheel, making the job longer. The ABS ring is supposed to be on the left side. I was installing the wheel with the ring on the right side. The wheel won't install that way. After farting around a a bit, I noticed my mistake. Spun the tire around with the ABS ring on the left and all was well. Believe or not, I got a little over 17K miles on that front tire. I was surprised. I guess I'm riding it like I own it as opposed to riding like I stole it.
Next the front brake pads needed replacing. The calipers were already off the wheel for the tire change and I got to work. It's a messy and not very fun job. I only got 13,256 miles on the original Honda Pads. And they're expensive. So my next front pads I bought from NICHE. I bought the organic pads. They're much less expensive. I got an astounding 43,367miles out of those pads. They were definitely ready to be replaced. I replaced the organic pads with semi-metallic pads. Hopefully they'll perform as well as the organic pads.
Got some things to do around the house the rest of this week. The week after I'll get the bike inspected.
Stay well guys!
