I gotta say I’m liking this bike!
There have been a few surprises, all manageable. The previous owners wiring skills were challenging, basically twist the wires together and tape with electrical tape…..functional.
. There were a few fasteners from Home Depot in the mix too. It’s fine nothing really worthy of complaining about. I just removed it and started from scratch, installed a fuse block, tied the driving lamps to the high beam circuit with the use of a relay. Ordered the proper fasteners from Suzuki, replaced brake pads, cleaned and serviced the chain, getting it ready for inspection a week from today. I have a temporary permit which allows me to drive it to the inspection venue and to use it if no other vehicle is available. This afternoon all my vehicles were indisposed so I had to take it for a ride, test my brakes, see if it handled on gravel roads, just a brief ride not more than two hours.
It has a very good grin factor! At home on country gravel roads, like it was dry pavement…..yes I was very comfortable, very much at ease.
That power to weight thing? I explored that too. It’s no slouch!
The previous owner also replaced the rear turn signals with LED units, I didn’t catch that on my inspection though I did notice it flashing rapidly. A LED flasher relay will arrive tomorrow to correct the issue.
I have a NOS Audiovox vacuum cruise control which I will install sometime in the near future. I still need to flush the brake fluid and coolant. I have to go to Winnipeg in August, I will ride my ST there and when I come back I will continue with getting the bike ready for my Artic adventure.
