Afan
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New Shinko 705 tires. First time something else than Pilot Road...
Now I undertand when somebody mentioned that they tend to "dive" when turn... A bit scary...
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Easiest battery change on a bike.
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I can't remember if it's 8 mm or 10 mm but get a socket and short extension and it's easy to get those annoying bolts started by hand and synched down using 1/4" ratchetExcept for threading those miserable terminal nuts that want to flop around and not catch. [emoji849]
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This morning my first commute to work on Shinkos (about 40 miles on I-80, 15 miles on US-6, and 5 miles city streets) - scary. They do kinda "dive in" as somebody described (Dave?) Need some time to get used to it.
Although, felt couple times the handlebar was slightly wobbling ?!?
rode it up through the Lost Coast...
I think 95% of Usal you could do in a Civic without much problem, and that most of the road North of the beach is in better shape than the road South of the beach (although the worst parts North are worse than the worst parts South). There are some sections of significant ruts - to the point that I felt the forks bottom fairly well once, entering a rut on a downhill section - but most of it isn't bad. Since everything was damp traction was excellent.I was planning on returning to Usal in mid October. I had a blast on it with a KLR last October before it closed for the season, your description of it sounds spot on to my experience. I'd like to hear more about the conditions if there is more to tell. It was a very wet season, I have read the short road leading to Needle rock is washed out, can you confirm? Any thoughts on the roads north of Usal?
You are running Shinko 705's right? Any new scrapes on your bash plate after Usal?