{"id":12663,"date":"2025-04-17T10:07:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T16:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/?p=12663"},"modified":"2025-04-17T10:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T16:07:49","slug":"new-tire-and-once-over-means-im-ready-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/new-tire-and-once-over-means-im-ready-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"New Tire And Once-Over Means I’m Ready To Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I got that new front tire put on the V-Strom. And while I was at it I had them go ahead and do an oil change. Now I’m ready for a 3,200-mile trip.<\/p>\n

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Yep, this new tire sure has a lot more tread on it than the old one.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>This was Fay Myers<\/a> where I took it. I got there early on Friday and was able to go straight to the desk and get the whole thing arranged. The guy I dealt with was great and the whole thing took about an hour and a half.<\/p>\n

As a plus, when I got the invoice and paid, I saw that they had basically done an overall check of the bike, which is a good thing to do before a trip. I know they do these things because if they find anything else they thing needs doing they want to bring this to your attention so you can presumably pay them to handle it.<\/p>\n

So:
\nInspect steering and suspension–check
\nCheck battery and charging system voltage–check
\nCheck operation of lights\/switches\/meters–check
\nInspect\/adjust control and cables–check
\nInspect\/top off cooling system–check
\nInspect brake pads–check
\nInspect brake fluid level\/condition–check
\nInspect\/top off final drive oil–check
\nInspect chain–check
\nSet tire pressure–check<\/p>\n

Hey guys, thanks. I think I’m good to go here.<\/p>\n

The funny thing was that then the next day I went for this ride with the RMMRC<\/a> and mentioned to Bob that I had had the work done, and at Fay Myers. He asked me, “Do you trust them?” That took me by surprise, and as I told him, I had never heard anything to suggest that I shouldn’t. He didn’t elaborate but I thought that was odd. So yeah, I do trust them. Why shouldn’t I? Odd.<\/p>\n

Now I need to start pulling things together and making a number of pre-trip decisions. And as departure day draws nearly the forecast keeps looking better and better. April can be tricky but it looks like we’re in luck. Oh boy.<\/p>\n

Biker Quote for Today<\/h3>\n

How many motorcycles do you need? N-1, where N equals the number needed for divorce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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