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That early Spring weather we were enjoying has turned back to cold and blustery. But, it gave me some time for "start of season" maintenance. I cleaned and lubed the chain and then I adjusted the chain for the first time. I probably left that chain adjusting a little too long, but I was paranoid at the thought of unfastening a wheel myself. It all went pretty smoothly. Red's video in the "How To" is great.
New mod: The double bubble windscreen from Hotbodies. Lots of light in the pictures, but this is the dark smoke tinted model. $80.47 (Canadian) at my local dealership. The install went very well. I didn't have any of the lower nut wells pop out (luckily). I did find that it looked a little crooked when I was done. The stock wind screen has a sharply defined channel where it meets the upper fairing, this Hotbodies one does not have quite the same feature. After I loosened it all up and shifted it around a bit, it lined up quite well and I like the results a lot. I only took a short ride (it was just above freezing) but my first impression was that it does knock the wind up a little higher, off the chest and over the helmet.
That and my back wheel didn't fall off, so I guess I adjusted the chain right too. ;D ;D ;D
New mod: The double bubble windscreen from Hotbodies. Lots of light in the pictures, but this is the dark smoke tinted model. $80.47 (Canadian) at my local dealership. The install went very well. I didn't have any of the lower nut wells pop out (luckily). I did find that it looked a little crooked when I was done. The stock wind screen has a sharply defined channel where it meets the upper fairing, this Hotbodies one does not have quite the same feature. After I loosened it all up and shifted it around a bit, it lined up quite well and I like the results a lot. I only took a short ride (it was just above freezing) but my first impression was that it does knock the wind up a little higher, off the chest and over the helmet.
That and my back wheel didn't fall off, so I guess I adjusted the chain right too. ;D ;D ;D

