Yesterday I got the front wheel and new tire back from Poway Motorcycle and mounted them on the Concours. This motorcycle maintenance project is not that hard, and all of it except the actual mounting of the wheel to the bike/lining up the axle is easily done by one person. Actually it's probably best done by one person, but lining up the axle and getting it through forks, collar, wheel, speedo drive and other fork took some doing. But I've got a brand new tire from BikeBandit on the bike. This one will probably take me through to 100K.
Yesterday and today the new front tire and inner tube for my friend's 2004 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200C arrived, so we're going to pull that front wheel off the bike, run it to Poway Motorcycles to have the new tire put on (with a tube ready to go, just in case) and then remount it. Should be a straightforward project, but one interesting difference is the star-headed bolts holding the brake caliper on the bike. Not sure I have a wrench or socket that fits those.
I also still need to bleed the front brakes on the 1994 Connie, then re-mount the front fairing stay, accessories and front fairing to optest the bike. One at a time....
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