[Rickster]

I still have a few things to do, I took the skid plate off yesterday to have a crack welded up, that's all ready to be put back on, but I think I'll wait till after I get a few other things done first. It's easier to change the oil & filter with it off.

I have to get a new chain & sprockets, change the oil, and get the new front tire mounted. I'm also still trying to figure out what the best position is for my new drivers back rest, with the weather being so crappy I haven't been able to take a long enough ride to see if the position I have it in now is going to be good for a long trip.

I suppose I better get off my rear & get the chain & sprockets on pretty soon or I won't have the initial stretch out of the way before the trip, and I'll be needing to stop and adjust it somewhere on the ride down.