I have the riding gear from earlier this summer when I did the motorcycle safety course. Just happened to find a good deal now instead of waiting for the spring to buy a motorcycle. Have started getting a bit more warmer gear though. There was frost on it this morning.
That's gotta hurt, buying a motorcycle in Thunder Bay in October... I hope you get a ride or two before Winter hits! I have the same grey '09, I think you're going to have a great time.
While attending Lakehead University in Thunder Bay I remember a snowfall on Halloween night that "stayed" until spring. Hopefully you won't have an early snowfall this year and will get to enjoy your new bike before winter sets in.
Happy riding from another 09 owner who just started riding again at the age of 60. Yeah, you better start bundling up. Get some Oxford heaterz grips and hand guards, or the heated grips ans some of those big mitts. Look for posts from WelJoe in the past with pictures.
I usually fire mine up before I start putting on my gear. By the time I'm ready to go the bike is just about there too. I was told by the dealer that it only needed to get the injectors up to 105 degrees for it to be ready to go. But it does seem to get much warmer than that before the idle comes down.
I have a rear stand but it picks the bike up by the swing arm and i needed to remove the rear shock to get the link out. This meant i had to lift the bike somehow to take weight off of the rear shock. Wish I had a garage to support the bike with ratchet straps to the rafters.
I think homeboy made a post a week or more ago about how he couldn't get the link off/on or something and we advised him to lift it from something other than the swingarm.
So I can use a car jack and swap the lowering link on my Versys being supported by the kick stand? I don't know if it's me or if it's the wording but I am confused🙇🏽
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