I rode as much as I could, it was a warm winter here in the Northeast that year.
I even rode up to Bear Mountain in December of 2016. It was on old dry rotted tires, one was over inflated and the other was under inflated. I checked my pressure after arriving back home . I learned my lesson after that about pre-ride safety checks. I soon purchased some new Shinko tires and mounted them myself.
Before putting the new rubber on I decided I'd spray paint the rims a semi-gloss matte color. I spent two days washing, priming and painting the rims, only to have all the paint fall off like talcom powder, I wasn't close enough for the paint to adhere.
I spent the rest of the year riding as much as I could, when the mrs. would let me get out.
The bike stayed primer red the whole time I was riding, people would say, oh it looks great, then I'd tell them it was primer and they'd be like, "oh." I just couldn't bring myself to stop riding long enough to paint it.
The last thing I did before winter arrived was purchase a set of Hagon shocks from Dave Quinn Cycles, money well spent. Highway riding in Northern NJ and NYC was a little hair raising before I made the upgrade. Since then it's just as scary, but way more comfortable.
Out with the old in with the new.
I'm going to attempt to keep a running list of what I've done/ am doing to the bike, just so I have somewhere to go back and reference what changes I've made.
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