New Tire, New Speedometer Sensor

25,800 miles.

So today the Dyna got a new back tire and a new Speedometer Sensor installed. There was a lot of waiting due to non-local bikes in the shop, got there around 9:40ish and didn't leave till around 1:30. Total for today was $280.

Labor was still cheap, around $65 for an hour and a half. New back tire was around $110, new Speedometer sensor was around $60.

I was glad that I took the bike in to get it done. Although I am sure I could have figured out the new speedometer connection, the back tire was a PITA.

The axle was in backwards, so the poor guy had to remove the muffler to get to the axle. Then there was the fact of getting the tire off, and getting the new one on. He did it in about 1/3 of the time it would have taken me to do it.

I also found out that my old back tire, is around 6 years old. My front is around 7. That one is next, not only because it is old, but also because it is starting to get a little low. But it should last for a while longer. Back tire in my eyes is a little more important.

Oh, I also got a "Cramp Buster". Got it from Strokers, at least I think thats the name. Another local shop, guy seems like a good guy, and hes been in business for a while. Shares part of his space with ROAR, which is a bike company geared towards women. The Cramp Buster just slides onto the grip. I figure this should alleviate the cramping and numbing I get when on long rides. I got the wide one so it utilizes more of my palm, rather than the long. So far it seems like it will help, there was a definate difference in the force required to turn the throttle. I have a long ride tomorrow, well, not that long, but long enough that I will be able to tell is it was a good investment or not. $12.50 for that.

Well, Bike Week is still here, and all I hear are bikes, sometimes it gets annoying, esp. with the rice rockets. Those just sound like crap to me.

Ride safe, Keep the rubber on the road.