When you go for tags on a used vehicle including motorcycles you have to have it inspected. I thought my friend Ed Coby might be able to do it, he inspected my boat trailer. However, it seems that motorcycles are a different type and have to be inspected my a motorcycle inspection station. I checked at the Harley store but they weren't open even though their sign said they were supposed to be open. I decided that it would probably be best to have the bike inspected by a Honda shop. The closest Honda Dealership to me is the one in Crofton, Crofton Power Sports. I took the bike over by truck. It only took a day to get the bike inspected. Unfortunately, the bike needed a few things. The big item was the rear brake rotor, it was thinner than spec. I'd never heard of this so I went over to the dealership and had them mic it, it was thin. The other thing was some grommets on the rear shocks. The last thing was the right front turn signal was cracked and "might come off while riding" making it a ding on the inspection. The rear tire had some dry rot and was close to needing replacement; I decided to have it replaced while it was in the shop. The total bill was just over $600. Bringing my total for the bike to $2900. While they were very accommodating they don't stock any parts so they needed to be ordered which took a few days.
The problem arose again with the weather. This time because it was nice weather, I wanted to ride! I again went over and picked the bike up so I could ride on the two nice days. I put about 100 miles on the bike in two days. Not only did I want to get experience on the bike but I wanted to know what kind of gas mileage I would get. With only a 4.1 gallon there isn't much room for error. I was planning to take the bike to Florida in February, any experience and knowledge I could gain would be a plus.
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