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I'm riding my GL1100 up to Canada this afternoon, a 300 mile trip. I went over my bike last night, just a quick "once over" to make sure everything is where it was supposed to be, tires correct pressure, oil topped up, nuts are tight, that sort of thing.
I peered in from the back, and discovered that my rear brake line had come out of the stay on the swingarm, and was sitting about 1/4" away from my rear tire! I pulled the sidebag off and had a close look, and there had been no contact - yet! Lucky. I put it back in the stay with its rubber bushing, and crimped the stay down a bit tighter to make sure it wouldn't happen again.
I take my truck for granted - I get in, turn the key, it goes. My bike, I treat more like an airplane - things come loose, things break, you need to check it - preflight it, if you will.
I'm riding my GL1100 up to Canada this afternoon, a 300 mile trip. I went over my bike last night, just a quick "once over" to make sure everything is where it was supposed to be, tires correct pressure, oil topped up, nuts are tight, that sort of thing.
I peered in from the back, and discovered that my rear brake line had come out of the stay on the swingarm, and was sitting about 1/4" away from my rear tire! I pulled the sidebag off and had a close look, and there had been no contact - yet! Lucky. I put it back in the stay with its rubber bushing, and crimped the stay down a bit tighter to make sure it wouldn't happen again.
I take my truck for granted - I get in, turn the key, it goes. My bike, I treat more like an airplane - things come loose, things break, you need to check it - preflight it, if you will.