So this service is pretty much a glorified oil change and I'm upset that I had to bring the bike in for it. I like to work on my bikes myself. Unfortunately, there's a rule at my apartment complex that you can't work on vehicles in their parking spaces. As it was, I had a slow leak in my rear tire and the cause was what looked like a pin that had penetrated the tread in a sideways fashion, must barely getting deep enough to cause the air leak. If I were to plug it, I would have to ream it out bigger first and I'm not really excited about running around on a plug. I don't think I could have patched it because the hole was in a spot where I wouldn't get a good seal around the hole.
Either way, my service is done, and I'm ready to ride another 6k. I have to say that Riverside BMW is really great. I made my appointment the day before without any fuss - online! My "loaner" was the sales demo BMW K1600GTL with 800 miles on it. How could I possibly be upset about that. In fact, I figured that while I had an empty top case and bags, I'd stop on my way home and fill them with groceries. Baddabing! They were done with my bike by mid-morning, so instead of waiting for the end of the day, I brought them their sales model back and grabbed my ride at lunch time. It was 106 and it felt like 160. I really like a big fairing. On my Harley, I've ridden in temps that high and can say that it's like being in a convection oven where the heat is blowing from a fan. Not cool.
Tariff for service and new back tire: $511.25
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