looking forward

Hopefully I'll have my finances sorted in the next few weeks so I can start thinking about what I'm going to do to the bike next time around.

It's not that I want to be constantly changing things. More that I had an idea of how I wanted the night train to end up and spread it over a few winters with riding the bike when the weather was better.

This past summer has been an exception as other things got in the way.
From here on I've decided that I'll make sure I've got all the parts I need before starting the work. So, soon I'm going to be buying bits and storing them away for the time to come round that I'll be fitting them.

There's a couple of things I need to do to finish off the current stage. I still want to remove the fairing to get away from the SOA look. I'm going to fit the apes I've got in my garage but that needs to have the wiring run internally. I'll need a longer clutch cable to fit the apes but the throttle cables and wiring should be OK. I also want to buy a black headlight. Which one will depend on finding something which looks good and fits my budget. I'm also thinking about changing the front indicators but as that's purely for looks is not that important.

Then there's the rear end. I would like to fit a short mudguard with a side mounted plate. I'm considering going for stop/tail light and indicators in one to make the rear look more compact. it will all depend on whether I can combine that look with some luggage carrying capacity. I fully intend to get back rallying next season. It's one thing I have missed more than anything else.

I also want to match up the rear wheel with the front. I'm going to have to research how wide a tyre I can go with the stock frame. If I could I would like a 240/16 though I may just have to stick with the 200/17 which is the stock size. So far I haven't been able to find anyone who has tried the wider tyre with the stock swinging arm. To widen the swinging arm would be beyond my budget for now. So maybe I will stick with the stock rear wheel. Who knows?

Watch this space.