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Old 20th March 2023
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new mufflers to avoid trouble with the boy´s in blue and did the first ride this year.
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Had my 2006 Sporty checked out by my bike shop, no frame or swingarm damage.

Parts ordering has commenced
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Added 1200 or so miles to the odometer of my 2007 Sporty

Placed order to replace the remaining broken bits from my wreck a few weeks ago on my 2006 Sporty
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I'm retired so I don't want to get too crazy and break a sweat. I'll probably just clean the bugs off my fairing and ride it.
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Rode it to breakfast and my new XR1200X front fender bracket arrived today so I moved the fender to it and replaced the broken unit...







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a short ride ca.160 km to heat the oil up and then changed the oil
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Paid $18.18 for an HD Oil Filter, for my Sporty, today, at the local HD dealer. They said they raised the price of their Oil and Filters 25% at the end of Jan. Ooucchhh.dammit
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