I spent almost two hours out in the cold yesterday, cleaning the bike. My fingertips are split from the drying effect of the cleaning compounds. It's definately not coming as clean as I'd like but it will have to do. I guess I've covered about 90% of the bike, except for the saddlebags and a side cover. I brought these inside to clean...where it's warm. One of the few areas left is the rear wheel. It's a real bitch to get at but the rim really, really needs to be cleaned. I hope to get to it today, before the weather turns. We're supposed to get about 8" of snow tomorrow. I watch the weather alot these days, especially the long range forecast. As of rright now, our departure day, Tuesday March 11th, is predicted to be 43 degrees and sunny. What that means it's good enough to ride from the Lissy's house to the ship. If we can ride to the ship we don't have to pay for parking for the trucks and trailers!!! Lately that's the best news I've had. Of course the day before is supposed to be 38 degrees with snow. That means there may be a chance of some black ice and some slop left on the roads to dirty up our nice clean bikes. I'm packing a cleaning kit for shipboard use...some plexus, a damp cloth or two and a few polishing cloths.
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