Here are the pictures I promised:

Ron

Dutch Cees: You have a PM.

Ron in AZ

Welcome from Arizona, USA. Sorry to hear of your loss, and congrats on indulging in the great therapy called motorcycles.

Ron

Welcome to the assylum from the desert southwest!

Ron in AZ

Congrats! Now get out there and RIDE!

Another vote for Semi Chrome.

Amen.....

Ron in AZ

Congrats and thanks!

Ron in AZ

Welcome to the assylum from the desert Southwest.

Ron in AZ

Nice!

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Thanks for the suggestion. I think I may have been through there on my way from Lansing, MI to Montreal and parts further east way back in the 70s. CRS sucks.

Ron in AZ

Sounds like a great ride. I have been on a number of those roads. Thanks for sharing.

PS. I have a good friend that lives in Caryville. Small world.

Ron in AZ

Glad it worked out for you. I may stop in just to say Hi when I'm back there next month.

Best wishes to you, Sir.

Ron in AZ

You may have got some junk gas on your storage fillup, and combined with the stabilizer, just suffered through running it out of the system. If it's running good and your typical mileage has returned, I would just chalk it up as a Mystery Of The Universe. 8-) I don't even bother checking mpg for the...

I've dealt with them numerous times in the past. In fact that's where I bought my present 94A new. 191k and purring like a kitten. Also bought my first 'real' motorcycle (Honda 90) there back in 1964. However, when I was there last summer I asked about long term owner Doug Sears and was told he fina...

Yes, Sir. It certainly sounds like you've done your homework. I'm not a SC guy. Just trying to keep the thinking juices flowing. Hopefully other chair folks can chime in with more ideas. Good luck.

Ron

To the OP: Are you running with a sidecar? What air pressure are you running? It's hard to believe a tire could have a substantially softer compound than most or all similar tires. I agree, though, that your mileage doesn't justify the switch to CT.

Ron

Wow. Yes, you definitely need to address that frame rust.

Any Star Trek fans out there?

Regarding the leaking fork seal: You might try a SealMate. People seem to have success with them. Google them and also check out several Youtube videos about them. If it doesn't work you're only out a few pesos, but what the heck.. ?

SealMate.net

Ron in AZ

Welcome to the Assylum. Nice bike!

Ron in AZ

Welcome to the Assylum!

Ron in AZ, USA.

In my opinion, you have picked a good time for travel. High country can be 'brisk', but the desert areas are already 'warm'. We rode through Death Valley in early June, but I wouldn't want to do it much later. You should do a little research on travelling parts of Route 66. The Mother Road is a grea...

A radiator shop will also pressure test it and probably give it an overall professional inspection/evaluation.

Ron in AZ