Why only 2.5 and not 3?  Well, I ran into a minor snag last Tuesday...  I am now gifted with a "severe cervical strain".  Basically, I've messed up smthng in my neck pretty much as badly as I can without causing permanent damage.  I was slapped into bed on pretty heavy meds for a few days.  I can now move (slowly), but everything is real stiff.  I'm better than I was, but now all my other muscles are complaining for having to make up for not-quite-functioning neck.  That's put a major damper on my plans. :(

But, I did manage to take a ride out to Rob's on Friday and get some more done.  The ride was a good "test" to see how I'd manage on the bike for the upcoming trip.  I actually feel better on the bike... it forces me to relax, which is what my neck needs most.

We managed to complete the following fairly hefty jobs:

• Brake fluid flushed and bled (that's a NASTY job)
• Clutch fluid flushed and bled (that was some NASTY fluid)
• Throttle bodies synced - they were real close to start with, so I doubt this actually did much, but it's still good practice.
• All ram mounts installed

That leaves one big job, which I have to get done before I'm ready...

Wiring up the com system.

It's not difficult, it's just a lot of work getting the octopus of cables safely routed all over the bike without any of them getting crushed, melted, or binding up the steering.  It's a lot of tedious stuff...  the power and audio cables aren't long enough, so I have to splice and solder a bunch of stuff.  But, it's got to be done.  So, I think I'm gonna rest up a bit more today and then tackle it late this afternoon.  I'm not sure how much I'll get done, but I should be close enough that I can polish the rest off Monday night.  That leaves Tuesday for packing up, then I'm outta here before dawn on Wednesday. ;)