You know what they say ...

One of the words of wisdom for any big motorcycle trip is to not make changes to the bike before heading out. Well, we'll throw that right out the window this trip. :)

About two weeks ago I received my custom bags ... custom tank bag and fuel cell cover. I really wanted to test out these bags on this trip, there's no time stress, short(ish) mileage, and no stress from being on the clock. Unfortunately, work has been hectic, so I didn't get a chance to install these bags until tonight.

The tank bag I'm not so worried about. It uses a strap system for mounting, which is something I'm not used to, but it looks to be pretty secure. The fuel cell cover, however, required some slight modification. For starters, in order to install the bag, I had to remove the vent line for the tank temporarily, so that I could thread the line through the bag. Once the bag was installed, the new vent line routing was longer than the previous, so it wasn't working out as just a plug and play setup. No worries, I needed to reroute the vent line anyway, but didn't plan to do it the night before.

All in all, it's a minor change, but I would have been a little more comfortable getting a few test miles in before hitting the road for Florida. I still need to install a fuel filter for the vent line, but I'll make that change when there's more test time before a ride.