MCHD - Get your bike ready for riding season
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00:00Hey guys, Meltdown here at Motor City Harley-Davidson, once again with General Manager Craig Collins.
00:09And today we're going to talk about things you need to do to get your motorcycle ready for the spring riding season.
00:14And Craig, what do you think is one of the first things people should concentrate on?
00:17Well, one of the first things they need is just a basic safety check.
00:20Bring the bike in, it's free of charge, we'll go through it, it's a 42-point inspection.
00:24Anything we find will bring it to your attention.
00:26Of course, some of the basic things are tire pressure, battery voltage, making sure all your fluids are topped off.
00:32It's just really important that spring's here and beat the rush.
00:36Because right now, man, we have over 400 winter storage bikes in stock.
00:39Deliveries are going to be coming.
00:41Everybody's going to be wanting to ride after the winter that we've had.
00:51Well, for me, like a bucket list right now, I know you've done this a bunch of times.
00:54It's like Sturgis and whatnot.
00:56And of course, down in Daytona.
00:57I was talking to a rock star on my podcast.
01:00And he's actually going to be riding over in Italy and all through like the Eastern Europe and everything.
01:06So what are some of your bucket list rides?
01:08You know, I've been very fortunate.
01:10I've been able to do some of those rides such as Sturgis.
01:13Which again, if you haven't been, I highly recommend to go just for the riding.
01:17There's some great riding when you get into Daytona in Florida.
01:21But for me, I would think it would be out west in the canyons, along the rivers.
01:28And I don't think...
01:29I just actually got back from Utah and I was very fortunate to be able to do some riding out there.
01:33It was absolutely gorgeous.
01:35One of the things we go on this trip with our listeners every fall to Vegas.
01:40I would ride out through the desert in Vegas one day.
01:42I rode a bicycle out there, but never a motorcycle.
01:44Yeah, I can tell you, man, in the extreme temperature changes, it'll rain in one spot right over the top of you.
01:49But there's nothing like the experience of getting out and there is just...
01:53You've got to map your gas stops because you're going to run out of fuel if you're not careful.
01:57So you've done Deal's Gap, the Dragon, down south. Where is that? South Carolina?
02:01It's North Carolina.
02:02Yeah, yeah.
02:03Fortunately, you know, I grew up in Tennessee, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
02:08And we were only about an hour and 20 minutes away from Deal's Gap.
02:11And the foot of hills of the Smokies, Blue Ridge Parkway, incredible riding.
02:15And again, I've been very fortunate to be able to ride those rides.
02:18Some of the best riding in the country, in my opinion.
02:21So, bucket list, you know, I've been able to check a lot of that off.
02:25I don't know, maybe overseas somewhere.
02:27Yeah, that's right.
02:28A different country down through Mexico, I think would be neat.
02:32I know that we do some things where there's some cruises you can go on and take your motorcycle and get off at each stop.
02:38Really?
02:39Yeah.
02:40So, still got a little bit more out there to do.
02:43Been very blessed.
02:44But these are all places that I would highly recommend, if you've never been, to go riding.