Nova Scotia & Newfoundland - Getting the Bike Ready

Just wanted to share a few pictures taken during the bike preparation stages.  Most of the tear-down was simply to superclean the bike from last years trip to Alaska.  For anyone interested, that trip can be visited at http://www.alaskan-odyssey.blogspot.com/

Since every crevice on the bike (including saddlebags) served to bring home Alaskan real estate, a complete teardown, cleaning and reassembly was necessary to get them back in working order.  Of course, dropping the bike twice in the boonies last year jammed the saddlebag gear system and required some repair.