The old girl is still going strong, mileage is 28,239
It's no longer used for a commute and I considered whether to trade in for something newer and lower mileage.
After a quick ride out I quickly decided against that!!
It starts first time every time, is still a pleasure to ride and the upgrades I fitted early on have made it basically all I want from a bike.
So what's next??
Well I've done 7k on the tyres and 10.5k on the chain and sprockets so these are on the list for replacing. I'll probably stick with the Michelin Pilot Road series tyres as these have worn much more nicely than the Bridgestones.
The R&G rear sprocket is starting to show wear, so I'm going to try a Supersprox as these have great reviews, in my old post I mentioned my original sprocket had 40 teeth and I replaced it for what I thought was stock 41, turns out 40 is the original for a 2004-2005 and 42 is stock for the 2006-2007 facelift, I'll be going 42 this time. DID Pro Gold chain (nothing to say about these!).
The radiator has had a bodge repair before my ownership and I think it affects the cooling a little, so I have a replacement ready to fit for this.
For the first time in 4 years I'm going to treat it to something new just for aesthetics, I've just placed an order for a load of replacement nuts and bolts, the ones on it function as they should, but some are a bit corroded and others had at some point been painted / powder coated from silver to black and it's chipping off making it look tired. I've gone for some fancy black stainless steel items from Pro-Bolt who are the most well regarded for replacements. Excited for these to arrive!
In 2018 I lost the carbon exhaust hanger, I ordered a replacement at the time but never fitted it as the exhaust is secure anyway, I might put this on with some thread lock!
Maybe if I can stretch to it, some braided brake hoses.
And most boringly I might replace the rear brake disc as that's never been changed in my ownership and an oil and filter change.