First off, just let me say, long time listener, first time caller. Just purchased my C5 from my local dealership little over a week ago. So far so good. Been watching the posts and almost feel like I know some of you already. It is really reassuring to know that the RE has such a devoted and helpful motley crew. I have wanted to get one for along while now but was worried about keeping up on the maintenance on one of the Pre 09's. This is my first motorcycle
! Rode a Bajaj Chetak for several years though so I know a little about Indian motos and how hearty they are. Willw post about the worrying bits on the drain plug reminded me on the time my little 150 chetak ate some of her own innards. I had to pry the screen out with a pair of vise grips cause the mess looked like a Brillo pad around it. Changed the oil and got back on the darn thing, and it seemed like she hardly even noticed that she had digested a 5 mm bolt. Not planning on treating Alison like that tho, that's the bikes name, trying to break her in right, hit 233 on the odometer today after my commute.
Well, Again I just want to give shout outs to all of you for making this forum such a wealth of expertise and assistance as well as allot of fun to follow. If not for you guys like Scooterbob, Willw, Ace, Greenmachine, DucatiScotty, r80rt, prof_stack, gashousegorrilla, and singhg5 it would be allot less ride and allot more wrench. In my book fellas like you are just as much a reason I picked the RE as the bike itself.