Checklist before you go...

Zwiser

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What do you guys check on your blasters before going out for a trip riding or just riding in general, I know the basics like tire pressure, cracks, and anything obviously wrong, but does anyone have a complex list that goes thru everything?
 
When i go out on weekend trips im not forgetting anything haha...gotta have:

Camel Pack
2 Gatorade bottles of gas in my camel pack (never know)
A 5 gallon Gas can
ice chest/food/water

All the mechanical stuff i check the night before. like cleaning the filters,new gas,cleaning the carbs bla bla bla...
 
I don't have a list, well I do but its in my head, And I check all the wheel lugs, axle nuts, bolts that hold my heel guards-footpegs on as they have been know to dissapear on the mountain, oh ya my swingarm skid plate bolts, swingarm piviot bolts, carrier bolts, rear hydro bolts. Then I do tire pressures and carry a tank of air to the trails, along with a plug kit, enough tools to tear the top end off, and 8, 10, 11,12,13mm wrenches. I check all the fluids, top off if necessary. test the brakes front and rear. Lube my chain, then grip it and rip it! there is probably a few things i'm forgetting but that's most of it.
 
I don't check much outside tire pressure........probably because I am checking everything else all the time anyways. I:I

Outside of that, I pack tools.......LOTS of tools on our longer trips, because even if mine doesn't go down, if somebody else's does, we can take a look at it. Then it's just food, pop, and all that jazz.
 
i check the tranny fluid and tires, but that's it. i just cross my fingers and hope that i don't tear it up or run out of gas.