Thanks KZQ. I think i'll move straight to reopening the bowl for inspection because it's 13F currently in southeast Michigan! I ride my other motorcycles any month of the year, but with snow and black ice I'm more hesitant

. In addition, I have very bad steering bearings that I need to change. It was unnerving when I rode the bike before the first snow.
I'll let her run again a bit in the garage with the door open though.