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I debated purchasing an integrated comm for my first nice helmet, a Shoei Neotec. I am glad I went to a standalone unit instead. That helmet did not end up working out for me and I was able to move my comm to my next helmet. Otherwise, I would have been stuck with two very expensive paper weights.
Here is a basic maintenance schedule for the Street 750. Harley folks tend to treat cable maintenance as an annual task.
Check out someone like cycle gear for cable lube kits if you don’t have a dedicated cycle shop in your local area.
If you plan on maintaining the bike yourself, see if you can get a service manual for your bike. Harley usually has them for $100 or less. They are not cheap, but it can be a lifesaver.
Two things come to mind as long as you aren’t noticing any issues with shift into gears.
Your cable could be binding up and needs to be lubricated. They make lube for motorcycle cables that don’t attract dirt that work pretty well.
Cable has worn out from lack of lubrication. If lubricating either doesn’t help at all, or only helps for a few days, you may need to replace the cable with a new one.
It’s one of those things where the money sounds good until you realize you also have to live somewhere expensive to get it.
I could conceivably move to somewhere like ND and save a ton of money on housing and the necessities, but the limited job market could also mean that I would be unable to continue in the same career.
And switching jobs sound great, unless you’re in an industry seeing large changes post-pandemic. It’s certainly kept me from jumping ship. At least until I see my area of work stabilize.
To add to it, I am doing alright overall. But my student loans kicked back in, food prices have climbed, even my monthly utilities have increased as of a few months ago. So I might not be worried about keeping the lights on, I do feel the pinch and it doesn’t make me feel overjoyed about the economy.
Counting from the age of 18 to now, I have had 18 actual jobs in the last 30 years. A couple were times when I had two jobs at the same time, and I didn’t count side gigs I had.
I would guess that I’ve had a lot of jobs, but I am now in tech,so it doesn’t seem to hurt me like it did when I worked other industries.