Upper cowl and center meter panel removed - any mods or maintenance I should do?

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    The upper cowl and center meter panel are off. Is there anything that needs doing while this area is exposed? I will not be taking these back off unless absolutely required.

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    Makes life easier to replace the steering stem bearings with All Balls roller bearings. Cost you around $30
     
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    Do they need replacing due to failure or is this just a nice upgrade? The bike has around 6K miles.
     
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    stock headstock bearings should last you many many more miles. The roller bearings have an even longer lifespan and a better feel for the road. Besides being cheap.

    You may notice a difference when crossing railroad tracks and such. Plastics don't have to be off to change headstock bearings but it would be easier without the stuff in the way.
     
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    Might also be a good time to ship your gauge cluster off to Bluegauges.com and have your leds changed to a different color. They can do blue, red, green...whatever you want. Should take less than a month to get them back. (they're in NY). I had my lcd's changed to blue, and they look pretty good.
     
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    She's back together.
     
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