Breakin' out the bike in 2008.

Well today I finally broke out my motorcycle from storage in my garage.
I cleaned it up, topped off the battery charge, and started her up.
Cleaned and freshly lubed the chain, and washed the bike, including braking out a toothbrush to get some built up grit and such off the chainbars and frames.
Rode it around for a little while on my local streets (lots of grit/gravel alas), so rode very carefully.
I still need to change the oil, plugs, and adjust the chain, then get the Corbin beetle bags remounted (the Givi tail bag is currently on there just fine, it's the mix of trying to make them both mount at the same time that's been challenge).
I hope in the next week or two to get out on the open road for real. Maybe just a few hours at first. Anyone else in the area want to join in on a ride? I'm still relatively new to the area, to any suggestions around here (Spokane area) for the best back roads and sights to see, would be appreciated.
Oh, my bike is a "rice burner" sport touring 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200. It's been a great bike since I bought it brand new back in California for commuting and "lane splitting", I have ridden it in 13 states and just under 20,000 miles so far, and most of that was from 2001 to 2004.
So far I have ridden completely solo, I hope to finally find friends to ride with now that I've settled down in Spokane.

Here is a link to the various adventures I've had on this bike in many states and weather ranging from -20f (with snow and ice) to over 100f.


My bike near a lake in Oklahoma, circa Fall 2002)