Beaver, do it now and here’s why. On July 8, 2006, I headed to Vernal, Utah to visit a Marine Corps buddy that I hadn’t seen in 30+ years. It was not a well planned trip as I had just reunited with him a couple of months prior. I figured a 4400 mile round trip, worst case scenario. The day I left, I had 16883miles on the Deuce. I wasn’t overly concerned about a 1200 mile deficit as I figured I could get a service somewhere along the way. If I went a few miles over the service recommendation, I wasn’t too worried about that either. Well, the scenery was so awesome out West; I couldn’t resist swinging by Yellowstone instead of heading back the same way I came. That put me on an entirely different route and I hit exactly 20K miles as I was passing through Gillette, WY. I saw a Harley dealership from I-90 and pulled into the parking lot to find they were closed on Monday. Gillette was 2K miles from home and I didn’t want to push it that far without an oil change. I figured while I was out this way I would stop by Sturgis HD and get a service done. Well, they were closed for inventory getting ready for the big throw-down. Bottom line is: I was constantly thinking where I could get a service done while on the road and it turned out I couldn’t. The Deuce didn’t seem to care that it went 2200 miles further than it should have without service, but it worried me at the time. It ran like a Swiss watch the entire time, didn’t require a drop of oil or any air in the tires. Guaranteed, next time I go on such an adventure, it will be properly serviced prior to the trip. My humble opinion! As it turned out, I rode 5316 in eight days of riding.