OK, I got it now regarding the tire edges...sometimes the exageration gets lost in the typing...running on the edge of the tires removes the tread..................
and the zip tie is for setting my suspension........to see how far I am compressing the forks.
Oh.....I recently took all my fairing bolts off and painted them gloss black to match the bike.....looks pretty good.......but, I took off the gas cap and painted it black and it looks so so.
I kinda figured thats what the zip ties were for but wasn't sure and thats a really good idea with the fasteners. I have been looking for some black anodized ones but paint should do the trick. Can you post a couple of picks?