This afternoon I went on a quick 35 mile jaunt with Seth P to exercise the PC800, now fully reassembled. While I was at it I tried out my new heated gear. There will be a post about the placement of my Heat Troller at a later date. For now I can say that it is GREAT to have warm hands and feet while riding.
Rebirth of the PC800
Today I put the Honda Pacific Coast most of the way back together. A few pieces of plastic are waiting until a small and important hose comes in the mail. Until then I’ve kluged something together that requires some bits of plastic to stay removed.
So far after the Great Shim Debacle of 2009, it seems that my bike runs okay. There aren’t any strange noises and the bike performs the same as before. Perhaps I won the lottery on this one. Either way, I plan to carry the extra shim on the bike at all times in case it suddenly becomes necessary.
Total ride was about 25 miles. It was just enough to get the bike warm and exercise it a bit.
Popcicle ride
This morning I went for a short ride just to say I went on a ride in 13 degree weather. It was all of 7 mile. I used it as an excuse to fill the bike with gas. It took about three minutes of cranking to get the thing fired up. At the gas stop I put in 3.132 gallons at 159.2 miles. That ends up being 50.83 mpg. Not too bad considering all of the freeway driving and romping on the throttle.
Even with only 7 miles my hands were still VERY cold when I got back. Not as bad as on Sunday when I couldn’t feel my feet for an hour but still uncomfortable.