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Today I rode my bike to school and then on for a little fun in the twisties up on Lewisburg Saddle. On the way back, a Ninja in the 500-750cc range pulled up next to me at a stoplight. He revved his engine a few times and motioned that we should race. The light turned green and we took off the line. I watched the look of surprise on his face in my rear view mirrors as I pulled away.
Pretty good for a scrappy old bike from 1984!
Total mileage: 25-ish
I took the bike out today first to school for lunch with Brent before going on a ride past the airport.
My gas tank was low so I stopped for a fill-up. The motorcycle took 2.397 gallons and the odometer recorded 117.1 miles. Fuel economy was 48.85 mpg. The 10% ethanol has a big effect on my mileage!
Today I went on a short ride to try out the new crash guards I bought on Ebay last week. Halfway through the ride I decided to stop at Fred’s Honda in Corvallis to pick up a pair of cheap highway pegs to mount on the guards. They aren’t perfect but they work pretty well. To make them better, I’ll need to pony up the money to get a pair of forward-hanging pegs.
More on the crash guard installation will be posted later.
Distance: 35-ish miles.