Ride past the airport

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!

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Trying out the new crash guards and buying highway pegs

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.

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Territorial Highway Loop

I went on a motorcycle ride yesterday afternoon by myself. Everyone else was busy or doesn’t have their bike in town. The ride took me out through Philomath, out a ways on the Alsea Highway, up and over to the Belfountain Highway, down through Alpine, out to Monroe, down the Territorial Highway, through Junction City, up Peoria Road, and back to Corvallis. The mileage for the ride was 82.6.

Had to purchase gas. 74.4 miles on the last tank. 1.519 gallons to fill it. Gas mileage: 49 mpg.

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