Today I blew off work for a few hours to go have fun on my motorcycle in the central Oregon coast range mountains. Out of the 150 miles I drove, I only hit really sketchy gravel and mud for about a mile total. FYI to all the sport bikes: don’t take Highway 411. Well, you can… but only if you want to have fun going up and over a tight windy pass in mud and gravel.
I filled up twice during the ride. The first fuel up I took 3.02 gallons and had driven 134.3 miles. At this fill-up I topped it off as high as I could for the coming ride. Even so, I still averaged 44.7 mpg.
The second fill-up happed about 85 miles later. I didn’t push the trip meter until about 10 miles after the first fill-up so I’m not 100% positive on the distance but it was something like 85 miles. Another top-off brought me to 1.66 gallons. That makes for 51.2 mpg. That’s not bad considering I was going slow along some sketchy back country roads.
Every time I go out and ride my PC800, named The Tardis, it’s like falling in love with the bike all over again. The Tardis might have a few nagging issues (need new clutch plates soon, back tire will need to be replaced sooner rather than later due to old rubber rot, underpowered stator, etc) but it sure is fun to ride.
In other news, I was having some trouble keeping my heated gear working throughout the ride. One of the outlets kept cutting out. I’m not sure if it’s an issue with the Heat Troller, the outlet, or the plug. Until I get some right-angle plugs for my heated gear I won’t be able to tell for sure.