Well today I had to go across town to sign my taxes(what a ripoff that place is) and since I'm working the evening shift I decided to go as soon as they were open. So at about 9am it was 6 degrees celcius and off I go. Well in town it was nice and warm, the only spot that actually felt a little chilly was next to the water. So I think it's official, it is now warm enought to have the bike out all the time. Worst case I can put the liner back in my jacket if I feel the urge to go on the highway.
I sure hope it's not raining on the weekend, because I think I'll be on the bike.
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Alarm Ordered
Just ordered an alarm for the bike, hopefully it's not too hard to install. They had some of the ones that lock onto the brake and chirp if someone tries to move it. I preferred something more permanent, so I ordered one of the 'less expensive' alarms for under the seat, no pager or anything fancy like that, but it'll make lots of noise if someone moves it...and I won't have to worry about taking it off the brake everytime I get on the bike. It's been an expensive week, $171.44 for my helmet, and $154.10 for the alarm...maybe I should wait a bit on the jacket. :-)
Monday, April 24, 2006
Sunshine
Well the weather was great on Sunday so I recruited some help so that I could get my bike from the garage to bring it down here, and still have my car down here. So my sister followed in her car, while her husband drove my car down for me. So now I have my car down here and the bike too, works out nice for when the weather is good enough for biking.
The last time I filled the bike up was when I bought the bike and I was almost half of the way home before I thought to reset the trip so I'm not positive on the distance I travelled on that tank. I think it was somewhere between 260 and 280kms and then I put in about 14 litres...that's not too bad considering the first 100kms was all into the wind the on a very windy day.
So this weekend coming up I'm hoping to put lots of kms on the bike, now all I need is the perfect weather for it. I guess I'll just have to wait and see how it goes, if I'm lucky it'll be somewhere between 16 and 20 degrees and sunny, that would be nice.
Next on the list is pricing bike alarms, I think it might be a worth while investment.
The last time I filled the bike up was when I bought the bike and I was almost half of the way home before I thought to reset the trip so I'm not positive on the distance I travelled on that tank. I think it was somewhere between 260 and 280kms and then I put in about 14 litres...that's not too bad considering the first 100kms was all into the wind the on a very windy day.
So this weekend coming up I'm hoping to put lots of kms on the bike, now all I need is the perfect weather for it. I guess I'll just have to wait and see how it goes, if I'm lucky it'll be somewhere between 16 and 20 degrees and sunny, that would be nice.
Next on the list is pricing bike alarms, I think it might be a worth while investment.
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Is Summer Here Yet?
Well the weather today was somewhere around 13 degrees outside today...so guess what I did? I took the Z750 out for a nice drive to show it off. I started out in just jeans, but after 20 minutes I decided another layer of pants would be a good idea. After adding the extra pants I actually found the drive really nice. It's going to be nice once the summer weather gets here.
I also took the time to adjust the shocks after I got home. It was set for a 150 pound guy, so now I'm looking forward to another drive so that I can see if that smoothes out the ride a bit.
I also took the time to adjust the shocks after I got home. It was set for a 150 pound guy, so now I'm looking forward to another drive so that I can see if that smoothes out the ride a bit.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
The Club
So when I bought my bike she gave me the "Club" that she had been using to lock up the rear tire when she parked the bike. It's basically just a big red cable that you can lock around the rear tire to make it harder for someone to steal your bike. So I put it on the bike even though it's in the garage...then I got thinking, how many times am I going to get on the bike before I forget to take the "Club" off and try to drive away with it on? I just hope that someone has a camera handy for when it does happen because I'll be cursing myself too much to think to take a picture.
Sunday, April 09, 2006
It's Home
Well yesterday I found someone willing to drive me to town to pick up the new toy, a 2004 Kawasaki Z750). SNB was already closed when we got there and the previous owner was alright with me driving it home before I switched it over. So we went and had a bite to eat, renewed the tags online(they had expired last month) and then we went back for the bike. Now shortly before we got back I was lucky enough to hear them say on the radio that it was 4.5 degrees outside, but that it felt like 0 degrees with the windchill...I don't even want to know what 4.5 feels like at 120km/h.
After adding a couple more layers of clothing I took the bike for it's first drive. I couldn't get over how easy it was too drive, the thing practically balanced itself. I could come to a stop sign, roll to a stop and not even put my foot down...I wonder if that still counts as a stop if I don't plant a foot, but I'm pretty sure I had stopped moving for a split second before I pulled away from each of the stop signs. In town the bike is a dream, it's nimble and fast, but there's something about it that inspires confidence. It could be the fact that I'm more upgright then a super sport...but whatever it is I like it.
I know I should still be scared of it, after all it is a 750cc bike and although it may make a person feel invincible at times, there is certainly nothing about a motorbike that will protect you if you take it for granted. That being said I took it very easy going home, after all it was my first trip. I will admit that there were a couple times where I gave the throtle a quick twist and watched the speedometer climb quickly to 175. It was a cold and windy day and I'll admit on that hour long drive I did stop about half way to thaw out my fingers, but overall the ride was a blast. I will certainly be looking forward to some sunny weather so that I can really enjoy the new toy.
After adding a couple more layers of clothing I took the bike for it's first drive. I couldn't get over how easy it was too drive, the thing practically balanced itself. I could come to a stop sign, roll to a stop and not even put my foot down...I wonder if that still counts as a stop if I don't plant a foot, but I'm pretty sure I had stopped moving for a split second before I pulled away from each of the stop signs. In town the bike is a dream, it's nimble and fast, but there's something about it that inspires confidence. It could be the fact that I'm more upgright then a super sport...but whatever it is I like it.
I know I should still be scared of it, after all it is a 750cc bike and although it may make a person feel invincible at times, there is certainly nothing about a motorbike that will protect you if you take it for granted. That being said I took it very easy going home, after all it was my first trip. I will admit that there were a couple times where I gave the throtle a quick twist and watched the speedometer climb quickly to 175. It was a cold and windy day and I'll admit on that hour long drive I did stop about half way to thaw out my fingers, but overall the ride was a blast. I will certainly be looking forward to some sunny weather so that I can really enjoy the new toy.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Mother Nature
I just noticed that I bought the dirtbike on April 1st last year and I bought the street bike on April 1st this year. Weird isn't it...it wasn't even intentional.
I was planning to go pick it up this week but the weather hasn't been cooperating at all. Cold with snow isn't exactly ideal weather for driving a bike home for the first time. I was thinking i'd much rather some sun and warm temperatures. Oh well the week isn't over yet, maybe it'll be summer by saturday. If not I may trailer it home, it seems like a shame, but it might be the simplest option at this point.
I think i'm excited about the bike...but it's hard to be excited when the weather is too cold for it.
I was planning to go pick it up this week but the weather hasn't been cooperating at all. Cold with snow isn't exactly ideal weather for driving a bike home for the first time. I was thinking i'd much rather some sun and warm temperatures. Oh well the week isn't over yet, maybe it'll be summer by saturday. If not I may trailer it home, it seems like a shame, but it might be the simplest option at this point.
I think i'm excited about the bike...but it's hard to be excited when the weather is too cold for it.
Monday, April 03, 2006
2004 z750
I put a deposit on a oriental blue 2004 Kawasaki z750 on Saturday...so i think that makes it official, i've bought a street bike. Sometime this week i need to call my insurance broker and get him to send me an insurance card so that i can get the bike registered.
Now i look at the weather and it's supposed to be five degrees celcius all week, with chance of rain. That's not exactly ideal weather for driving the bike home for the first time. I might have to wait for the weekend to get here...even then i'm not sure about the weather. Oh well, i'll take it one day at a time.
Now i look at the weather and it's supposed to be five degrees celcius all week, with chance of rain. That's not exactly ideal weather for driving the bike home for the first time. I might have to wait for the weekend to get here...even then i'm not sure about the weather. Oh well, i'll take it one day at a time.
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