I’ve been riding every chance I get. The weather has been been nice and getting warmer. I’ve commuted to work a few times already. It’s a very nice ride, under 20 miles and a good portion of it is along the Scioto river. The bikes computer says the miles per gallon for the commute was 48 mpg. Wow! I’m used to my V8 powered car drinking fuel at rates of under 20 mpg. This is a nice perk to riding a motorcycle.
Cold weather has not been able to stop me. I’ve also been riding during slight rain. I didn’t care much about getting wet but I do know now that I need a rain suit if I want to continue riding in the wet weather!
The 1200 GSA is interesting. I’m taking it easy on the throttle as it’s still in the break in period so I’m not really winding up the rpms. The bike has a lot of torque right from the start. It does feel a little pokey in terms of high speed compared to my old sportbike, but thats completely fine with me. We’ll see how it runs after the break in period is done. The stance is really comfortbale for me. I can sit completely upright while operating the bike. I like this alot. It’s also very tall. The seat height is almost 36 inches. I can see right inside of SUVs and trucks which is kind of strange to be able to do so. The nice part about this is that I become really hard to miss out there on the road. High visibility on a motorcycle is a good thing for improved safety.
It’s been hard to put the miles on. I have to leave the city if I want to really test the odometer functions! That chance is coming up soon. A ride to Marietta Brewing Company is planned for this Sunday. This will be a 210 mile round trip. Some of my riding friends from work are helping me to learn and get experience. I will surely write more about this later.
I’m still waiting for the side panniers and luggage to arrive at the dealership. The luggage is on backorder.
