Midnight Rider
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Too the bike, nothing, but I did fit a new öhlins spring to a Tuono shock I bought a few month back. Now to find the time to install the shock.
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60 mile shake down ride after the new K&N air filter, FI system appears to have figured it out, one of my highest recorded average MPG.
I'm not seeing the connection between the air filter and the fuel economy.
In theory:
A clean stock air filter would flow adequate air at WOT for the engine to generate it's rated horsepower. The K&N may (or may not) allow more maximum air flow. This would only be apparent at wide open throttle. WOT is not where you get good fuel economy. At the throttle openings that a rider would be using to generate good gas mileage, the air filter is not a significant point of resistance in the intake tract. The throttle plate is your restriction, not the air filter. You could likely get great gas mileage if you covered up two thirds of the air filter. That would force you to operate the engine in a frugal manner.
Honda has publicly stated that one goal of the NC engine design was good fuel economy. I would like to think the engineers already installed an air filter worthy of supporting that goal. Surely they didn't overlook a simple thing like sourcing filters from K&N.
43F out, full heated gear.
I wouldn't underestimate the probable effect of possibly some alcohol in the cough medicine that may have contributed to your pain relief.The Dr. there said I had an Ear/Throat infection and prescribed some antibiotics, a hard core throat syrup and some steroids.
WTH... I get my full healthcare package kicking in on May 22nd (Got a new job 3 months ago) is this something I can tell a Dr. to get a prescription for these steroids? Or is this s thing that works but is bad for you over time? I just can't believe the difference!
First 80 degree day in Portland (Oregon) yesterday. Rode the bike to a meeting in the early afternoon instead of driving in. Then at 5:01pm, hopped back on the bike to just cruise around the area for a bit. Pulled back in to the driveway a little after 8pm.
Took a wrong street at one point early in the ride and got stuck in rush hour traffic on a two-lane road, uphill, with a 4-way stop at the crest. Got a lot of low-speed clutch work in on that stretch. And I realized that I need to get summer riding gear. Even with all the vents open and the front zipper down a bit, I was still a bit overly warm in my jacket. I think its 3 seasons are fall, winter, spring...