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I’ve been on the bike now for 2 days getting to Phoenix, with an overnight stop in Santa Clarita. Left home in solid rain, standing water in some places along the road and busy roadways. I was keeping my concentration and focus in good shape until I passed the only other motorbike I saw in the morning, a Hells Angel on his harley was reading his cell phone on the freeway. Maybe I am over thinking this a little.<\/p>\n

After stopping for gas, getting rid of my rain gear and watching a guy walk his lizard in the parking lot I made my way without further ado to Santa Clarita. The ride to Phoenix was in the warmth shedding layers like, well, a lizard along the way.<\/p>\n

Two observations on the bike so far. First it is more subject to freeway wind shedding off vehicles like trucks and vans than my other motorbikes. At first I thought the bike had a miss or bad gas as it seemed to hesitate off and on, but finally figured out it was just the wind. Secondly, the fuel range is less than I thought. I am getting a bit less than 40 mpg, less than my Ducati. Seems a bit odd, but just something to get used to. I did a test to see how the reserve system worked and managed to get to 12 miles on the countdown reserve before pulling into a Chevron. Didn’t want to stand out in the heat of the desert waiting for gas. That is for lizards.<\/p>\n

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