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Sargent, Gerbings, 2°C (35.6°F), a pink Gladius and a "Hell Yeah" all in one thread.
So, I'm in Toronto (for a week, I usually reside and work in Northern British Columbia, where it's like -20 and dumping snow). Last summer, I rode my bike to Toronto and stored it at my mom's garage.
Saturday, I pulled out the battery to charge it. Sunday, I was too busy, but today...today was the day!
I pulled the bike out, dusted off the cob webs, and got at 'er.
first things first, start the bike. No problems. Sputtered a couple times in the first five minutes and the clutch was sticking with the cold oil. 10 minutes down, and the bike's warmed up and spinning like a top.
in that time, I installed my newly delivered Sargent seat.
Tested the lights, added a couple psi front and back, and did the good ol' walk around.
Well, I need oil. My friend said she stores her bike (and her b/f's) at suzuki newmarket (people from the GTA will know of this place), so I headed there.
When I left, the thermometer said 1°C, but there was no ice on the roads, and they were suprisingly clear of dirt and salt.
First impressions: I slide on the Sargent seat a lot. I accelerate, and my ass slides to the back haha. Took some getting used to, but pretty soon, it was a non-issue. It's been about five months since I sat on the bike, so it's hard to do a side by side comparo to the stock seat, but I can tell you this, I am super happy with it. It's definitely more comfortable.
I have a gerbings jacket liner. I can never find it on their website, but their model name for it is "JLT" or something. It's the long sleeved jacket liner. Anyways, I have the little dial that lets me set the temps, and boy is it handy. I set it pretty low at first, but slowly cranked it up. I think by the end of it, I was at about 60%. I was wearing a t-shirt, the gerbings liner, a hoodie (provided no heat), and my leather jacket.
OMG, gerbings was awesome. I was nice and toasty. Gotta figure something out for the neck though. My neck was pretty cold.
So, I got to the dealership and picked up my oil. then went up to the accessories and toys department. resisted the urge to spend more money haha. I was chatting with the young lad in accesories, and we eventually got to the gladius. "Hey, we just got one in, wanna check it out? it's out back"
I know there's numerous threads about the gladius, and i don't want to beat a dead horse, and i already posted in the gladius forum....so, i'm just going to leave it at this: i was really impressed.
Oh, I also wore my hi-viz vest, as I don't think cagers are used to seeing bikers this time of year. I can't believe how well it worked. At stop lights, people actually avoided waiting behind me. I felt super visible. I am very pleased with how visible I was.
anyways, this all concludes with a "Hell Yeah, it's good to be riding again!"
I think I got just over 100 kms (including getting lost in newmarket) this afternoon, and I think the high was 3°C.
:fiddy::rock::vroom::vroom:
So, I'm in Toronto (for a week, I usually reside and work in Northern British Columbia, where it's like -20 and dumping snow). Last summer, I rode my bike to Toronto and stored it at my mom's garage.
Saturday, I pulled out the battery to charge it. Sunday, I was too busy, but today...today was the day!
I pulled the bike out, dusted off the cob webs, and got at 'er.
first things first, start the bike. No problems. Sputtered a couple times in the first five minutes and the clutch was sticking with the cold oil. 10 minutes down, and the bike's warmed up and spinning like a top.
in that time, I installed my newly delivered Sargent seat.
Tested the lights, added a couple psi front and back, and did the good ol' walk around.
Well, I need oil. My friend said she stores her bike (and her b/f's) at suzuki newmarket (people from the GTA will know of this place), so I headed there.
When I left, the thermometer said 1°C, but there was no ice on the roads, and they were suprisingly clear of dirt and salt.
First impressions: I slide on the Sargent seat a lot. I accelerate, and my ass slides to the back haha. Took some getting used to, but pretty soon, it was a non-issue. It's been about five months since I sat on the bike, so it's hard to do a side by side comparo to the stock seat, but I can tell you this, I am super happy with it. It's definitely more comfortable.
I have a gerbings jacket liner. I can never find it on their website, but their model name for it is "JLT" or something. It's the long sleeved jacket liner. Anyways, I have the little dial that lets me set the temps, and boy is it handy. I set it pretty low at first, but slowly cranked it up. I think by the end of it, I was at about 60%. I was wearing a t-shirt, the gerbings liner, a hoodie (provided no heat), and my leather jacket.
OMG, gerbings was awesome. I was nice and toasty. Gotta figure something out for the neck though. My neck was pretty cold.
So, I got to the dealership and picked up my oil. then went up to the accessories and toys department. resisted the urge to spend more money haha. I was chatting with the young lad in accesories, and we eventually got to the gladius. "Hey, we just got one in, wanna check it out? it's out back"
I know there's numerous threads about the gladius, and i don't want to beat a dead horse, and i already posted in the gladius forum....so, i'm just going to leave it at this: i was really impressed.
Oh, I also wore my hi-viz vest, as I don't think cagers are used to seeing bikers this time of year. I can't believe how well it worked. At stop lights, people actually avoided waiting behind me. I felt super visible. I am very pleased with how visible I was.
anyways, this all concludes with a "Hell Yeah, it's good to be riding again!"
I think I got just over 100 kms (including getting lost in newmarket) this afternoon, and I think the high was 3°C.
:fiddy::rock::vroom::vroom:
