Fun ride on a perfect day up to Belfountain / Forks of the Credit this weekend. Turns out I just missed seeing Quad in the area.
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I'm happy to say that I negotiated the famous hairpin successfully this time.
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This C8 duo pulled up for coffee just after we did. Sports cars, motorbikes and cyclists all favor the same roads.
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As for the bike, with the first full season mostly behind me, I'm loving it every bit as much as I hoped I would. I occasionally cast an admiring glance at the big brother CB1000R, but I can't imagine that I could really make use of the extra power on the street, and definitely would not be able to wind it out as often.
I did miss out on a road trip with Rob because I don't think I'm up to a several hours of highway riding on this thing. Plus no luggage. The latter is fixable, but wind blast gets old for me after about 20 min on the highway and the type of wind screen that would help would also look positively ridiculous on this bike. I could see a Triumph Tiger Sport 660 or similar as a second bike, but space for three bikes is presently a problem in search of a solution.
That said, such journeys would be maybe a once-a-year thing, and for the type of riding I do 95% of the time, my bike is pretty much perfect.
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