Ride with Me!

I got the bike running on Thursday and I've put over 300 miles on the bike since then!!

This weekend, I set sail in and around Chicago to familiarize with my bike! She is performing beautifully although there are still things that need to be fixed. Valve adjustment, carb sync, and swapping gas tanks are all on the list, among others. The bike is road worthy though and above is a picture of Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, IL that Mark and I rode to. He is a fellow motorist that I've gone to school with since kindergarden and was kind enough to invite me on a cruise this day! It was windy as hell for my little 250 motorcycle, but we made it to and back safely! In the back, you can see the old decomissioned power plant.

You can also follow our cruise here:

http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=1197126

Sports Tracker by Nokia's Beta Lab is what I used here on my Nokia cell phone. It works great with the built in GPS and accurately logged where we were and how fast we were going. Unfortunately, it did have some inconsistencies, especially when it lost GPS signal when we took a break at Culver's in Zion. As you can see, we somehow did a straight path through Illinois! The max speed is also not right because our top speed was much faster than that...these are some kinks I need to work out, but it's working great so far!

More motorcycle news...my helmet should be arriving tomorrow and the rest of my gear (gloves, jacket, and tail bag) should be arriving later this week! I can't wait to get them and go somewhere with them this 4th of July weekend!