Kiki and I went for a ride to downtown Austin today. It was a fun ride on a beautiful day!
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This morning I went on an old-fashioned cruise through the Texas Hill Country. We live close to a popular route for motorcyclists: RM 1431. The best stretch winds from Cedar Park to Marble Falls, filled with long sweepers, and many ups and downs. There are only a couple sharper bends, but nothing I’d call a twisty, and as long as you use the speed warning signs as your cue, you’ll be fine. In fact, I’d say the lowest your speedometer would drop to is maybe 45 mph / 72 kph, and I tend to ride conservatively.
I’ve ridden RM (Ranch-to-Market) 1431 many times, and it’s always really fun. It’s nice to just cruise at a leisurely pace or you can twist the wrist a bit and see what your motorbike can do. There are even several slow-vehicle passing sections too which can be helpful.
I prefer to ride in the early morning when there are barely any cars. On the way to Marble falls at 7:30 am, there were only a handful of other motorists, but on the way home, I saw a lot more cars and motorcycles heading in the other direction. So if you’re like me and prefer the open road, head out early!
Please check out the POV videos I recorded on the ride:
I hope you had a nice day!
I hope you had a great day!
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Cockpit View
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New Camera
I recently got a GoPro Hero9 Black camera and have the ability to make some decent ride videos! Woohoo! Here’s my first one. Enjoy!
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Welcome Back
Kiki’s home again, all fixed up! Her fuel pump went kaput and old gas had to be cleaned out, but she’s all better. I also gave her a wash, replaced the brake fluid, and lubed the chain. Next up is an oil change, coolant change, and some battery maintenance. And then she’ll be good as new!
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She’s Off for Repair
Come home soon!
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Clean-Up Before for Repair
Kiki is going to the repair shop today to get fixed up. Not sure why she won’t start up, but hopefully it won’t cost too much. Of course BMWs are expensive to maintain, but luckily this is the first time for repair. Fingers crossed!
So, I rinsed her off today, which is maybe the third time (in 10 years) that I have done that. Usually it’s the rain that does it… hey, Kiki’s a GS. She’s meant to have a bit of dirt on her, right?
To max out the cool factor, Honda has commissioned a killer custom Cub from Thailand’s superstar bike builders.
Source: Honda launches the 2018 Super Cub with a K-Speed custom
This is awesome!
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Legal Again
Today I took Kiki in to get her inspection, and then to the tax office to renew the registration. It was a bit of a hassle because the inspection station wrote down the wrong VIN # so I had to head back there to get that fixed, then back to the tax office. But alls well that ends well as I got my sticker and I am legal once again. Ride on!
Awesome video!