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160 miles on the new bike. 70 degrees but a bit windy.

Rode over and met my brother who would be riding his Bonnie today

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Headed to the country with a stop at Grant's Lake for some tea

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then on down to the quaint town of Ripley Ohio for a stop by the mighty Ohio river

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finished up back at home with my favorite pic of the bike so far

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lots of country curvy roads, very little traffic, beautiful weather, great ride. About to turn over 300 miles on the CB.

Thanks for sharing Ferret. I am getting antsy. Very good pictures.

When are you doing your first oil change?

Any first impressions on the 13 vs 14?
TINK

A great day on two beautiful retro's.

(04-10-2014, 06:34 AM)gary_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks for sharing Ferret. I am getting antsy. Very good pictures.

When are you doing your first oil change?

Actually I had planned on doing oil only (no filter) at 200, but I passed that up today by 88 miles, so I'm thinking maybe oil only this weekend, and then oil and filter at 600 as called for.

(04-10-2014, 06:39 AM)TINK_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Any first impressions on the 13 vs 14?
TINK

Gosh both great bikes. I'm really loving this 14 and I used 6th more today on anything over 60 mph. The 6th is really a nice addition. I appreciate it more than I ever thought I would. You can really feel the difference in rpms when you shift from 5th to 6th.

I also really like the instrumentation, and I posted a separate thread on that that which I think is worth reading.

Great pictures (including one of the RIGHT side ). And those bright spotless headers look fanastic. I bet you don't miss the brown pipes and the liver spots.

I'm glad to hear 6th gear makes that much of a difference. Two thumbs up to Honda for improving an already great bike.

Hope you have decent weather this weekend and can do another report. I can't get enough of those pictures......especially of the left side!

Great report and pics, Ferret!! Been to Ripley - a historic town with Rankin House - a station on the Underground Railroad.

Very nice -- I'm hoping for a nice Saturday ride..

Nice pics, Ferret. Thanks for posting. I do like the symmetry of this new bike a lot. It's visually an odd thing to do to unbalance it by shoving the exhaust on one side. I'm pleased you're getting decent weather to ride in after a long and difficult winter.

What's the RPM at 60 in 6th gear Ferret?