lupinblue
New member
Four days after leaving PEI I’m now close to Thunder Bay.
The weather’s been consistently cold: close to freezing every morning, warming up one day to 18 but otherwise rarely getting over 12.
My Joe Rocket Alter Ego jacket and Rev’It Sand pants have kept out rain and cold, and my. Tour master Synergy electric jacket has been invaluable to my old bones.
My Cortech Scarab gloves did the job, and the Aerostich Triple-Digit covers kept out the rain without being too bulky.
Alas, my TCX “waterproof “ boots aren’t very. And the HJC RPHA11 Pro helmet is super lightweight and stable, but very noisy and the faceshield fogs up all the time at temperatures below 10C if I lock the shield and I have to ride with the shield cracked open. I do like its comfort and wide field of vision, though.
The R1200RS hasn’t missed a beat ( touch wood) in spite of being fed 87 octane gas quite often - in Northern Ontario it’s often all that’s available. Actually I can’t feel the difference.
What I have noticed, though, is that I’m getting lousy mileage: average 5.0 l/100 km ( that’s 47 mpg). Usually I get 4.3/100 or54.7. I’m carrying about 80 lbs of gear in the stock side cases and a tail bag and tank bag. There’s no doubt those big cases are a drag: you can feel it. I’ve been running between 105 and 120 km/ hr on cruise most of the time : that’s 65 to 75 mph.
How do others do?
Oh, and one other thing: I got a Nelson-Rigg half cover for parking outside motels. The first time I used it there was a fierce thundersquall and it took off like a spinnaker, dragging the bike over onto its BMW crash bar: scratches on the bar, scuffs on the case. Worth bearing in mind... and yes, I’ve seen those videos of skinny girls lifting bikes but I couldn’t shift it : I had to call out CAA.
The weather’s been consistently cold: close to freezing every morning, warming up one day to 18 but otherwise rarely getting over 12.
My Joe Rocket Alter Ego jacket and Rev’It Sand pants have kept out rain and cold, and my. Tour master Synergy electric jacket has been invaluable to my old bones.
My Cortech Scarab gloves did the job, and the Aerostich Triple-Digit covers kept out the rain without being too bulky.
Alas, my TCX “waterproof “ boots aren’t very. And the HJC RPHA11 Pro helmet is super lightweight and stable, but very noisy and the faceshield fogs up all the time at temperatures below 10C if I lock the shield and I have to ride with the shield cracked open. I do like its comfort and wide field of vision, though.
The R1200RS hasn’t missed a beat ( touch wood) in spite of being fed 87 octane gas quite often - in Northern Ontario it’s often all that’s available. Actually I can’t feel the difference.
What I have noticed, though, is that I’m getting lousy mileage: average 5.0 l/100 km ( that’s 47 mpg). Usually I get 4.3/100 or54.7. I’m carrying about 80 lbs of gear in the stock side cases and a tail bag and tank bag. There’s no doubt those big cases are a drag: you can feel it. I’ve been running between 105 and 120 km/ hr on cruise most of the time : that’s 65 to 75 mph.
How do others do?
Oh, and one other thing: I got a Nelson-Rigg half cover for parking outside motels. The first time I used it there was a fierce thundersquall and it took off like a spinnaker, dragging the bike over onto its BMW crash bar: scratches on the bar, scuffs on the case. Worth bearing in mind... and yes, I’ve seen those videos of skinny girls lifting bikes but I couldn’t shift it : I had to call out CAA.
