Well Dallas had an actual winter this year, but now we are into spring riding season. Introducing my new step-up bike - a gently used Honda CBR 600 F4i. The folks at Maxim Honda in Allen TX hooked me up with this nice ride. I've taken it out only a few times (bought it the first day of Spring, and Dallas got 8" of snow that day). Rode it to Muenster TX and then again to Denton (See courthouse shot). Planning a Memorial Day weekend ride down to Fredericksburg TX, so stay tuned.
Meanwhile the Vespa is scheduled to roll 12,000 miles this afternoon on the commute home. Need to buy a new oil filter. The Vespa has proven to be a really fun reliable commuter. It gets about 75 mpg as opposed to 22 in my sedan. That's a 53 mpg incremental savings... so in riding 12,000 miles I've saved 226 gallons of petrol. At an average price over the years of $2.75 / gallon... that's a whopping $625... not even enough for a down payment on a new Vespa. Oh well, the fun factor is still there.
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