A perfect day in Devon, sunny and warm, and I've been thundering about up on Dartmoor putting the final running-in mileage on the bike, a hundred or so miles. She just clocked 625 miles as I pulled into my lane.
The engine has loosened up nicely, and she slips eagerly and effortlessly up to sixty on the straight, and seems quite keen for a bit more. I'm way more relaxed on this bike now, leaning faster into the curves and nicely in control of the slow stuff.
I had a look at the plug before I left and cleaned it up. It was pretty sooty, which surprised me. This is a lean burn engine, no? A little bit of black smoke when she starts, not much, and the inside of the tail pie is sooty too. Is this your experience?
I'm going to change the oil again and do all the service checks tomorrow - the first service was done after two hundred miles, earlier than recommended but the bike was in for a couple of warranty issues so we figured may as well do the service while she's there.
I'm hoping this weather is set fair for a while - I'm ready for the Slapton seafront thrash - my favourite bit of road, two miles straight, ocean on one side and fresh water lagoon on the other. I'm not going to try for the ton, but I know she wants to do seventy or eighty and have a good blow through after three weeks of holding back.
Or is that just me....?