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November 4, 2017
Shake-down Cruise
So today, I did a little shake-down cruise up to Boulder and back. I ride up through the mountains along CO 119, aka the Peak to Peak Highway. I do this because I know it's colder up there than it is down the hill. And I wanted to see how my gear held up.
I tried to put the 2.2 gallon gas can on the back of the bike, but I really don't have any straps that will hold it in place. I need to swing by Wal-Mart or Home Depot to get some new tie-downs, I think.
I put the case on my new iPhone 6s Plus, and the Ram mount holds it in place pretty well. So, I have 2 gps units, effectively. One requires cell coverage and the other one doesn't. So, I watch the two GPS units, and they behave somewhat differently, but it's nice to have a 2nd opinion. My cigarette lighter keeps them both charged and running. But it might be nice to have a cigarette lighter adapter than went to 4 USB ports instead of 2, and I do have a USB hub, but that would be a lot to have on the dash of the AT, I think.
When I plug the microphone into the iPhone 6s Plus, it says something about the headphones being plugged in. So, I'm not sure what's going on. If it is plugged into the wrong hole or what. OK. I just checked. There's only one place to plug the microphone into. So, I have the microphone in the correct jack. Not sure what's going on.
The nice thing is that I've just about figured out the digital display on the 2017 AT. It's fairly complicated. Certainly more advanced than on any motorcycle I've ever owned. But I figured out how to reset the trip meters and how to see the temperature on the dash. And, it got down into the 40's was the coldest I ever saw it get today on the bike. But, honestly, it was so cold I almost lost my hands and I'm wearing North Face ski gloves. So, I've got to get some warmer gloves, if I'm going to make it out of Colorado in November, I think.
Also, I will have to pack some long johns or under armor. I was just way too cold. Right now, I'm planning on just running south on I-25 to I-10, then rolling west on I-10. This would be the quickest way to get out of the cold, I think.
I should mention that I'm sick. I've had a cold now since Wed Oct 11th. It is now Saturday Nov 4th. So, I've had a cold for 3 1/2 weeks now. Lord.
OK. I just ordered some new mittens off of Amazon.
Posted by Rob Kiser on November 4, 2017 at 8:47 PM
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