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Finally headed out on the highway on the beauty. Did a solo 180 km roundtrip BLR-Mulbagal-BLR (Ok I admit that I had decided to do a 100km round trip while in the trial phase after the restore, but just couldn't resist!). This boosts my confidence in the machine that at a slower pace she will do the distance. So will get her new shoes next week - Michelin Siracs 3.25 X 19 in front and 3.5 X 19 rear.
Started off at ~5.30 am and with ample stops here and there returned home by 10 am. This was my first highway ride after the engine seizure incident in 2014. So intentionally I kept the bike @70-75 kph so as not to give it a heart attack after so many years. Near Mulbagal I took a random left through some village roads which spit me out on the highway again after 10-15 km.
Just before Mulbagal, I encountered dense fog with mist forming and a faulty speedometer the needle getting stuck at a fixed value even when the engine is off or the speed is higher than what is indicated (the odometer was working fine though, suspecting an issue with the magnet/electrical component of the speedometer due to encountering wet mist?). Due to this I just made a U-turn as I suspected some sort of electrical issues, and didn't want to take a risk in dense fog with electrical issues.
Enough talk now the pics Btw I really like the cockpit view in my photos so pardon me for that.
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