Last night, after my usual night at work, as I was leaving there was a decked out Harley cruiser, with the 'oval' fairing that does a good job of directing the wind around the handlebars (sorry, I'm not a Harley guy, so no idea exactly the model), and a nice blue trunk. The rider was also suiting up for his ride home.
It was chilly out (about 40 degrees or so), so I immediately noted that the Harley had no wind protection below the waist (i.e. the rider's legs are on their own). I then looked at my Connie, and appreciated again how good a job Kawasaki had done in directing the wind around one's legs. Fairing extenders are of course better, but I have skinny legs so the fairing does me fine.
I then hopped on, settled in, adjusted the enricher lever to just the right sweet spot, hit the starter and she caught about immediately, as if she had fuel injection, even though she was cold at that point (I had parked 8 hours earlier). I'm always amazed how well my Connie starts with the right enricher settings, and even my fuel injected riding buddies are mildly suprised at how quickly she starts at times.
Anyways, I rode away, smiling smugly to myself, the grip heaters kicked in, and about 40 minutes of freeway/backroad commute later, I was home, not really noticing the cold much at all below the helmet. I left the visor cracked for defogging, so the nose was a bit nippy.
And I of course had a little fun on the way home, zipping up the onramp, swerving to avoid the manholes just because, and again enjoyed my time with my C-10.
I'm assuming the quick start for the Connie is typical for most well cared for bikes?
