A couple weeks ago I went to Southern Utah to work for a week. A perfect opportunity to see how the bike rides, and how reliable it is.
The way there was pretty un-eventful. Got a leak in the radiator hose, at the top of the radiator that goes to the overflow tank. Easy fix just had to cut 1 inch off the top of the tube and re-attach.
While I was there I ran out of fuel on the way to work. At the time I didn't know it was out of fuel. I ruined the starter trying to start it back up. I never ran it more than 5 seconds at a time, let it sit for about 30 seconds in between starts, maybe it was just its time to go...? Irregardless I had to leave in 3 days back to home. I had to overnight the part because I couldn't risk 2-day shipping, and the price between the two were within a few dollars. In the end a #50 part turned into a $100 part.
It was a good chance to check gas mileage numbers as well, 500 miles round trip, 4 tanks of gas. I averages 40 miles per gallon. Not too shabby for a 30 year old bike...
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