The helmet was dried out this morning. Rode in to work, and stopped off at Berge Mazda to buy some RX-8 parts. it was 17.3 miles to Berge Mazda. From there I went to work with a brief stop to feed some cats. 14.2 miles. the bike is up to 646 miles now. The ride home was 32.9 miles (took 202). traffic was great. I got gas on the way home, mileage was around 51mpg.

Rode in to work, on the new 202. 31.3 miles. traffic was good, right up until a mile before my exit, where it turned into full-blown stop and go. I have difficulty transitioning from high-speed control to low speed control; it’s kind of a shock to slow way down and then try to maneuver at low speeds. the bike is up to 580 miles now. I’m feeling really good on the bike in general; I think I’ve gotten some toning in whatever new muscles I’m using to ride the bike, plus I’m more and more relaxed on it.

rode to downtown phoenix, then to work. low fuel light came on, on the way to Phoenix, got gas around the corner from work. I had to drive around a while trying to find a gas station, ended up at a Valero. It was 37.5 miles to Phoenix, then it was 16.3 miles to the gas station and to the office. the bike is up to 509 miles now. this tank of gas was 54.

got some straps and a backpack so I have some makeshift luggage. the cortech luggage I really want is on backorder, but I needed something for now, so I followed a suggestion I found online.

Installed the mirror extenders tonight. At first I was having trouble, but then I realized the trick was to first attach the extender to the bike, then attach the mirror to the extender. I tried it the other way around first, but that didn’t work out. [caption id=“attachment_19185” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Stock mirror”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19186” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Mirror Extender”][/caption]

Drove the bike to work and back again today. I’ve been riding it so much I’ve actually gotten some sore muscles. I found myself on the way home today making a conscious effort to relax more. I typically have my arms relaxed, but my shoulders and neck tend to tense up. The trip in was 28.1 miles, and the trip home was 27.9 miles. the bike is up to a total of 455 miles now.

rode in to work again. went after rush hour, so traffic was good. 28.0 miles, 295 miles total The street cleaners were out and cleaning the parking lot at work today; I had to drive through the wet parking lot. the black parts of the bike were full of spots On the way home I decided to go ahead and get gas. I pulled into the gas station, and held too much speed; when I turned left to pull in front of a pump, I had to turn the front wheel too far and when I stopped it fell right over on its side.

lots of rain today, took a picture in the garage.

the ninja has landed at work. It wasn’t bad riding in. I just took it carefully. the HOV lane was nice. traffic was slow and thick on 101 which was annoying. The ride in was 28.0 miles, and the bike is up to 239 miles now. Ride home was hot, but not as bad as I expected. 27.9 miles, total of 267 miles. this was a good day to ride to work; it was only around 100 degrees when I left work to go home.

I did some night riding today! put on my clear face shield, and was rolling out of the garage at 8:02 pm. [caption id=“attachment_19137” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“The sky just before I started”][/caption] first I rode up Ironwood to McKellips, then decided to do some highway driving, to go get a smoothie. After the break, I continued west to greenfield. Just as I was exiting onto Greenfield, my low fuel light flashed; it’s too bright at night.