Insanity gets worse and worse. The bagel run is a great example. Last week Paul and I took a ride to breakfast. By the time we got home we had gone nearly 300 miles.

Thanks for the kind words about the blog. I’ll keep sharing the revelations of the road — insane or otherwise…

I missed the first Moto Hang. Perhaps we can catch up this week. Warm weather is hear no doubt. Most of the cold is relegated to night.

I’ll drop you a note about a possible ride.

It was cold this morning! I’ve my fingers crossed the warmth is indeed on its way this week like the weather people are predicting.

I’d love to tag along with you guys, and appreciate you guys are open to it. Taking a morning or day off work would be just fine with me. We can touch base and see what/when works best for everyone.

Looking forward to catching up with you guys at the Moto Hang.

The Vespa isn’t configured well to stand while riding. I’m too tall. To hold the hand grips I’m pretty bent over. A GS is a different story. I’ve stood many times on the pegs while riding a BMW. Mostly to stretch.

I’m not hooked on standing though. I am hooked on those long distance meals…

I’ve never carried extra fuel. In the east, you don’t need to worry much about not finding fuel. I’ve only ever come close to running out when an expected gas station had burned down.

I track my fuel usage by miles. When I fill up I set the trip odometer to zero. When I hit 70 miles I look for fuel.

The GTS has a 2.4 gallon tank. At a conservative fuel consumption of 60mpg I could go 144 miles on a tank. Farther even since there are times I get 75mpg. The farthest I remember traveling on a tank was 136 miles. On fill up it took less than two gallons.

We’ve no excuses left Steve, I found out a fellow Uralista who was riding the same trails as me out in Utah was 76! He made it look easy.

Pilots have the same problem. They call it the $100 hamburger. That’s the fuel cost to fly their little plane to another airport to eat a hamburger and then fly home.

It’s really not about the food is it?

I didn’t see you standing tall this morning. You were doing more crouching and shivering.

You can do things with that Honda that you couldn’t dream of with your other motorcycles. At least the ones you’ve had during the past 10 years. Just watch out you don’t hurt yourself with your new found freedom!

Old and tired Dom. That’s where we’re headed. As long as my eyes don’t get tired I’ll be in good shape for awhile.