A beautiful day in Vancouver.
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:27 am
January in Vancouver can be very cold and clear or not quite so cold and wet. Today it was almost warm, crystal clear and was the first day since buying the Forza 300 January 15th that was truly pleasant for riding.
I have almost 300 kilometers on it now and decided to take advantage of the wonderful weather to make a short detour onto the freeway.
As I took the East bound Willingdon entrance, I found myself even-steven with a semi-trailer rig. I twisted the throttle as far as it would go and was rewarded with strong acceleration that pushed me easily ahead of the rig occupying the space I needed on the highway. If fact, the push continued until I eased off the throttle at an indicated 120 km/hr. At that point I was going faster than traffic.
The scooter felt rock solid, competent and safe at speed. As the engine is still new I left the freeway at the Sprott exit and continued to work.
Very happy with the bike so far and looking forward to spring and summer.
I have almost 300 kilometers on it now and decided to take advantage of the wonderful weather to make a short detour onto the freeway.
As I took the East bound Willingdon entrance, I found myself even-steven with a semi-trailer rig. I twisted the throttle as far as it would go and was rewarded with strong acceleration that pushed me easily ahead of the rig occupying the space I needed on the highway. If fact, the push continued until I eased off the throttle at an indicated 120 km/hr. At that point I was going faster than traffic.
The scooter felt rock solid, competent and safe at speed. As the engine is still new I left the freeway at the Sprott exit and continued to work.
Very happy with the bike so far and looking forward to spring and summer.
