No real problems to report. I took a seatpad because I had a nominal fear the seat was too soft. I was wrong. The seat's fine. The first leg was Highway 60 to Wickenburg. After I got past the traffic lights, I let the throttle carry me to 60 mph cruising. The buffeting wind from other vehicles wasn't horrible but was annoying. The dust devil I rode through? Different thing. It was brief but hit me hard. The first pucker on the scooter.
I filled the tank at Wickenburg to check the mileage. I calculated 78mpg. Not too shabby! I got to the other side of Wickenburg and headed north on the 89-A....
More of the same kind of riding first leg; Mostly straight highway. What 89-A turns into should be a pleasant surprise to anyone unfamiliar with it. The road starts up into mountains and turns into some of the sweetest curves any cyclist could dream of. It was a tad windy, but it didn't ruin the fun much. It has to be fantastic in the fall! At 12:00 noon I pulled into Prescott...
68 degrees and sunny. I'd be hard pressed to choose a better time to go, with Phoenix starting into the ninety-degree season. I didn't press myself on time with this trip; It took three hours almost exactly to get up there. My average fell
greatly with the mountains, but I don't plan to be in that great a hurry going up to Portland, either. Heading back I had discovered that I had a slight tail-wind coming up. Not a huge issue, but it was a lot noisier. It made me realize earplugs would be a good thing to have.
Averaging fuel use on the way back yielded 72mpg. I'm sure the headwind and some in-city driving was responsible for that. The trip read 230.6 miles and I got back into Phoenix at about 5 pm. With several scenic-lookyloo stops and fuel stops, I'm not displeased at all. I felt that i could have put another 100 miles on the scooter, too. So I believe with good weather 300 miles will be easy.
I will post this evening in regards to leaving for Portland. Ta!
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