I am so glad I made this trip for a couple of reasons the first being that I had to know at my age if I could still do it? and secondly I needed to know if Tina was up to the job and it's a big yes on both counts, I have now got the bug for travel again and as I am typing this I am liking at where to go next year and even this year as the weather on the Costa Blanca is is rather fair most of the year.
So after 4111.1 km what do I think of the S10? well I was shocked at the fuel consumption, bearing in mind the bike weighs in at around 600 pounds loaded and then there is little old me on her and she averaged 5.2 litres/100km which in real money is around 55mpg and this is with a still tight motor very impressed as I could only manage just over 40mpg on my Harley, on a 5 gallon tank I now have a range of around 250 miles maybe a fair bit more once the engine has loosened up a bit more, She is a noisy old girl and very heavy and of course being shaft drive you get that wonderful whine but! no problems at all and no oil consumption at all either.
Before I left I fitted a side stand foot extender on which I later regretted as it pushed the bike more up-right so had to be very careful where I parked, I have since removed this item and the bike is far easier to park now and I have moved the seat to its upper level which for some strange reason puts the seat at a bit of an angle so I have purchased the parts I need for the "flat seat mod" which I will get round to fitting as soon as the rain here in Spain stops.
So now a few more piccies of my trip to and from the UK, well some of my favourites anyway.
That will do for now as I am getting itchy feet already I am looking at Portugal or Italy for my next adventure I will be keeping this blog updated on any future progress on the bike or trips.
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