Ride report: Weather demanded I hold off until today. Today it's Sunny, Temp 57F, dry roads.
Pushed it half way out of garage (it slopes up as soon as I'm out of garage door - I'll have to buy a new house
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Ignition off, twisted 1 full turn of throttle to set choke fast idle cam, Alarm off, Immobiliser off.
Ignition on, fuel on, check Neutral and kill switch and hit button.
Instant Vroom! @ 1,000rpm, lovely sound, just the right level. Wait a minute and blip to settle it down, idles a bit rough @ 800/900rpm, in a minute it smooths out @900.
Ease her up the drive, close the garage and off I go, I turn right at the end of our street and rumble easily for a few miles for a 160degree reading. Sounds great, pulls strongly. When warm I play along some of our few straight country roads. No hesitation or bogging, instant pick up, fierce acceleration, roar from open pipes = big grins!
I stop and idle when hot to check it doesn't foul up, looks and sounds right. Head off into town via our small twisties, and am reminded that this is not a vehicle for sharp bends, but it's all good handling experience. At the edge of town I took the seat off and eased down the idle to 650/700, result = chunkier but not enough to throw me left and right at the lights. In town, lots of thumbs up and people staring/pointing, it is lovely to blip the throttle a little between the street walls.
One thing, my blinkers weren't working - I think it's a result of much hacking by the electrician fitting my alarm last week as it was wired into the blinkers and he had a lot of issues. It turns out he came prepared for a motorcycle and found a "car missing 2 wheels and a body" and of course he's never seen a Hoss before. In the process of wiring up the alarm to blinkers he's shorted the blinker circuit, I've replaced the fuse and all OK (I'll keep an eye on it).
So, I'm happy again and ready for a full day's run when temps go over 65.
The main problem with my Hoss? I can't hear it rumbling past me, only others can. I'll have to get someone to film me
