How's This For Spring!

It feels pretty "Springy" to me. It hasn't been very sunny in the mornings but it has been clearing up by afternoon or evening. And even though it has been dipping down below 0°F some mornings it has been warming up during the day. So to any nay-sayers, this is starting to look like Spring. To further reinforce the thought, the state has been out pushing snow far off the sides of the main roads to minimize melt water on the road surface. They usually don't do this until they are reasonably confident that we're not going to get dumped on again. The warm weather also means that any road surface that sees the sun is getting to be pretty clear of ice.

I've only had a chance to try out the new-to-me Ski-Doo helmet a couple of times. It is a bit noisier than the Nolan so unless it is near 10°F or lower, I'll probably opt for the Nolan. Without any fresh snow, things are starting to look a little drab. All of the drips from everyones cars all winter are showing up. One good thing about the warmer weather is that I've not had any water in the carb and riding has been almost completely trouble free. I did need to dig into the headlight bucket a few days ago to touch (yes, literally just touch) the fuse again. This bike uses these old ceramic fuses with an aluminum wrapped around it. Pretty old design. I may just solder some wires onto the terminal and replace them with modern blade style fuses outside of the headlight bucket though mods like this tend to get the BMW purists bent out of shape. But, maybe that's a good thing...

Thursday Afternoon Update - And even more "Springy" with lots of folks out walking (including me!) enjoying the warm afternoon. The clouds are starting to lift and there's water running down the middle of the parking lot.