Tough duty…

After spending most of my day in the office, the Boss wasn’t around and the keys to the blue Cyclone were.   You can guess where this story is going.  I suddenly had an urge to evaluate the Cyclone’s performance running into the San Gabriel Mountains, and that’s just what I did…

You’re probably thinking it looks like it was a glorious day for evaluating a motorcycle in the mountains.

You bloggies are sharp…nothing gets by you!

I only went a few miles up because I was on the clock…I had to get back to Cal Poly for a 4:00 p.m. class.   But I had to do it.   I knew you guys would want the results of the handling test, and here they are:  It’s superb…solid, planted, and confident.   It’s awesome.  Those of you on the list are going to love it.

I stopped at a turnout to grab a few beauty shots with my 12-24 Tokina lens…and with the San Gabriel Mountains’ vivid blue sky as a backdrop, I think I did okay…

That blue really works on the RX-3.   My bike will be orange (more like a yellow, actually), but the blue sure is pretty.   We’re going to get lots of shots like the ones above on the upcoming Baja trip, and I really hope you can join us.   If you want to put yourself in these photos, just give us a call.

You know, I was only stopped at that turnout for a few minutes when a drop-dead gorgeous ’96 Vette pulled in.  I didn’t yet know my new good friends Froy (like Roy, but with an F) and Lorraine, but they recognized that the bike was something new and special, and they wanted to see it.

I was drawn to their pristine ’96 Vette; Froy and Lorraine were drawn to the Cyclone.   We were each having fun taking pictures of these high performance toys when I asked Froy to grab a shot of me with the bike.   Not so fast, said Lorraine…she wanted to be in the photo, too…

Like I’ve always said…being a blogmeister and chief test pilot for CSC is tough duty.

But hey, somebody has to do it…