moopie
Junior Member
Went out for a great 120 mile ride this afternoon! We took the Highway 7 scenic route down towards Hot Springs. It has lots of pretty good twisties if you can manage not to get stuck behind a cage for too long.
Before heading out we stopped to fill up with gas. Right as I finished closing up the cap, a fairly good sized bee landed on my tank. As I looked at it closer I realized it was pushing it's butt/stinger into the Yamaha logo decal that's on the tank. I swear it must have thought my bike was a flower! It finally gave up but left a bit of gooey yellow stuff on the decal. I know my bike's color is good for making me noticed in traffic but I don't think attracting pollinating bees is such a great idea. Pretty funny nonetheless!
In the end it turned into being one of those most awesome rides ever! I only have about 5000 miles total and less than 1000 of that on the FZ6. I feel like so far I've been riding pretty conservatively so I took the opportunity to experiment more on this trip. I spent more time with the bike in higher revs, breaking before corners instead of just slowing down way before, and accelerating faster out of the corners. This is the first trip out where Hubby wasn't leaving me behind on his warrior! I don't feel an ounce of fatigue or discomfort after getting home and really feel like I pushed myself to increase my riding abilities.
I love those rides when you get home feeling like a true rider! :cheer:
Before heading out we stopped to fill up with gas. Right as I finished closing up the cap, a fairly good sized bee landed on my tank. As I looked at it closer I realized it was pushing it's butt/stinger into the Yamaha logo decal that's on the tank. I swear it must have thought my bike was a flower! It finally gave up but left a bit of gooey yellow stuff on the decal. I know my bike's color is good for making me noticed in traffic but I don't think attracting pollinating bees is such a great idea. Pretty funny nonetheless!
In the end it turned into being one of those most awesome rides ever! I only have about 5000 miles total and less than 1000 of that on the FZ6. I feel like so far I've been riding pretty conservatively so I took the opportunity to experiment more on this trip. I spent more time with the bike in higher revs, breaking before corners instead of just slowing down way before, and accelerating faster out of the corners. This is the first trip out where Hubby wasn't leaving me behind on his warrior! I don't feel an ounce of fatigue or discomfort after getting home and really feel like I pushed myself to increase my riding abilities.
I love those rides when you get home feeling like a true rider! :cheer: