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pyoungbl · 09-18-2016, 07:02 PM

I'll cheat a bit here...not what I did today but what I did this past weekend. There is a rally in the mountains of Virginia, put on by the Twin Valley Riders, and I have gone for the past few years. It's a hoot, in an area of great riding, and they have fantastic food. This year I rode the Zong. It's 300 miles each way. I won't bore you with the route numbers, suffice to say I was on US or state highways all the way. Think 55-60 mph. The bike ran like a top and I enjoyed myself. Of course I had to cope with the mountains as I got out west. At times I had to gear down to 4th just to stay anywhere near a legal speed...not a big deal. At the rally site I parked in a line of BMWs. My bike has a rondel on one side (the other one fell off) so most folks walked by, did a double take, and came back to ask 'what in the hell is that?". I must have explained to 30 different people about the goodness of Zong. Most got it, some never will. Bottom line: CSC will be getting a bunch of hits on their web site!

I checked the oil temp from time to time. The dash said I had 4 bars most of the time. My IR thermometer indicated 205F so I'm close to boiling any junk out of the crankcase. I do not have any liquid in the OSC tube (That may be leaking because I can get a trace of gasoline smelly liquid when I run my finger by the tube). At any rate, the bike ran great. I will note that on the highway the engine noise gets to be a bother. I think it's intake noise rather than exhaust because the level is directly related to throttle position, not engine speed. After 300 miles I found myself to be really tired, something I'd never seen with my other (larger) bikes.

On the way home I passed through Danville, Virginia. The Tank Museum is located there. It was closed on Sunday (only open on Friday and Saturday) but if you
have any interest in tanks or artillery this is mecca. He has about 120 pieces on display, all in a huge warehouse.

The upgraded brake is worth what it cost! Seriously, that upgrade took a big load off my mind. Now the darn bike will STOP.

Peter Y.

09-18-2016, 07:02 PM	#334
pyoungbl Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA Posts: 632	I'll cheat a bit here...not what I did today but what I did this past weekend. There is a rally in the mountains of Virginia, put on by the Twin Valley Riders, and I have gone for the past few years. It's a hoot, in an area of great riding, and they have fantastic food. This year I rode the Zong. It's 300 miles each way. I won't bore you with the route numbers, suffice to say I was on US or state highways all the way. Think 55-60 mph. The bike ran like a top and I enjoyed myself. Of course I had to cope with the mountains as I got out west. At times I had to gear down to 4th just to stay anywhere near a legal speed...not a big deal. At the rally site I parked in a line of BMWs. My bike has a rondel on one side (the other one fell off) so most folks walked by, did a double take, and came back to ask 'what in the hell is that?". I must have explained to 30 different people about the goodness of Zong. Most got it, some never will. Bottom line: CSC will be getting a bunch of hits on their web site! I checked the oil temp from time to time. The dash said I had 4 bars most of the time. My IR thermometer indicated 205F so I'm close to boiling any junk out of the crankcase. I do not have any liquid in the OSC tube (That may be leaking because I can get a trace of gasoline smelly liquid when I run my finger by the tube). At any rate, the bike ran great. I will note that on the highway the engine noise gets to be a bother. I think it's intake noise rather than exhaust because the level is directly related to throttle position, not engine speed. After 300 miles I found myself to be really tired, something I'd never seen with my other (larger) bikes. On the way home I passed through Danville, Virginia. The Tank Museum is located there. It was closed on Sunday (only open on Friday and Saturday) but if you have any interest in tanks or artillery this is mecca. He has about 120 pieces on display, all in a huge warehouse. The upgraded brake is worth what it cost! Seriously, that upgrade took a big load off my mind. Now the darn bike will STOP. Peter Y. Last edited by pyoungbl; 09-18-2016 at 07:03 PM. Reason: spelling
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