I read “The Perfect Vehicle” by Melissa Pierson a couple months ago, and enjoyed it a lot. I read it pretty quickly (for me at least), in about a week. It follows the author getting into motorcycles, buying her Moto Guzzi, a couple road trips, and her relationships. I found that I most enjoyed the parts where she talks about motorcycle history, and her riding experiences. It was especially cool to read about her trip to Europe, and her visit to the Moto Guzzi factory. I think that must have been heaven for a Moto Guzzi enthusiast!

I have been reading “Jupiter’s Travels” by Ted Simon for a week or so, and it is really good. It’s about a round-the-world trip that Ted Simon took upon his Triumph motorcycle back in the 70’s. He balances the technical motorcycle aspect with the travel aspect perfectly (to me, at least), and the pacing is nice and fast. I read that Simon is attempting the same trip by motorcycle again, and I can’t wait to read about the modern-day journey. It will be interesting to get his perspective on how the world has changed.

Went riding last night, and it was fun as always. I am getting a lot more comfortable shifting. It’s almost automatic, I don’t even have to think too much about it. Downshifting and slowing down before I initiate a turn are pretty automatic now as well. I am getting confident that the bike is mechanically sound, and reliable, so I can just enjoy riding and exploring around my small neighborhood.

The mileage on my C70 is at 5,737.9, so I have put a whopping 47.4 miles on it! I can’t believe I put on that kind of mileage just putting around the neighborhood. Top speed is about 45mph, and that is going on flat ground, with plenty of straigtaway to get going. If you want to read more detail about the work that I have been doing on the bike, you can go to the page I made for the restoration project here.