Ben Murrell

It got up to 54 today, so Nick Pegg and I decided to go out for a ride. Nick’s got a scooter, I’ve got a 250 Kawasaki Ninja. After I shoveled the ice out of our steep driveway, we brought ‘em out of the basement. We rode around town for the most part, and I left my blinker on a couple of times which prompted Nick to pull over thinking I was in distress (oops!) I haven’t ridden since the end of November, so it was a blast. It’s not supposed to be this warm until next Friday, but I’ll probably take it out again then.

I got a new jacket as a birthday present – my original jacket is a mesh jacket with a waterproof / wind breaker insert. Riding in the original jacket under 70 was chilly, and under 60 was downright freezing. The new jacket is a textile jacket, and it goes further down my body – it’s made for riding in cooler weather, it’s supposed to be more water proof. Well, riding around town with Nick, my jacket kept me really warm (but never too warm). When I went out on the highway, my feet / butt were getting really cold since my shoes and jeans weren’t doing much for me, but my chest and arms were really warm. Towards the end of the highway ride, I could feel my arms cooling down a bit – this was my first time with the new jacket and I didn’t spend much time putting it on and adjusting it so I’m going to chalk it up to that.

Anyways, it was a good ride.