Interesting thing happened while riding in the fog

For the last two nights, it's been really foggy out here in San Diego, which is pretty rare.  Down on the coast there is sometimes a marine layer that drops very low, but Wednesday and Thursday nights it extended well inland.  All the way to our home nearly 10 miles from the coast.  Epic "horror movie/scary video game fog" as one of our kids said.

I was riding both days, not unusual because I normally commute on the bikes.  What was interesting was I realized the visibility was out to the edge of my headlight.  I was on a route I ride way too often-one of the only roads from the freeway to our "town" (we're incorporated so not part of San Diego!).  So I was rolling along at my normal speed despite the low-viz conditions.  I started mentally picturing the next building, cross street and light, even though they couldn't be seen.  Sure enough, as I got closer they would come into view through the fog!  Even approaching stop lights I couldn't see was actually safer at speed, as I "saw" them even before the light came into view.  Since traffic was light but a few cars were ahead of me, I could tell when they tapped their brakes.

I felt and was likely safer going my normal speed and NOT slowing down.  Any MSF coaches or safety experts reading this, please comment.  Was that the correct assessment, as I sure felt so!

Hope you have some good rides this weekend, in clear dry weather!

Quick Update on the 1994 Kawasaki Concours Restoration Project

I'm going to keep this short, but have to admit to owning the 1994 Connie for three years now!  I'm nowhere near as far along on the restoration as I thought I would be.  Fortunately my 86 had kept running well, so my plan to retire it at 100k was able to be pushed back.  Now my plan is to get at least 100K more miles on it than the 94 has before the registration expires at the end of April.

By then I should have all the bodywork on the 94 ready to be repainted, and take it off it's PNO as soon as DMV sends me the paperwork, but effective in July when it's due to minimize fees.  Since I also have a Harley, I will have a legal bike to ride while "swapping" Connie parts and awaiting the new registration for the 1994.

I tried starting it this weekend, but what little gas it has is stale.  It fired on starting fluid but didn't run.  I'll probably get a gallon of fuel and see what I can do to get it running, but I sure don't want to pull the carbs any earlier than I have to!  What a PITA it is getting Connie carbs in and out!