VLOG: Ryker commute - Time management and now 17 bikes?

I'm running really behind with all of my appointments and projects lately, but I'm trying to shuffle everything into the few hours I have available. Skip to the end of this description for clickable time indexes.

I will be taking the Ryker back to the dealer for some maintenance and warranty checkup items in the near future. I have a few road trip plans for the Ryker, so these issues need to be sorted out beforehand. The fuel pump has been making some nasty whining noises lately, so that's first on my list because I don't want that to leave me stranded in the middle of nowhere... that's not the road trip that I have in mind. 😉

The cause of the scratches on the front body panels is caused by the BRP phone mounts/brackets! I thought that my toddler might have given me those hickies, but noooo... it's BRP! GRRRrrrr. So, I also plan to have my dealer check the steering on this bike again and to verify if I am missing a spacer washer in the steering head (it's a known issue for early Ryker's).

Time indexes:
0:00 : The Can-Am phone/GPS mounting rings are scratching the body panels!
1:34 : Time management game while my wife is out of town with the toddler... I'm watching the 2 teens and working like an animal lately
3:15 : The scratched panels are the "limited edition" color, so I can't replace them because they aren't available
4:10 : Refueling my Ryker is always a stinky mess even if there is NO overflow... that's another issue for my dealer to check... maybe a blocked vent hose or something?
5:30 : I said that I wanted to speed up my clock, so I guess the GoPro was listening... I'm going 100 mph indoors? 🤣
7:58 : I haven't had time to evaluate which bikes in the stable are on the chopping block... something has to go before I bring another bike home.
10:04 : My hopes for a road trip and/or moto-camping over this summer are looking slim...
13:15 : Some of my planned moto-camping trips for this summer were a Ryker trip to the beach, a trip to the Davy Crockett National Forest area, or another trip to the Ozarks in Arkansas
15:44 : Back to the list of bikes to sell or trade... I don't want to get rid of any of my bikes, but time, space, and spiraling insurance costs aren't getting any easier... I don't have enough butts to ride all of these machines
21:51 : The Ryker's fuel economy is an oddity... riding it "nice" doesn't yield much better economy... the spread between hard and soft is only about 2-3 mpg
22:42 : Managing the Ryker on the seamed or uneven pavement is a serious pain in the butt

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