We took a short break partway up this steep mountain because Yi was worried that there might be something wrong with the CBR. It seemed to be badly losing power, even when she downshifted into 5th gear. From what she described, I thought maybe the clutch was slipping, which seemed odd, so I took it for a quick test ride up the hill and back.
Luckily there was nothing wrong, just gotta keep the throttle open, the revs up, and the expectations down. On that mountain, at wide-open throttle, it would maintain almost 80kph in 3rd - and not one bit more. Those 13 horsies were working overtime to manage that, and I'm sure they were glad for the break as we crested the hill. The view was so spectacular that we had to snap some pics before rolling on.
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