Gryphon is like a dog in one way...

...even after months of minimal attention, it's still enthusiastic and ready to go. In the fall (early November) I put stabilizer in the gas, topped it up, and parked it. I intended to change the oil and filter, pull the battery and put it on a smart charger, wash and wax it, and put a cover over it. That never happened until Sunday, when I started draining the oil, removed the filter, and put the charger on the almost-seven-year-old battery. Monday night I put in fresh oil and installed a new filter and the charged battery and fired it up. It still has 2014 bugs on the windshield and harvest-time dust on everything else. There have definitely been spring start-ups that required more cranking than this time. This morning Gryphon enthusiasticly pulled me past parked cars with frosted windows on my way to work, and happily responded to handfuls of throttle on the way home. I'll definitely do some proper maintenance before any multi-day trips (i.e. Inzane), but for now, we're both happy to be riding again.