Started the day off right with a righteous "punchin' in" at the gym followed by some productive administrative work time. Had this mild weeping of the bike in my mind which finally grew from potential to kinetic energy. Picked up what I needed and made the repair. Pulled the valve cover off by removing almost every piece of plastic including the tank off of the bike first and found that yes...my assumption was right...torn gasket...replaced, also installed new air filter while at it..fired it up and once again stared in amazement at the power of this beast. Waiting for my DRIVEN gear shift as the one provided was worn due to it being aluminum and the gear shaft being steel...steel always wins. Bike hooked up to battery tender and counting down the days till March. Decided March is the time to get this ball rolling...M1, insurance and Rrrrriding. First things first though...save up for a good helmet and some riding gear. This is working out in favour purchasing this bike in winter...lots of time to get due dilligence to the extreme in shopping for this kind of stuff :)

Continuing to work out at gym but will get bike on trainer in basement for some more cardio sessions.