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Rochester to Oakland on my 1150

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Gravity Tester said:
Let me know when you are doing the clutch ect. I need the entertainment :-) See you soon!
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Just missed my flight out of SF to Rochester. I'm trying to get on a later one so I can rent a car and drive to Boston for the comic con. Got a table there and everything, but my brother will run it with some friends until I get there. Back in Rochester on Monday and I'm ordering parts this weekend.
 
Bookmon said:
This may seem too simple of advice but
Keep riding times within reason. Read/heard of too many folks buying the farm who thought they could ride 10 hour days/nights.
Bike riding is not like car riding. More physical.
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I was thinking of doing a few hours in the morning, a few in the afternoon and stopping when it gets dark. You think 10 hours in a day is too much?
 
tkent02 said:
Depends on you. Some are comfortable doing extremely long days, others are not. If you haven't done much long distance stuff, start fairly small.
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I've done a couple of 10-hour days, and more 6-8 hour days than I can count. Only done long days like that for a few days at a time.

Lots of stretching is in order.
 
Mike, keep us posted on when/where you are passing through the Midwest.

Between Joe (NW Chicago), myself (NW Indiana) and Brian (Indy) you will have access to three bike lifts if needed. Brian and I don't have the fancy smancy No Mar tire machine Joe has :p but spoons and tire balancing set ups will work and be available if needed. Tim
 
UncleMike said:
I've done a couple of 10-hour days, and more 6-8 hour days than I can count. Only done long days like that for a few days at a time.

Lots of stretching is in order.
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Last tour my brothers and I did, I broke them in on a 600 mile first day so they would understand what its about. That was on 2 lane state and county roads. Its real doable. We ended up having to do more back to back 600 mile days due to problems with one of the bikes hitting a rock abd breaking a wheel. Of this was on two unfaired 850G's, an unfaired 1100G, and a Concours.

There is some pain, but so what.
 
hey unc looks like you picked a great time to do this trip, looks like we're getting more winter today than we did all winter. good luck.
 
Lucky for me I missed my flight out of SF so I'm still on the west coast, trying to arrange a new flight that won't cost me $1500.

That snow better be gone by the time I get there.
 
So...have your plans solidified yet? Or are they still jellin'?

Just curious when you might be coming through...:)
 
Baatfam said:
So...have your plans solidified yet? Or are they still jellin'?

Just curious when you might be coming through...:)
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Still jellin' based on when parts arrive and how easily they go on, as well as the NATO summit which is going to heavily restrict traffic through Chicago next weekend.
 
UncleMike said:
Still jellin' based on when parts arrive and how easily they go on, as well as the NATO summit which is going to heavily restrict traffic through Chicago next weekend.
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That works for me, as we will be up in Wisconsin that weekend...
(Joe Nardy, GBW, 80gs1000e, Wells, my wife and one or two others)
 
Baatfam said:
That works for me, as we will be up in Wisconsin that weekend...
(Joe Nardy, GBW, 80gs1000e, Wells, my wife and one or two others)
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If I can make it to Chicago next weekend, it looks like I'll be spending some time there. My oldest friend lives there as well as the founder of my new company, so I'll have lots to do. Need to do some interviews with Startup companies as well, so if you know of any ...
 
Baatfam said:
That works for me, as we will be up in Wisconsin that weekend...
(Joe Nardy, GBW, 80gs1000e, Wells, my wife and one or two others)
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(Joe Nardy, GBW, 80gs1000e (Allegedly), Wells, my wife and one or two others)

There, fixed it for ya................;)
 
Joe Nardy said:
(Joe Nardy, GBW, 80gs1000e (Allegedly), Wells, my wife and one or two others)

There, fixed it for ya................;)
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Well, there is that....but we do need him...





For the Twister tournament...
 
Made it to Chicago with no incidents other than a tractor trailer throwing a tire in front of me in Indiana. Changing a tire at Joe Nardy's place if it shows up tomorrow.

Doing some work while I'm here, and this is my first time in Chicago during good weather. I like this city more and more every time I visit.
 
Check in with RenoBruce for a pitstop before crossing the Sierra's.

Depending on the timing, I could ride out to meet you for the last leg home.
 
UncleMike said:
Thinking of riding across the badlands from here.
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Your own mini SturGiS ;)

Im sure the Chi-guys told you leaving Chicago to the west on 90/290/94 SUX !! Id go west to the Mississippi River on 80/88 and then plan a route to SD.
 
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