Rochester to Oakland on my 1150

[tkent02]

This might sound a little outrageous but why don't you just take a tire with you? You got plenty of room on that big bike of yours.

This right here is the kind of wisdom which can only come from experience.

[shirazdrum]

That's two on the back. For a while, I carried 3 with me for different occasions. Once the tire start to go, it goes really fast.

[Bookmon]

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.

[Baatfam]

Bob,

The rest of us are going to Wisconsin May 17-20.........

Ha...that figures....

[Gravity Tester]

Let me know when you are doing the clutch ect. I need the entertainment :-) See you soon!

[UncleMike]

Let me know when you are doing the clutch ect. I need the entertainment :-) See you soon!

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.

[UncleMike]

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.

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]

You think 10 hours in a day is too much?

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.

[UncleMike]

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.

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.

[twr1776]

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 but spoons and tire balancing set ups will work and be available if needed. Tim

[850 Combat]

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.

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.

[Eli69]

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.

[UncleMike]

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.

[Baatfam]

So...have your plans solidified yet? Or are they still jellin'?

Just curious when you might be coming through...

[UncleMike]

So...have your plans solidified yet? Or are they still jellin'?

Just curious when you might be coming through...

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.