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If you are an AMA member, you can get AMA MoTow for $25/year. Worth it just for the peace of mind, IMO.
Stock seat is not comfortable. Don't be two days on the road before you discover this or you will come to hate your motorcycle. Train up for it by taking progressively longer rides.
Don't plan too many miles per day, and remember that as you ride you will get more fatigued, so you can't go as many miles on the third day as you can on the first. Even if you are staying on the interstate I would not exceed 400 miles/day at the beginning and not more than 300/day at the end. Fatigue is a killer, so if you start to get tired, find a motel or campsite and call it a day.
I put a National Cycle Street Shield EX on my bike - seems to work great and relieves a lot of fatigue, plus it removes in 20 seconds if I want to ride naked. A tank bag is a nice place to keep stuff you will need to get in a hurry (rainsuit, camera, cell phone, etc.)
Stay hydrated. I followed the Iron Butt guidelines when I rode from NC to CO on my Virago in '96 and it seemed to help a lot. No caffeine (it will act as a diuretic) and plenty of water. By the time I got to Kansas I was drinking a pint of water every 100 miles or so. No heavy meals until you're done riding for the day and avoid alcohol, even at night (yeah, this may cramp your style a bit...)
Take a digital camera and plenty of batteries.
That's about all I can think of now...
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"They were long and low and sleek and fast, they were classic, in a word/Back in '55 we were Makin' Thunderbirds" - Bob Seger
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