Day 1 of... up to 25 depending on how the trip shakes out. 3 riding to Sturgis & beyond, 5 more hauling / flying out to meet us Saturday.
5 am departure means 4 am alarm. Ugh.
New Givi E470 installed. Luggage rack installed without sissy hoop to make room for my usual Kuryakyn luggage.
1st Stage - the other two guys want to "wing it", and also take a different route west than I planned. Gone is the requested (by said guys) & incorporated plan to "have a burger at the Harley Museum on the way out". We're taking 95 / 287 / 80 west instead.
As I figured, 20+ mile backup before Stamford CT.
Jams & paving on 80.
Still, we bail off for the night in Fremont Indiana (That's about 850 miles per HD odo, less per mine with oversize commanders on), where we discover: you can't buy cold beer anywhere near where we're staying.
What.
The.
Mustang refoamed my seat. Didn't help. Butt Buffer helped a little, not much. Love the backrest I keep reminding myself.
Target was back in OH so we're ahead a bit. Reminding the guys we have no Sturgis accomodations until Sat...
5 am departure means 4 am alarm. Ugh.
New Givi E470 installed. Luggage rack installed without sissy hoop to make room for my usual Kuryakyn luggage.
1st Stage - the other two guys want to "wing it", and also take a different route west than I planned. Gone is the requested (by said guys) & incorporated plan to "have a burger at the Harley Museum on the way out". We're taking 95 / 287 / 80 west instead.
As I figured, 20+ mile backup before Stamford CT.
Jams & paving on 80.
Still, we bail off for the night in Fremont Indiana (That's about 850 miles per HD odo, less per mine with oversize commanders on), where we discover: you can't buy cold beer anywhere near where we're staying.
What.
The.
Mustang refoamed my seat. Didn't help. Butt Buffer helped a little, not much. Love the backrest I keep reminding myself.
Target was back in OH so we're ahead a bit. Reminding the guys we have no Sturgis accomodations until Sat...