larksnostril
Charlie
Great adventure!!!
Years ago I did several 1500 milers on my Harley chopper, and a couple 1000 milers on my xv750 before that. I'd pack up my bike, tell my Lady goodbye.."I'm heading East and don't know what comes after that..no set destination..just cruising..pretty sweet.
Nothing like a road trip.
I'm moving toward a similar trip..shorter..not clear cross country....but long enough to really get lost the smells, sounds and sensations of being on the road...Got a '81 xs650..and I've been picking away at it..PMA, uPamco, Heiken oil cooler, real bright halogen headlite, clubman bars from a Laverada..real adjustable angles in two axises..next comes making an extension to move my muffler system aft about 2inches so I can install midgets, then sculpt and cover an old seat so I can sit slight higher..long legs...and get my but back a few more inches. I'm going to put a gel pad in the seat before covering. Found some mountain bike handgrips with rubber support for the outer edge of both hands that makes long hauls much more doable. Probably going to add a brake light flasher to make all my around the city riding less spooky.
I envy you being so far into this trip.
Have as much fun as you can tolerate.
Years ago I did several 1500 milers on my Harley chopper, and a couple 1000 milers on my xv750 before that. I'd pack up my bike, tell my Lady goodbye.."I'm heading East and don't know what comes after that..no set destination..just cruising..pretty sweet.
Nothing like a road trip.
I'm moving toward a similar trip..shorter..not clear cross country....but long enough to really get lost the smells, sounds and sensations of being on the road...Got a '81 xs650..and I've been picking away at it..PMA, uPamco, Heiken oil cooler, real bright halogen headlite, clubman bars from a Laverada..real adjustable angles in two axises..next comes making an extension to move my muffler system aft about 2inches so I can install midgets, then sculpt and cover an old seat so I can sit slight higher..long legs...and get my but back a few more inches. I'm going to put a gel pad in the seat before covering. Found some mountain bike handgrips with rubber support for the outer edge of both hands that makes long hauls much more doable. Probably going to add a brake light flasher to make all my around the city riding less spooky.
I envy you being so far into this trip.
Have as much fun as you can tolerate.