Shipping out of boston!

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Yea, needles! Better like switchbacks! It was beautiful! If you look closley, you wil see the rock climber!

 

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Yea, needles! Better like switchbacks! It was beautiful! If you look closley, you wil see the rock climber!

I think your finger is on the lens

 

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Whoops! Ya know, if you go around a corner and ride thru bison crap, your wheel will slip!
Im somewhere on 16a and it is wonderful. All curves and views. Seems i got off track,again, and im heading for custer. Who cares? A great ride in a great place.
im shocked that up here in the hills, i can smell harley exhaust. I feel like the ugly twin. All harleys!
i hope to spend a few in sturgis, fully vaccinated, looking for st’s

 

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Another fine day! After beartooth and getting my ass kicked around here on 16 and 16a, the million dollar highway should be cake! I might do it blindfolded!
Went thru 2/3 tank and spent much of it in first and second gear. Ive never ridden a 360 corkscrew before and there were a few here! Lots of tunnels carved thru rock.
sturgis is a ghost town now. Very few bikes. Went into a harley bar for dinner and they looked at melike i was a freak. A very good day indeed
Ive been three nights freezing my ass off and its supposed to b in the 50’s all night. Lets hope for some shuteye.
ill be heading for colorado tomorrow. Would like to stay west and out of denver.

 

[Uncle Phil]

Stedy - I wish I'd known you were headed to Rushmore I would have suggested stopping at 'Profile Point' to get a shot of you ST with Washington in the background. It's just around the corner past the main entrance -

 

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Went by it. The parking lot was packed. Still cant get over the size of those guys. That whole area suprised me, with the parking lots and all. It was huge!

 

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The side of Mt Rushmore no one ever sees.

 

[Uncle Phil]

The side of Mt Rushmore no one ever sees.

What is interesting is that the original sculptor - Gutzon Borglum - was planning on a 'waist up' view of all four, but the rock structure would not support it. Don't think he was thinking about the waist down but maybe he was on the other hand ...

 

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The side of Mt Rushmore no one ever sees.

Ha!
I love the smell of cowshit and i followed a cow truck for a while. I had to pass him because of all the crappy air.

 

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A shout out to kickstands! They charged me $25 w power, and it would have been $15 wo. Clean, private, polite, excellent. A very nice experience. Never ate there or went to the bar, but id guess it was nice. Just two exits out of sturgis.
five avacados!

 

[Sunday Rider]

What did you end up doing about your battery?

 

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What did you end up doing about your battery?

Filled it w water, got a push and its going fine. Heading ti colorado today and gonna pull it and have it checked. Ive had my garmin disconnected and need to get that going again too. Im trying not to stress the battery until i know its condition.
money is becoming an issue (small at this point) and im counting pennies.

 

[paulcb]

Michael, I'll be up in Ft. Collins, CO next week if you're in the area.

 

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Filled it w water, got a push and its going fine. Heading ti colorado today and gonna pull it and have it checked. Ive had my garmin disconnected and need to get that going again too. Im trying not to stress the battery until i know its condition.
money is becoming an issue (small at this point) and im counting pennies.

Sounds like a good plan. Glad you haven't had any issues. Ya gotta save those $$ for the return leg home.

 

[Sadlsor]

I imagine the trip home *may* be a bit more, uh, ...direct.
We'll see.

 

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I imagine the trip home *may* be a bit more, uh, ...direct.
We'll see.

I doubt it. Im hoping to hit the arstok and

Michael, I'll be up in Ft. Collins, CO next week if you're in the area.

Ill prob b well south of you by than. Thanks tho! I believe i owe you lunch!

 

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I imagine the trip home *may* be a bit more, uh, ...direct.
We'll see.

and wv stok. If i have to ill go into a bit of debt. I really, really dislike going into debt for a hobby, but ya gots ta du whats ya gots ta du!

 

[paulcb]

Ill prob b well south of you by than. Thanks tho! I believe i owe you lunch!

I don't remember that, but I'm sure that has expired by now!

Maybe we'll see you at OkieSTOC.

 

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Finally got a decent nights sleep. Left sturgis sleep stoned very late. I ended up on rt14a which is spearfish skiinick rt. I had to ride by at least 25 perfect pics, but here are a few. To die for!!!!!

 

[Sadlsor]

Yes!
And wow.
I do believe that you are getting the hang of this motorcycle tripping thing.
Good on ya!