BamaRider
Guy
I'll be heading out Oct 1 for a ride out to Utah to lean the canyons. Over the years I managed to ride the best roads Utah had to offer, but I promised myself I'd come back and spend several days and nights. I'm making good on that this year. Home will be over the high country of North Colordao in Fall color.
In this chapter of my long riding career, I'm spending time in places I most just passed through back in the day. I have always taken my time on a long tour, but even more so now. I'll be on backroads except for first and last day. Those are the only days I ride to get somewhere. In a case of poor planning I planned my 2 nights in Moab on Columbus Day weekend. Not really my fault, in Alabama that day is just another day, but other parts of the country its a big deal.
This will be a camp/motel mix tour.
For the first time in my career I won't be riding alone. My brother is accompanying me on his 2014 Concours. He's been riding since the days of his Rupp Minibike, but not any long rides. I've coached him up as best I could. He has the proper gear and extras down to the sena bluetooth. The last month he has been busy riding almost everyday, to get use to the extended saddle time needed for a cross country ride. He is beside himself and looks forward to seeing things only seen on tv/movies.
This ride will come in somewhere between 4-k miles spread out over 12 days, so the pace will be good. Gives us time to see things and enjoy where ever it is we find ourselves.
I'll be riding the RT for this tour. It is still the most comfortable stock bike out there. The BMW is now closing in on 100k miles. In our buildup we've found the Connie almost 2-1 gas stops over the stingy 50 mpg RT with a 7.6 gallon tank. He has a smaller gas tank and more thirsty motor, so run the numbers.
Looking forward to a great ride.
In this chapter of my long riding career, I'm spending time in places I most just passed through back in the day. I have always taken my time on a long tour, but even more so now. I'll be on backroads except for first and last day. Those are the only days I ride to get somewhere. In a case of poor planning I planned my 2 nights in Moab on Columbus Day weekend. Not really my fault, in Alabama that day is just another day, but other parts of the country its a big deal.
This will be a camp/motel mix tour.
For the first time in my career I won't be riding alone. My brother is accompanying me on his 2014 Concours. He's been riding since the days of his Rupp Minibike, but not any long rides. I've coached him up as best I could. He has the proper gear and extras down to the sena bluetooth. The last month he has been busy riding almost everyday, to get use to the extended saddle time needed for a cross country ride. He is beside himself and looks forward to seeing things only seen on tv/movies.
This ride will come in somewhere between 4-k miles spread out over 12 days, so the pace will be good. Gives us time to see things and enjoy where ever it is we find ourselves.
I'll be riding the RT for this tour. It is still the most comfortable stock bike out there. The BMW is now closing in on 100k miles. In our buildup we've found the Connie almost 2-1 gas stops over the stingy 50 mpg RT with a 7.6 gallon tank. He has a smaller gas tank and more thirsty motor, so run the numbers.
Looking forward to a great ride.