Five of us left Chicago and Indy Friday afternoon for our annual trip west. Two days into so far and it's been fairly exciting.
The Five Ho's:
1) Me on my '02 ST1100
2)Night Stalker on his '06 ST1300
3) Brad on a '06 Kawasaki Z750
4) Jason on a Honda CBR 954
5) Joe on a Suzuki Hayabusa
Day 1 was a short eveing trip to Des Moines to meet up with the Chicago contingent. Ride was dry and pretty nice.
Day 2 and it all went to Hell...
The first 35 miles west of DSM were dry, but then we had hail, torrential rains, 50+ mph side winds and tornados to dodge for the next 600+ miles to Spearfish, SD. Some of, if not the worst riding conditions I've ever ridden in.
NightStalker and Joe said to Hell with it and stayed in Reliance, SD while the rest of us fought the elements to get to Spearfish. Hope to meet up with the others in Bozeman, MT in a couple of days.
Not much to see in the upper midwest unless you like corn. And the people of Mitchell, SD really like their corn. So much so, that they built a palace for it.
The Corn Palace....
The Five Ho's:
1) Me on my '02 ST1100
2)Night Stalker on his '06 ST1300
3) Brad on a '06 Kawasaki Z750
4) Jason on a Honda CBR 954
5) Joe on a Suzuki Hayabusa
Day 1 was a short eveing trip to Des Moines to meet up with the Chicago contingent. Ride was dry and pretty nice.
Day 2 and it all went to Hell...
The first 35 miles west of DSM were dry, but then we had hail, torrential rains, 50+ mph side winds and tornados to dodge for the next 600+ miles to Spearfish, SD. Some of, if not the worst riding conditions I've ever ridden in.
NightStalker and Joe said to Hell with it and stayed in Reliance, SD while the rest of us fought the elements to get to Spearfish. Hope to meet up with the others in Bozeman, MT in a couple of days.
Not much to see in the upper midwest unless you like corn. And the people of Mitchell, SD really like their corn. So much so, that they built a palace for it.
The Corn Palace....