After getting my reservations done last week for my trip, I got a nice letter from the Creede Hotel, in Creede, CO about my stay. There is something nice about a hotel/B&B proprietor taking the time to send a letter with a … Continued
In the home stretch
Final tweaks, planning, and setup on the bike is happening. I essentially only have a few days left between now and when I leave to finish up all the work due to travel for work next week, and friends … Continued
First ride with the bike fully loaded
I went to practice for the Vegas R/C race in October, and took the bike. Which in itself isn’t unusual, but this time I did it with ~ 70lbs of gear on the bike for camping. Last year I … Continued
Figure I would catch up with what maintenance and updates are happening to the bike in prep for the trip in a couple weeks. Stuff done: 1. Installed a power run to the top case. Its quick disconnect and is … Continued
Pictures of my 2011 Motorcycle Trip around Colorado. This is for the “My Travels Page” on my Blog. This was a ~1700 mile round trip around Colorado. Visiting 3 national parks, and countless awesome views. This trip opened my eyes … Continued
As part of finalizing my route for Sept I am locking down dates, and places I will be staying. After having issues finding a good campsite or hotel in Green River Utah, I changed my route so I am now … Continued
Edit: Already made a load of changes to help move weight around. First swing at packing. Packing without the motofizz bag is a challenge, but I think I am getting it pretty down here. The Twisted throttle dry bag is … Continued
Motorcycle trip to the south west is officially ON
I just got tracking confirmation for the key bits of hardware I needed in order to go on the trip. Locking down dates, the route, hotel reservations and today I am test loading up all the bags to weed out … Continued
More Prep for the Motorcycle Trip
So after a brief break planning and prepping for the trip in Sept to focus on some R/C Prep for Vegas in October, and then being out of town for work for a week, I can now start to get … Continued
Posting this as an archive to point to from the My Travels Page. July 29th, 2010 This was the first motorcycle camping trip I went on. back My good friend Mike White and I ventured out, leaving on a … Continued
More tweaks to the route for the trip I am taking in early Sept. Now planning for it to be a 10 day trip if I hit every stop I want to make. Some other changes still could … Continued
Helmet Hacking – Making the Sena SMH-10 Bluetooth system work with helmet speakers or ear buds. One of the features I wanted in a helmet comm system is the ability to use either earbuds or speakers in the helmet depending … Continued