thoughtfulUPDATE: Here’s a google map of my journey
So I’m back in the office today, after a week on vacation, and some 4000 miles of traveling complete. I’m kind of easing back into things, and no one has spotted me come in yet, so I think I might have a few minutes before I find myself with 12 new things to do.
I left out of here Saturday before last, slightly sleep deprived from the stressful week leading up to departure. Of course, I waited to the last minute to finally get around to machining up the mounts for my new side cases (start here and click forward), and the bike servicing was last minute and didn’t include a valve lash adjustment like I planned on. The usual amount of stress before a trip, I guess you could say. I managed to leave home by 6am, and ran well ahead of schedule. Thanks to the Camelbak, I drank 4 liters of water on my 680 mile ride and managed to arrive just a little before 2pm PDT. Thank goodness for mesh riding pants, I was feeling good despite the almost 100 degree heat in Nevada/California. Other than almost being run off the road once just as soon as I crossed into CA, the trip was fairly uneventful. My fuel economy suffered with the new bags and the 85mph+ average: I don’t think I managed better than 38 the whole way.