Oshkosh Trip: Day 9

Day 9 — Beaver Dam, WI to Watertown, SD — 502 Miles


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Our time at the show ended before it got old. I could have easily stayed another day and visited the seaplane base, or just explored more of the show at Whittman. But, my wife was hauling the kids up to Idaho, and truth-be-told, I was missing the family a bit. Also, my sister was due to have her baby any moment now. All things considered, we decided to hit the road and make it an easier 4 day trop to Idaho rather than take in more of the show and have hurry back in 3 days.

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September 16th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: motorcycle | Leave a comment

Oshkosh Trip: Day 6

Cedar Rapids, IA to Oshkosh, WI, to Beaver Dam — 327 Miles


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September 6th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: motorcycle | One comment

Oshkosh Trip: Day 5

Day 5 — Omaha, NE to Cedar Rapids, IA — 312 Miles


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September 6th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: motorcycle | 2 comments

Oshkosh Trip: Day 4

Ft. Collins, CO to Omaha, NE — 510 miles


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The morning got started early — we got out of the hotel around 0550 local time. Sure felt like 0450 to me.

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August 29th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: motorcycle | 2 comments

Oshkosh Trip: Day 3

Day 3 — Springville, UT to Ft Collins, CO — 485 Miles


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August 20th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: motorcycle | 2 comments

Oshkosh Trip: Day 2

Day 2: Lee Vining, CA to Springville, UT — 541 miles

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August 11th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: motorcycle | One comment

Oshkosh Trip: Day 1

So begins the tale of my first cross-country motorcycle trip. Quick links to the various days of the trip: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, Epilogue.

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Day 1: San Jose, CA to Lee Vining, CA — 229 miles

July 26th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: motorcycle | One comment

Motorcycle Trip Packing List

Collecting my thoughts on what to remember to load up for cycle trips.

Tank Bag Items:

Ear plugs
Camera
Folding map
Pen(s)
Mini note pad
Head phones
Side-stand plate
Chapstick

Lockable top case:

Computer & power brick
Phone charger
Clear/smoked visors
Camera charger
Ball cap
Plexus visor cleaner
Visor cleaning towel
Road snacks
Air compressor
Pocket knife
Sun  screen
First aid kit

General:

Camel back
Rain gear
Cool weather layers
Spare key
Flash light
Toiletries
Sunglasses + Contacts + solution
Clothes
Walking shoes/sandals
Other photo gear: lenses, flash, tripod, [...]

July 16th, 2009 | Category: motorcycle | Leave a comment

Building pannier hardmounts for a BMW F800

The thought of spending over $1k for the BMW panniers (that aren’t even water proof) is totally absurd to me. Other aftermarket options add up to >$700+ by the time you buy the special F800 adapter frame for them.  I guess I just couldn’t justify such expense for something that will only get put on the [...]

May 21st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: How-To, motorcycle | One comment

Install Givi E370N top case on BWM F800ST

The universal mounting/adapter plate that comes with the Givi E370N top case gives many options for bolt placement, but, unfortunately the rest of the hardware is inadequate to work on BMW F800ST luggage rack.

My goals for the install:

No drilling/modification of the luggage rack
Offer some amount of cushion/padding to prevent the hard case from marring the paint.
Position [...]

April 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: How-To, motorcycle | 2 comments
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