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If you want a hunded miles of twisties, sweepers, scenery, and no traffic to speak of, do Route 14 from LaPorte (above Fort Collins) to Walden, CO. Too bad there is no easy way to get from there to Rocky Mountain National park unless you then go down 125 (from Walden) & catch 34 to go into the...

Hi Gypsy, Last year, with 104-106 degree heat just south of Salt Lake City, I found my mesh jacket, a wet bandana around the neck, & a constantly wet t-shirt helped me stay cool. It's a great ride, don't miss it, just pack some extra water for 'dowsing'...

Welcome to the group ! If you do a search for 'highway pegs' you should get a few hits. FWIW When I did my Russell, I had them make it a inch & a half taller, LD ride knee problems went away, maybe something like that would help ? There's always Ibuprofin I guess... Enjoy !

If it was my trip... London to 402 West to Sarnia 69 to 96 to 31 & right into Muskegon Ferry over to Milwaukee, then 94 over to Madison (always wanted to see Madison) 90 (39) South to 88, then 88 West to 80

#1 Vista cruise throttle lock - best 21 bucks I ever spent #2 Expandable tank bag - for when you can't help but bring lots of stuff #3 Russell seat - allows me to ride for days with no back/spine/bun issues #4 Givi trunk - I only do 1-2 LD rides a year, but the Givi holds lots & lots of stuff...

Yeah I'm in the same boat this year, I'll be lucky to make it to EOM. Have fun boys & girls, play nice !

In nevada last year, coming back from WFO, I ran into some tail weave, at FJR maximum minus 10mph to FJR maximum. Fully loaded bike. Backed off the throttle & the weave went away. Needless to say,since I haven't been at FJR maximum since it hasn't been as issue...

I wave early, and seem to get a better response rate then if I just waited until he was almost past. Sort of the 'You go first' 'No, you go first' 'No you' 'No you!' Everybody seems to wave out in the West & Midwest, friendlier I guess.

A good solid coat of wax helps keep the bug debris from bothering the paint. I wax baby once a year whether she need it or not. I'd rather ride...

Last year's ride to WFO, went between 220-250 per tank & the mileage seemed better at 75 then 65... (slab)

A coupla weeks ago GunMD posted a thread saying how he thought all the '+1' posts after someone made a point were rather useless. A few posts later, TWN suggested the phrase 'gunny' instead of '+1'. Lots of people thought that was kinda cool...

Congratulations & good luck ! Remember, it gets way smoother after breakin (we're talkin 5-10k here, not the piddly 600-1000 owners manual 'breakin'). And... it'll take some concerted effort to adjust your riding position for the first few thousand (I came from a cruiser). Enjoy the ride !

First off, let me say I'm sorry they didn't install the heavy duty spring you asked for. They should have at least called you to discuss & clear it with you. That said, I'm 225-235 (depending on season) and when I got the seat I didn't go for the heavy duty spring. After 18k miles with the seat...

Thanks for the comparo EJ, it'll be interesting to see if future comparisons notice the same things...

Domestic Vins are as follows, maybe different for Japanese motorcycles ? Vin 10 - year of manufacture Vin 11 - Plant code Vin 12-17 - serial number of the unit made at that plant i.e. you should never have a match on the last 8.

Glad to have you back Fred. Let's start up an oil thread just to get you back into the swing of things (lol)...

You'll fit right in with the LD cowd here. I bookmarked the write-up for later, pix pretty nice, any way to see a bigger size (1024x768)? I know what you mean about no high-test, had to fill my old cruiser with regular at Chapleau, Ontario once, twas all there was at the station... Enjoy the...

Congratulations ! I aspire to having the time to do something like that someday. Nic pix too ! Thanks for sharing.

Just booked the hotel today for Fri, Sat, & Sun. Was figuring on leaving at O'Dark thirty, doing Skyline Drive, & getting there ?? Friday PM. Might add Thursday night to the hotel booking & leave a day early, will decide soon ... Looking forward to seeing all the Eastern folks & riding those...

I haven't ever got one of those type of letters from Givi...