Breakfast At The Cracker Barrel, Yuma, Az.

[Getsum]

Well, I rode out to Yuma, Arizona with a friend from work to have breakfast at the Cracker Barrel. He rides a 03 BMW 1200 RS and it was his idea. He’s trying to break me on some light touring and I jumped at the chance. I put in 373 miles today and while that isn’t much for a lot you riders here, I was dog-tired when I got back home and ended up sleeping for about 3 hours. My longest single day on a Motorcycle is from San Diego to San Jose along the 101 but that was 15 years ago.

We took off around 0650 and he guns his BMW and pulls away from me just after Pine Valley so I gunned the FJR to catch up. Hot damn this thing just keeps accelerating! I took it up 135 mph and was gaining on him really fast so I rolled off and settled in behind him cruising at 85. After eating we headed over to Sprague's Sports to take a look at all the firearms that are illegal to own in California. It’s a really nice place if you’re in to that stuff like I am. They have some excellent taxidermy on display. The only camera I had was my cell phone and the picture of the bear didn’t come out that great.

Yuma was 88 degrees at 10 in the morning and it was heating up fast. The ride back to the grade was hot and windy. I hunt for upland birds out in El Centro so I’m pretty familiar with the interstate 8 freeway and I was really looking forward to heading up and down the sweeping turns on the grade but it was so damn windy today that I was a little freaked out. The winds were gusting between 25 and 35 mph and I was nearly blown out of my lane a few times. We stopped at the Golden Acorn Casino for lunch on the way back and my buddy commented on the winds being pretty intense so at least I knew it wasn’t just me. He was behind me heading there and said I was leaned over pretty good just from the wind.

All in all it was a blast and I’m already looking for someplace else to go. :clap: By the way, the food was great at both stops and neither was overpriced.

 

[XJRGUY]

Damn,

I woulda gone.

That sounds like a great ride.

I'm in Burbank.

 

[SkooterG]

Well holy cow, I coulda met you out there!

 

[Getsum]

I'll try to post before my next trip, the more the merrier.

 

[OrangevaleFJR]

One thing that really made a world of difference to me while riding long distances was the use of a Camel Back for water. Keeping hydrated is essential and while riding in warm, dry air, your body is drying out fast. Not sure if you considered this, or not...

Link to camel backs for sale

 

[Getsum]

One thing that really made a world of difference to me while riding long distances was the use of a Camel Back for water. Keeping hydrated is essential and while riding in warm, dry air, your body is drying out fast. Not sure if you considered this, or not...
Link to camel backs for sale

Yeah, I already own one that's a small backpack with the 70 Oz. reservoir inside of it that I bought for hunting and riding. BUT, I had dropped my wife of at a ladies retreat on Palomar Mountain on Friday night and I let her use my camelback in case she went hiking. So there she is sitting at 6000 feet up in the mountain and here I am at sea level in the middle of the desert riding along thinking about my camelback. Did she go hiking? Nope, oh well, live and learn I guess.

Btw, coming down the south grade of Palomar mountain late at night is pretty intense.