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Last major change before Colorado ...Whenever possible I like to stay at the Iron Butt Motel. Budget is part of that calculation but there are other reasons. When "on the clock" and taking a rest-stop, the quickest way to get to sleep, with least to do in the morning, is to simply find a quiet place and climb into a bedroll. The pleasure from sleeping this way is hard to quantify but I'll try ...In the Big Tex Rally 2012 I finished the first day, 1100 miles, in Sanderson, TX. It's a small town right on the southern Texas border with the Rio Grande. There is a small Truck Stop. Behind it I lay in my sleeping bag with the sound of the bike cooling down right next to me. The concrete emitted a steady warmth on the cool October evening, and light pollution was close to nil. I fell asleep looking at more stars than I ever believed existed. Don't get me wrong. Motels have their place too, but everyone should try this, at least once or twice.While trying to find somewhere to strap the bedroll to the bike I realised that space is at a premium, so I used the last of the aluminum plate I bought a few years ago to make a small shelf behind the Auxiliary Tank. It is bolted to the steel subframe that spreads the load onto the bike. It will not carry much weight and hangs out only a few inches past the vertical section of the OEM subframe. I think it will be just fine, but welcome comments. All I need now is a couple of decent straps.
Last major change before Colorado ...
Whenever possible I like to stay at the Iron Butt Motel. Budget is part of that calculation but there are other reasons. When "on the clock" and taking a rest-stop, the quickest way to get to sleep, with least to do in the morning, is to simply find a quiet place and climb into a bedroll. The pleasure from sleeping this way is hard to quantify but I'll try ...
In the Big Tex Rally 2012 I finished the first day, 1100 miles, in Sanderson, TX. It's a small town right on the southern Texas border with the Rio Grande. There is a small Truck Stop. Behind it I lay in my sleeping bag with the sound of the bike cooling down right next to me. The concrete emitted a steady warmth on the cool October evening, and light pollution was close to nil. I fell asleep looking at more stars than I ever believed existed. Don't get me wrong. Motels have their place too, but everyone should try this, at least once or twice.
While trying to find somewhere to strap the bedroll to the bike I realised that space is at a premium, so I used the last of the aluminum plate I bought a few years ago to make a small shelf behind the Auxiliary Tank. It is bolted to the steel subframe that spreads the load onto the bike. It will not carry much weight and hangs out only a few inches past the vertical section of the OEM subframe. I think it will be just fine, but welcome comments. All I need now is a couple of decent straps.
