Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Got a burr up my ass to ride to Maine. Dunno why, just seemed like a good idea. So I talked my riding buddies Dave and his wife Debbie (R1250GS) as well as Todd (junky assed Ducati) to come along with me. 10 days and about 6,500 miles for me, 1,500 less for Dave (he lives in Indy) and Todd is in between as his lives in Columbia, Missouri. The basic route.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 As with any trip, new tires are the first thing to get sorted. Slapped on yet another set of Trailmax Missions this week..... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 All set to head out on Tuesday the 24th and ride to Todd's in Missouri. And then this shit happens today. 20 fuckin' inches of slop.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 So Plan B is to throw my bike into the truck and haul it to somewhere in Kansas, drop the truck and continue onwards. Just gotta find someplace to leave the truck for 10 days. Then it's onwards to New York, Vermont , Maine and a bunch of lobster dinners. More to come......... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Great to see you posting again Eric! You've got snow and we've got 35C/95F here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 17:10, XTreme said: Great to see you posting again Eric! You've got snow and we've got 35C/95F here! Expand You said he fucked off because we are a bunch of twats. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 17:12, Buckster said: You said he fucked off because we are a bunch of twats. Expand I never said that. I said you were a twat. (just kiddin') 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 17:02, Earache said: So Plan B is to throw my bike into the truck and haul it to somewhere in Kansas, drop the tuck and continue onwards. Just gotta find someplace to leave the truck for 10 days. Then it's onwards to New York, Vermont , Maine and a bunch of lobster dinners. More to come......... Expand Be careful i remember a film with Burt Reynolds in where he was looking for somewhere to leave his truck didn't end to well for him 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 17:15, Earache said: I never said that. I said you were a twat. (just kiddin') Expand I feel guilty for arranging the snow now. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 17:10, XTreme said: You've got snow and we've got 35C/95F here! Expand It was 90F/33C in Denver on Thursday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 I did get out on Thursday before swapping my tires out. Just rode around the neighborhood for a bit. Thought I should at least ride 10 miles before setting off on a long trip. Bike felt pretty much like I remember it from last year.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Stopped and talked to some of the locals... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Cruised some dirt for a bit.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Roads above 12,.000' were still closed due to snowpack and I'm sure it's much worse now. So it was hard to really go anywhere... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 So I just swung past the old gold mines and headed back to town. 10 mile shakedown ride completed - ready for Maine! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Missed seeing your stuff Eric.......cos this lot are fucking useless! Having said that, I've hardly ridden this Winter cos it's been grim here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 17:51, XTreme said: Missed seeing your stuff Eric.......cos this lot are fucking useless! Having said that, I've hardly ridden this Winter cos it's been grim here! Expand Well let's hope for a nice summer for all of us then with lots of great riding. Have a July trip to Canada and the West Coast planned as well. Tried to get into Canuckistan last year but they had their panties in a bunch over Covid so we couldn't. They recently relaxed their requirements to get in so we'll attempt it again in July. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 17:51, XTreme said: Missed seeing your stuff Eric.......cos this lot are fucking useless! Having said that, I've hardly ridden this Winter cos it's been grim here! Expand I’ve posted loads of ride reports you ungrateful ginger cunt. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Nice one Eric, good to see you back Did you go into any of those abandoned buildings to see if there were any midgets or dead dogs, asking for a ginger dago friend .................. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 How many miles on your Super Tenere now @Earache ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 19:11, boboneleg said: How many miles on your Super Tenere now @Earache ? Expand One of Eric's trips surpasses my annual mileage! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 19:11, boboneleg said: How many miles on your Super Tenere now @Earache ? Expand Around 50,000 miles - gonna have to start looking for a new bike b y next year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 21:00, Earache said: Around 50,000 miles - gonna have to start looking for a new bike b y next year. Expand What would you be interested in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 18:24, boboneleg said: Nice one Eric, good to see you back Did you go into any of those abandoned buildings to see if there were any midgets or dead dogs, asking for a ginger dago friend .................. Expand I didn't. Assumed the coyotes and mountain lions would have eaten them by now had there been any in there. Same for the ginger dagos. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 21:04, XTreme said: What would you be interested in? Expand Dunno, really. Maybe a KTM? I really hate to fuck around with chain s though and would like a driveshaft. BMW's are out for me so there's not a lot of options left. Maybe another Super Tenere? I'd also consider the HD Pan and maybe the new Tiger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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