Forum: Ride reports
11-15-2010, 02:02 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
11-06-2010, 08:44 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
11-06-2010, 08:15 AM
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Day 4 - Mitchell, SD to Rapid City, SD
Woke up this morning, and knew it was ready to hit the road and head towards Rapid City. We knew we were going to have to crunch out a ton of miles between here and there, so we got our gear packed...
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Forum: Ride reports
11-06-2010, 07:22 AM
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Day 3 - Maple Grove, MN to Mitchell, SD
Ahhhh, it felt nice to sleep on a couch with a pillow. And it's nice to have some home-cooked breakfast before setting sail in the morning. We sat and talked with DW's uncle for a while - a fellow...
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Forum: Ride reports
11-05-2010, 03:53 PM
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Day 2 - Iron Mountain, MI to Minneapolis(h), MN
Ahhhh, felt nice to sleep all night after that long ride. I didn't really think about it too much last night because I was just happy to get off the bike for a bit, and grab some cold drinks :beer ,...
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Forum: Ride reports
11-05-2010, 06:16 AM
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Day 1 - East Lansing, MI to Iron Mountain, MI
Woke up in the morning around 7AM and started to get everything together. I could still tell that my friend was having the jitters and wasn't quite ready to leave, I was excited to get the hell on...
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Forum: Ride reports
06-15-2010, 12:48 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
06-07-2010, 08:27 AM
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Another quick update
Wow we've had some damn good riding. We went from iron Mountain, Mi to Maple Grove, MN. Then to Mitchell, SD to Rapid City, SD. Through the Black Hills and down to Cheyenne, WY. Survived the wind...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-31-2010, 09:35 PM
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Ride Update
Just a quick update, we made it from East Lansing, MI to Iron Mountain, MI on Saturday. Long ride for me, but all in all not too bad. I was beat after we got done riding but still had a good first...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-29-2010, 06:11 AM
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16 Days, Michigan to West USA
Getting on the ol' trusty steed for a 16 day trip from Michigan out to Utah, through Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, and other connecting states. My first ride report... enjoy.
This...
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Forum: Road warriors
05-28-2010, 11:52 AM
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Forum: Americas
05-28-2010, 11:50 AM
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Forum: Americas
05-27-2010, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 61
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Ride on.
Thanks U.P., I'll stuff that info into the back of my head, sounds like legit advice. I appreciate all the thoughts and will keep you guys updated with some good photos and stories in the RR to come....
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Forum: Americas
05-27-2010, 10:12 AM
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Forum: Americas
05-27-2010, 09:59 AM
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I guess that could have sounded selfish of me....
I guess that could have sounded selfish of me. Like I said, we're long time friends... and we'll respect each others opinions. We'll see how it goes on the road. I guess what I was hearing from him...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-27-2010, 08:42 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
05-27-2010, 08:16 AM
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Forum: Americas
05-27-2010, 07:13 AM
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Forum: Americas
05-27-2010, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 61
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Your advice means a lot
I seriously appreciate...
Your advice means a lot
I seriously appreciate all of the replies. Homerj and MotoKat, I'll go it alone if he decides that he really doesn't want to make the trip that I am envisioning in my head...
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Forum: Americas
05-26-2010, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 61
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How to deal with differing opinions
Gear Update
So, I went and bought the all but a couple items on my 'gear-to-buy list' today that I think I'll need - except for a sleeping pad, a camelbak strap and a couple odds and ends. Went to...
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Forum: Americas
05-26-2010, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 61
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Just got some new Michelin Pilot Powers put on...
Just got some new Michelin Pilot Powers put on yesterday, I think the old tires still had some life in them, so I kept the rear just in case I ever need it, but am confident that won't be an issue...
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Forum: Americas
05-26-2010, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 61
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Hey Zerk. We just weren't able to do as many...
Hey Zerk. We just weren't able to do as many 'test runs' as we would have liked but we plan to camp when we can and if weather is really crappy we'll muster up the dough for a hotel, so I'm not too...
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Forum: Americas
05-24-2010, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 61
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Forum: Americas
05-14-2010, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 61
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Forum: Americas
05-14-2010, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 61
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Thanks DB. I'll let ya know if we run into any...
Thanks DB. I'll let ya know if we run into any problems. I think were the initial inspiration for making this kind of trip in the first place after reading your RR's. See anything I'm missing or...
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Forum: Americas
05-14-2010, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 61
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Forum: Road warriors
05-13-2010, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 62
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I'm two weeks out from my first long trip ~5k...
I'm two weeks out from my first long trip ~5k miles, and doing a 450 miles trip this weekend. Have the Cortech sport saddlebags, rear bag, and tank bag. Should be able to let everyone know how they...
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Forum: Americas
05-13-2010, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 61
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Update: Two Weeks Out
So we're about 2 weeks from leaving and I have a revised route planned. I'll get to that in a minute. Taking the MSF course this weekend as a refresher (and cheaper insurance hopefully) and taking a...
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Forum: Road warriors
03-17-2010, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 62
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I have the 06' Ninja 650R and will be doing a...
I have the 06' Ninja 650R and will be doing a bunch of longer trips/touring in late May and early June. I have the cortech sport soft luggage. and it seems to fit well. I am looking into getting...
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Forum: Americas
02-09-2010, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 61
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Forum: Americas
01-19-2010, 05:24 AM
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Forum: Americas
01-19-2010, 05:23 AM
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Donnie. We're planning a trip out there from...
Donnie. We're planning a trip out there from Michigan right now too - were thinking the end of may beginning of june.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=539775
I thought about the...
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Forum: Americas
01-19-2010, 05:19 AM
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Forum: Americas
01-14-2010, 04:36 PM
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Forum: Americas
01-14-2010, 04:33 PM
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Forum: Americas
01-14-2010, 04:32 PM
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I still don't understand why everyone says stay...
I still don't understand why everyone says stay off the interstate so much... well in the cool places that's understandable... but also as others have said, there's a lot of boring ground between MI,...
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Forum: Americas
01-14-2010, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 61
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Thinking about taking the lake express it costs...
Thinking about taking the lake express it costs about $180 per person, but gets you accross the lake in an hour and a half! So says the schedule.
For sure planned on getting the National Park (NP)...
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Forum: Americas
01-14-2010, 04:13 PM
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Thanks for all the insight. I figured Sturgis...
Thanks for all the insight. I figured Sturgis because it's the only big'ish town around there, definitely wanted to see Mt. Rushmore and figured SD would be better than running through Nebraska there...
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Forum: Americas
01-14-2010, 04:07 PM
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I'm trying to work Yellowstone into the trip...
I'm trying to work Yellowstone into the trip since everyone says it's a must.
Why stay away from the interstates? I figured on the flat boring stuff it would make it go by WAYYY faster... on a ninja...
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Forum: Americas
01-14-2010, 04:04 PM
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