Back in the hotel with the rally completed. The last 29 hours were by far the hardest, and I'm left pretty well wiped out. After going through … [Read more...]
BITE Rally – Pre Day 1
Saturday was my travel day from Dallas to Statesville, NC. With roughly 1100 miles, this would be (I think) one of the longer days for the event. At … [Read more...]
BITE Rally – Pre Day 2
While my laptop continues to do the heavy number crunching on route options in the background, this seemed like a good time to get my Sunday evening … [Read more...]
Why 2 Wheels Instead of 4?
I read this quote from Robert Pirsig in "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" in another book I'm reading ... Kirk Woodward's "Motorcycle Guide … [Read more...]
Ride aborted, but all is not lost
How not to prepare for an endurance event. 1) Wait till the last minute to nail down logistics for the event 2) Make changes to your rally setup … [Read more...]
Headed back to Cali
It's been roughly a week and a half since I got back from my trip out to San Jose, and yet I'm just about to turn around and do it again. Not the … [Read more...]
Southwest Tour – Day 7
Day 7 - Gallup to Dallas TX, 783 miles No pictures for the ride Sunday. The weather forecast had been warning of the rain front that had camped out … [Read more...]
Southwest Tour – Day 6
Day 6 - Las Vegas to Gallup NM, 832 miles Still catching up, but getting closer. :) What's that? Las Vegas isn't 832 miles from Gallup? Not by a … [Read more...]
Southwest Tour – Day 5
Day 5 - San Jose to Las Vegas NV, 635 miles I'm back from the trip now, but still have some catching up to do. When I got to the hotel in Las … [Read more...]
The Trip Between The Trips
After getting to San Jose on some well spent tires Sunday, I had to wait until today to put a call into San Jose BMW in the hopes that they would be … [Read more...]