07-29-2010, 08:10 PM | #11 |
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Sounds like the long ride was successful. The 50th celebration was obviously good too. Sure like the sounds of the planned fly/ride adventure. Keeps life interesting.
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08-06-2010, 11:37 PM | #12 |
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Ok, I'm back home now. Flew back to Atlanta on Tuesday. I gotta say I'm really missing the Vulcan - I can't wait to bring it back home.
I'm listing the GZ250 on eBay and Craig's List this weekend, so I'll be taking it for a farewell ride tomorrow before I give it a bath and get it ready for sale. I couldn't ride all the way to the foot of the Rockies and not ride through them at all. So, after all the festivities, I took an afternoon ride along the Peak to Peak Highway: from Boulder on Colorado 119 to Nederland, then Colorado 72 / Colorado 7 through Allenspark into Estes Park. From Estes Park I took US-36 back to Boulder, completing the loop. It was about 20 degrees cooler in the mountains (70's vs. 90's) and a gorgeous ride. Here's a shot of me at the scenic overlook heading into Boulder Valley: I stopped to take a break along the Peak to Peak Highway. The road is paved asphalt, but you can't see it in the photos: Passing through Allenspark the weather started looking iffy, so I put on the Frogg Toggs. The rain started as I crested the next hill and stayed with me all the way back to my parent's house in Broomfield. I'm happy to report that the Frogg Toggs kept my totally dry. I had water-proofed my boots with Kiwi Wet Pruf before leaving Georgia and my feet stayed dry as well. After hearing more details about my ride out and having a few days to think about it, I think my brother may be reconsidering helping me ride back to Georgia. No matter, I'm still psyched to do the return trip - especially in cooler weather and with my planned enhancements. Stay tuned for a new thread in a few weeks - Denver to Atlanta! Bill
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08-06-2010, 11:47 PM | #13 |
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Looks like a pretty epic ride.
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08-07-2010, 12:02 AM | #14 |
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One drawback of such an aggressive schedule is that I felt like I couldn't take the time to stop and take pictures along the way. I think I may take four days to come back so I don't feel so rushed and can stop a more often. That would only be 400 miles per day.
Also, I had to leave my Joe Rocket Manta tank bag at home for the trip. It works great on the GZ250, but not on the Vulcan with its tank-mounted instruments. It's a lot less convenient to try and fish the camera (or anything else, for that matter) out of the tail bag without getting off the bike, so no such thing as a quick stop to snap a photo. I need to find a tank bag that will work with the Vulcan...
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08-07-2010, 09:35 AM | #16 |
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I put my camera in my front right jacket pocket with the loop hanging out. If I am in picture taking mood (usually I'm not) I can qucikly fish it out without taking off my gloves, sna a photo and be on my way. I do find that riding and picture taking don't really go well together and have resigned myself to taking pictures mostly at scheduled stops. also, 400 miles a day is still a lot of miles.
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If you still have it in mid-September, I'd be happy to help with keeping it fresh !!! :biggrin:
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