West and East coast all in one summer - this weekend DC!

decided kinda last minute to take the bike to washington dc this weekend!!

another spur of the moment kinda thing much like cali was, it should be a blast!

this time the lady will be coming, so that should be fun too!

leaving within the hour hopefully, got the bike all ready to rock last night, threw on some crash bars and hwy pegs, adj the valves (more on that later) replaced the gear lube in the final drive, threw in some new plugs, and mounted up a new rear tire at the shop after work today as yet again burned thru another one! hell i only put the last one on in june! but i do suppose that was in washington state lol.

anyway, ill try posting some pics, keep warm weather in your thoughts and thanks for the positive vibes!

 

lol this was at midnight last night:

 

Chris - you rock!
I'm going to live vicariously through you.
Best wishes and positive thoughts headed out your way.

Keep us updated if you can, I bet your new cat would love to have a brother or sister! :lol:

 

I'm in MD out near antietam battlefield. If you have any trouble let me know. I've got garage space and the tools needed to fix anything.

 

Thanks guys!!

Left in the rain, but still smiling!



Gas in Belvidier IL, about 1am


Now we're at an oasis, just letting the eyes get a little nap, then probably get back on the road for a bit more till we find a place to grab a bite to eat.

Hit a few stretches of some pretty crazy rain, brought everyone down to about 35mph on the interstate for a good 30 mins and then sped up to about 45 for a while more. Thankful for putting on that new tire that's for sure.

 

Lady on the back....happy days!

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Found this cool old schoolhouse on a random road in Indiana:



Picture I took while getting gas in Ohio at sunset:


ETA of getting into DC is 3am!

Should be a fun few hours exploring the city before we turn around and head back home hahaha

 

Late night gas stop in Ohio


Tuckered out traveler haha


Nice warm day to stop for ice cream in West Virginia

 

Looks like an awesome trip so far! maybe if the goverment reopens you could get to see some of the attractions. Im still trying to get my wife to go for a ride with me even around town. she always thinks that the bike is going to break down and then we both will be stuck some where. i would love to take a road trip someday, hopefully next year maybe to sturgis with a friend of mine.

 

Got into town about 5:30 yesterday

Took a stroll around some of the monuments last night because they're closed anyway-





And now headed back west today!

 

I ntoiced that there is an ipod charger cord coming off your bike from the left side cover, did you wire in a "car charger port" or something to have aux power? was it difficult? i could see that being very useful on long trips

 

way cool, be safe

 

Yeah, I use it to charge my iPhone but it works for iPods too. Actucually what I did was on the blade style fuse box that I wired in, I had an extra spot in it, so I just ran a couple jumpers off a set of wires that were only live when the key is in the "on" position, and then wired in a cigarette lighter plug tht I just leave under the seat. Then whenever I go on long trips I have a 6ft cord that I run under the seat and then to wherever I have my phone, which is usually in my front left pocket with the volume controls near the outer top, so I can adjust the volume or mute my music easily with my thumb when I need to hear better or am in town or through tolls, etc.

It's pretty nifty and was super easy to do. Ill throw up a picture or two when I get home