T-11 days and counting.
Brad and I have decided to hit the road on our motorcycles and head to Mt. Rushmore. How did we decide on Mt. Rushmore? Brad was going to meet his parents and brother and get together in New Mexico or Arizona and he asked if I wanted to ride out there with him on our bikes. I said, "Sure." Well, that fell through but we were so ready to hit the road that we decided to ride anyway. And Brad said he'd rather go somewhere that neither of us had been before.
We liked the idea of riding out west (we live in Alabama) and neither had been to the Dakotas or Montana, so we figured that Mt. Rushmore would be a good destination. We both really wanted to see Montana but we only have 10 days and Montana is simply too far to fully explore when it will take four days to get there. So we decided to make the Black Hills and Rushmore our primary destination and figured we'd take part of a day to catch the extreme southeast corner of Montana (just to say we were there) before heading south to Devil's Tower, WY and Pike's Peak, CO. From there we'll head home.
Our trip will start Friday, October 2nd and end Sunday, October 11th. We met for lunch a week or so ago and tentatively mapped out our route through Nashville, St. Louis, KC, Omaha, Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Denver, Wichita, Tulsa, Little Rock, and Memphis. We realize we might be biting off a bit more than we can chew, but we're going to give it a shot and see where we get.
Our bikes are both currently in the shop getting ready for the trip. Brad has a Yamaha VStar 1300 and I have a Honda Shadow 750 ACE. Yeah, I know, I'm crazy to take a 750 on a cross country trip. But it's what I ride and I'm going to give it a go. I have a good sized Mustang seat, highway pegs, and just bought a 38Tooth rear sprocket that should make for better 70 mile/hr cruising than the stock 41T. If I change my mind, I can always ride in one of Brad's saddle bags. His 1300 has nice sized saddle bags and a huge trunk, so he's all set for the long haul.
It's 11 days out and we're both looking forward to the adventure.
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ReplyDeletemake sure you take something like Gerbing's heated vest and gloves. It WILL get cold and probably wet also.
call me if you have any questions or want to discuss your adventure. I've done it many times.
be well, Gordon Frank