Stretching her legs

[53driver]

Eating lunch in Hattiesburg now. On the road again in 5minutes.
Great finally meeting you Steve and thanks for the demo of the CBR 1800.

You are SO welcome! I like my CBR1800FBD!
Lolololololol.

You said you were a bit behind schedule.....
I was just trying to help!
Cheers!
Steve

[VStarRider]

How the hell do you guys concentrate for this long?!?! 250-300 miles and I'm toast.

[53driver]

How the hell do you guys concentrate for this long?!?! 250-300 miles and I'm toast.

I find that riding 1000 miles on an F6B is much easier than flying a military helicopter for 6 hours, 150 knots, at 35 ft above ground level, on night vision goggles, with someone shooting at you....
Oh yeah, and the occasional high power line....

Cheers,
Steve

[53driver]

NMRed,
If my math is close to being to within 10%, I don't see you making Abilene until midnight CDT.
I will not be awake.
Get some good rest and we'll look forward to your next update.

Cheers,
Steve

[DTOM]

Rode a little over 1800 miles in 38 hours from Tularosa NM to Tampa FL. Via I-10. I will be leaving Jacksonville Beach on Monday headed to Ocean beach, San Diego and an IBA 50cc certificate. This is by far the best bike I've ever rode for racking up serious miles!

Nice! I did the 50cc last year with a group of 4 other riders. Fun adventure. We did it the opposite direction, however. San Diego to Jacksonville. First day was 1300 miles in 18 hours to San Antonio (more than originally planned, but we felt good and up for it). Slept 5 hours, and then "chilled" the 2nd day to finish it in 43 hours. Looking back on it, it was pure adrenaline. Good luck!!

[imported_NMRed]

Ended my ride not quite as expected. I knew construction would be a challenge, but did not expect a chunk of rebar through the sidewall of the rear tire. A three hour wait for the tow and then (bright side maybe) a new set of elite fours in the morning. All is well in hand and I have an excuse to try again. The 1881 miles to Tampa in 38 hours was a piece of cake on this mile eating machine.

[53driver]

Bummer!
I'm so sorry Chris!

You are near Pecos, TX, home of the Texas Rodeo!
Great steak dinners.
The airfield is run by a guy from Texas and his wife from South Africa.
Long story as to how I came to meet them.
Great people.

Safe travels home and I'll look forward to meeting you again on the next try!
Cheers,
Steve

[imported_NMRed]

Back home after an aborted 50CC attempt. Picked up a piece of rebar in a construction zone east of Monahans Tx whic put a large (unrepairable) hole in the rear tire. Biggest lesson learned is to double check on your roadside assistance and make sure help is on the way. I was told help was three hours out by the insurance rep I spoke with. three and a half hours latter I called the towing company and was told they had no request on file. Another call to insurance rep and they set me up with another Company. Kudos to Crash Masters Towing of Odessa Tx for their service. The driver called me to tell me when he would arrive before I got word back from the insurance rep. The driver even took me to a hotel and picked me up in the morning to have the bike repaired. Brandon Wallace and the folks At Golden Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha were great and fixed me up with a new set of Dunlop E4s and repaired a fuel leak caused by a bad gasket from my aux tank install. After spending eight hours beside the highway waiting for help, I went to my agent today and started the investigation process to see where the foul-up was, the roadside assistance coordination company or the towing company. When I know more I'll name the innocent and guilty parties. As Clement Salvadori said in Rider Magazine "If it can be fixed with a check and a little time its not really a problem." I came out just fine, but any number of scenarios could have been much worse. Don't take anyone's word for it, if possible make sure help is on the way yourself.
All in all it just adds up to an excuse for another great ride in the future.