Ride from Seattle to Champaign

[twiggy2cents]

lol hopefully i will too i just got it and this cheap little bike is more of a moderate priced little bike... oh well i think i have it fixed for this week at least

[DanTheMan]

Hi Paul,
Good to hear you now have a "real" job, too bad they couldn't start you out with 4 weeks of vacation a year, isn't it? Guess I won't be seeing you at Fenimore Hills this year either? Or will you be able to finagle that weekend off? Sounds like your bike is in better shape than mine is at the moment, I still have to buy new caarb boots, o-rings, etc...and do that nasty job.

Thanks for the kind words, HH. That sure is a nice collection you have. I'm starting a real job in a few days with the usual 2 weeks of vacation, so no cross-country trips on the horizon--at least for a while. (2 weeks would be plenty, but the wife is not into bikes.) I did end up getting a title for my parts bike & building one bike & one engine with the best bits from both. I also bought an AGM battery.

Hi, Twiggy. Hopefully I'll see your GS on the road sometime.

[p_s]

Hi Paul,
Good to hear you now have a "real" job, too bad they couldn't start you out with 4 weeks of vacation a year, isn't it? Guess I won't be seeing you at Fenimore Hills this year either? Or will you be able to finagle that weekend off? Sounds like your bike is in better shape than mine is at the moment, I still have to buy new caarb boots, o-rings, etc...and do that nasty job.

I'll probably make that. A day off here and there is easier. The machine shop here is slooooooooooow (but good) so I couldn't make it last year. Brown county definitely. My bike still is missing some top-end power & I still have no clue why--I've been over all the easy stuff dozens of times. Gas mileage is way up though.

[HammerHead]

Yes PS, I still have all those bikes and have added a couple. Just went to San Mateo which is South of San Fran Airport and bought a 1993 GoldWing to add to the collection. Rode it home in 2 days with a terrible cold and along the way the side cover blew off. I spent 2 hrs looking but never could find it. I need something thats a little eazier on this ol man then a vibrator. Can't do 400 miles and get up the next day and do it again. Should be lots of good ridin this summer. I have to do it before the body and mind become unfamiliar territory.

[80GS750]

Thanks so much for sharing the story. I bet next time you could bring a laptop and make a post titled "HELP" and have all kinds of people comming to your rescue.

hey i didnt notice the new guy from CB!!

good to have you around. Im from CB originally, just living in bellevue with the Air Force right now.

-Nate