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Title: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: eric on February 07, 2012, 03:34:15 PM I wanted to share some pictures from trips I took over the last six months on my faithful S2R800:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mMBtw9ycZ6o/TnBOYc-y_lI/AAAAAAAAAdU/E0TI8K3ogVk/s1600/DSC03129.JPG) Big Sur (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NECLYGk49eg/TkwILX-K03I/AAAAAAAAAZE/eYrdSiw9tBk/s1600/DSC02790.JPG) western Utah (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWLHgSfl52I/TtHpCsSQE_I/AAAAAAAAArQ/lnX6701qyzQ/s1600/IMAG1755.jpg) the Mojave (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4pDlfoAp1ig/TkwIMA_iAFI/AAAAAAAAAZY/G1LCS1QG7dA/s1600/DSC02794.JPG) salt flats, Utah (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VlabteQq_h4/TtHnsx4hEAI/AAAAAAAAAp4/rmnq5pu-kOI/s1600/DSC03414.JPG) Death Valley (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cp-fqdVf1us/TtHopq2g2SI/AAAAAAAAAq4/kSBGyAcmdfs/s1600/IMAG1748.jpg) salt evaporative flats, Mojave Desert (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3KaW2WHnB58/TkwIWhZyniI/AAAAAAAAAa8/lv__0cBjKq4/s1600/IMAG0751.jpg) Nevada, between Tonopah and Ely (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6gChZauGg44/TkwINDoi75I/AAAAAAAAAZU/HKyOmpAjM_M/s1600/DSC02822.JPG) Uinta, Utah (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vuaDqj7_S4M/TkwIZqgeZnI/AAAAAAAAAb4/Up34xjb251M/s1600/IMAG0856.jpg) Zion National Park, Utah (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b1MDxf31PVQ/TkwIVdEuAlI/AAAAAAAAAas/SCDB-i7bn_I/s1600/DSC03088.JPG) outside the Valley of Fire, Nevada (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ro0xrlMJmR8/TtHoKdbFBMI/AAAAAAAAAqo/hx2Nc5QZ-fQ/s1600/IMAG1602.jpg) near Lone Pine, CA (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tUJ1t7MOovs/TmXDd9ASc9I/AAAAAAAAAcw/A7qG1pIR3hk/s1600/IMAG1056.jpg) Long Beach All work on this bike has been done by Nick at Valley Ducati. See more at my blog at http://thesunhaswings.blogspot.com/ (http://thesunhaswings.blogspot.com/) Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: RVA Duc on February 07, 2012, 04:53:23 PM Awsome picks man [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: elgallo73 on February 07, 2012, 05:09:23 PM I can only dream of doing this right now, I will live vicariously through your photos...
Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: Rob Hilding on February 08, 2012, 11:26:59 AM [clap] [clap]
Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: WarrenJ on February 08, 2012, 11:58:23 AM That is a serious amount of seat time! Those are some long rides in a cage!
Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: sofadriver on February 08, 2012, 05:22:30 PM There's nothing else like riding in the desert.
The desolation. The solitude. The smell. The overwhelming sound of silence. It's good for the soul. Listen to America's "Horse with no name". Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: Jaman on February 08, 2012, 05:55:40 PM Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: Buckethead on February 08, 2012, 06:19:26 PM What they ^^^ all said.
Plus: Nice penny-farthing. [thumbsup] Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: DanTheMan on February 08, 2012, 10:32:00 PM Good stuff [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: spolic on February 09, 2012, 08:00:11 AM More fuel for my dream. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: Ducragous on February 09, 2012, 05:37:49 PM Have you had any problems running you exhaust like that or had to modify anything? I want to do that with my s2r.
Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: eric on February 10, 2012, 11:01:01 AM Thanks a lot for the encouragement guys [beer]. It was my first post on DMF and I'll definitely continue to add stuff.
Have you had any problems running you exhaust like that or had to modify anything? I want to do that with my s2r. I've been doing it for a while now and it's been perfectly fine. Nothing had to be modified. It is quite a bit louder though, but the tail looks a lot cleaner and you can mount saddlebags on the right as well. Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: hillbillypolack on February 10, 2012, 07:19:35 PM Those are some fantastic pics, and great destinations.
One question I had was whether you had to carry any 'reserve' gas between gas stations. My S2R is notorious for it's limited range. . . Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: eric on February 11, 2012, 09:10:27 AM One question I had was whether you had to carry any 'reserve' gas between gas stations. My S2R is notorious for it's limited range. . . Yep I carry a 1 gallon jug in the saddlebag. The longest stretch with no services I've been through was between Tonopah and Ely, NV (about 170 miles). Shockingly I made it through before the reserve light even came on. A full spare jug though is great for peace of mind. Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: DanTheMan on February 11, 2012, 09:25:03 AM Yep I carry a 1 gallon jug in the saddlebag. The longest stretch with no services I've been through was between Tonopah and Ely, NV (about 170 miles). Shockingly I made it through before the reserve light even came on. A full spare jug though is great for peace of mind. I did the exact same stretch on my 749. Had 2 extra liters with me but was able to make it. Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: xsephirot on February 11, 2012, 06:38:55 PM Nice pics and blog! Shoutout to a fellow Taiwanese (yeah go jeremy lin!!)
Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: Privateer on February 12, 2012, 08:10:52 AM very nice. I did something similar this past summer. It made me remember why i work my ass off all week.
Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: Langanobob on February 14, 2012, 11:02:46 AM Eric,
Great trips and excellent pics! I'm curious about the old Long Beach warehouse/factory building in the last picture. Do you know what the building was back in its heyday? Looks sort of like the frame of an old generator in the background. Send me a PM if any of your future expeditions bring you close to Reno. Title: Re: Touring around the Southwest on a S2R Post by: duc996 on February 16, 2012, 07:14:55 AM Man i envy you...awesome adventure :)
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