Have monster, will travel...

[ducpainter]

<snip> Nothing worse than waking up stiff ....

There will come a time in your life when that will be welcome.   

[Buckethead]

I wanna be a dirty old man when I grow up. 

Will you teach me?

[ducpainter]

I wanna be a dirty old man when I grow up. 

Will you teach me?

I have all the qualifications.

[Raux]

UnderArmor pants/shorts or something similar and some Gold Bond will help fend off the inevitable monkey butt.

is monkey butt like jubgle rot?

[Slide Panda]

Not quite as grim as that.  Monkey butt gets it's name from the fact that if you spend a lot of time in the saddle, you'll get a red butt.  It's part the constant small scale rubbing, and the lack of breathing for that skin that adds up to the irritation. 

[Duck-Stew]

+1 to keeping the weight of the gear/stuff ON the motorcycle and not you.  You will kick a tail-bag when getting on/off the bike so be prepared for that, but they make it easier to fuel the bike as opposed to a tank bag.

4mm, 5mm & 6mm allen wrenches
couple of screwdrivers
zip-ties
duct-tape
safety-wire (& pliers if you have 'em)
a Multi-tool

I've found that if you bring the tools.....you're far less likely to actually need them.

BTW, I did 440 in one day on my Cafe-Racer with clip-ons, rear-sets and no windscreen.  So, 1200 in two days with proper preparation should be easy!

[Popeye the Sailor]

Most I've managed in a day was around 600 or so. It was sub 40 though, and in the rain, so whenever it got dark, it got cold, so I was limited.


I know Jammen has done 1,000+ in a day, but his sanity is questionable.

[RB]

thanks a ton everyone for some great advice. I have the gel seat, and ipod.

i plan on riding during the daylight,  and have been thinking about swinging south to the dragon. Any one  around the Kentucky, Indiana,Ohio area, that has a free couch for the night? Still not sure if i am going early summer/late spring or late summer/early fall.
Yes she will be getting a fresh lube before the journey.

AAA or similar roadside insurance

Throttle control:
currently i have been using the choke(which isn't a choke but a throttle cable to warm up the bike) but this isn't going to cut it for highway slab, so it is going to get modified in order to raise the throttle for cruising speed.

Cargo:
I have a friend lending me tank and tail bags, no back-packing. I will be using a camel-back.

rain Gear:
i have gortex gear i use for camping, packs small, and with some lashing down (so it doesn't snap at speed) it fits nicely over my armor.

Documentation:
Great suggestion, and it will be utilized Medical insurance, Blood type, emergency #s, Moto Insurance, Registration

Muscles:
This never crossed my mind, but i will be spending more time in the coming months preparing my core muscles for this trip...great advice. gold-bond to reduce monkey but (i seriously hate it), and lots of stretching.
Earplugs...i have custom Westone ear plugs, i play in a rock band, so good ear protection is a must.

tire Patch:
A patch kit will require removing the tire which isn't going to happen on the side of the road. What if i use a tire plug to limp it to safety?

Tools:
Piers, Safety wire, crescent wrench, zipties, allen keys, duct tape, multi-tool (i have  leather man...any suggestions on something more moto specific?)

Visor:
I will get a finger squeegee as suggested, and the damp paper towels is a great idea also. I plan on taking my clear visor freshly  rain-x'd and a new tinted when clear. My current tinted visor was cleaned with windex....once....ouch!

Snacks:
LaraBars, cliff bars, trail mix, and a camel back

[Popeye the Sailor]

tire Patch:
A patch kit will require removing the tire which isn't going to happen on the side of the road. What if i use a tire plug to limp it to safety?

Plug kit is fine.


You will need to get air into it after-some people bring a small container of compressed air/CO2/whatever, I prefer a bicycle pump. It may take way longer, but if you have a slow leak and a long way to go, it does not get empty.

[Raux]

Throttle control:
currently i have been using the choke(which isn't a choke but a throttle cable to warm up the bike) but this isn't going to cut it for highway slab, so it is going to get modified in order to raise the throttle for cruising speed.

i think this is a bad idea. this is how i had a parking lot accident with my old monster.

[Slide Panda]

Documentation:
Great suggestion, and it will be utilized Medical insurance, Blood type, emergency #s, Moto Insurance, Registration
Visor:
I will get a finger squeegee as suggested, and the damp paper towels is a great idea also. I plan on taking my clear visor freshly  rain-x'd and a new tinted when clear. My current tinted visor was cleaned with windex....once....ouch!

Perhaps look into the AAA services.  For a bike, you need to get the more expensive RV+ plan, but it gets you 100mi of free towing and some other extra goodies. 

Visor - most moto stores stock small bottles of Plexus.  They are about 2/3 the length of my thumb and about the same size around.  I like some plexus and a micro fiber cloth.  Target sells colths in their car section for about $12 a dozen.  They are light and packk in small. 

[He Man]

oh and stock up on thoughts casue theres nothing more boring then superslabbing 700 miles

[RB]

isn't plexus like honda polish? i know they don't make it in small cans, honda polish that is.

throttle control:
i have NEVER used the high idle control on anything lower then highway cruising, and don't see it as a problem. thanks for the tip.

mind numbing slab will definitely require some Jedi mind focus!

[Slide Panda]

isn't plexus like honda polish? i know they don't make it in small cans, honda polish that is.

Don't know about honda polish (you mean S100?)... but Plexus is for visors, plastic lenses etc.  It can be used on lots of surfaces, like paint.  But it originally came from aviation and was used for the plastic windshields of planes.

[RB]

Don't know about honda polish (you mean S100?)... but Plexus is for visors, plastic lenses etc.  It can be used on lots of surfaces, like paint.  But it originally came from aviation and was used for the plastic windshields of planes.

thanks yuu!