Raleigh to Mt. Rushmore to Pennsylvania: 4200 miles in 6 days.

DucHead · May 25, 2010, 12:43:39 PM

Ok, so I'm a crappy photographer plus I forgot the GOPRO brackets and all my "helmet cam" shots suck. The camera could only be mounted vertically, and the cover has a built-in panoramic lens, so all the shots of my tank bag look awesome.

I did get one shot in WV (?) worth showing:

Radar detector paid for itself (again).

I left Raleigh on Sunday, May 17 and rode to Madison WI. Woke up and rode to Rapid City.

On Tuesday morning:

...and then:

Then I rode US385 north through Deadwood and Spearfish, SD. North of Spearfish the wind was about 30mph from the east, so I had about 2 hrs of this with a strong side wind:

Until I got here:

Then over to Montana (missed the sign: it was small):

Rain on Tuesday cut the day short, and I stopped in Hardin, MT after about 400 miles. Rain the next day cut the riding short.

...and on to Wyoming (which was cold: used my heated gear for Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday and Thursday).

I left Cheyenne on Thursday and rode to Moline, IL, and on Friday I rode from Moline to Camp Hill, PA to visit family.

My butt hurts, but several more trips planned this summer.

Bike ran great, and my new expensive chain oiler totally rocks!! [moto] Zero chain adjustments. I filled the Lube Tube in PA and that was the extent of my chain maintenance for the last 5000 miles.

geoffduc · May 25, 2010, 12:54:34 PM

Dave its no good touring those roads when you should be with Stewart and myself and the rest of the gang at misano..

Porsche Monkey · May 25, 2010, 12:58:54 PM

4200 miles in 6 days? Damn dood that's moving.

Speeddog · May 25, 2010, 01:19:12 PM

Damn, I thought you were doing that trip on the Monster.

Nice pics.

lethe · May 25, 2010, 01:34:13 PM

Quote from: Porsche Monkey on May 25, 2010, 12:58:54 PM
4200 miles in 6 days? Damn dood that's moving.

Yeah that is.

Best I've done in a day is 780 but there is no way in hell I could keep that up over the course of 6 days.

Porsche Monkey · May 25, 2010, 02:59:02 PM

dood what bike is that? I have a hard time doing 300 miles in a day on my monster. Wtf?

Speeddog · May 25, 2010, 05:50:41 PM

Quote from: Porsche Monkey on May 25, 2010, 02:59:02 PM
dood what bike is that? I have a hard time doing 300 miles in a day on my monster. Wtf?

That's his Bandito.

You can cheat and look at his sig line

ducpainter · May 25, 2010, 05:55:43 PM

Yet he can't make it to NH?

WTF?

Speeddog · May 25, 2010, 05:58:38 PM

Quote from: ducpainter on May 25, 2010, 05:55:43 PM
Yet he can't make it to NH?

WTF?

Do you have any giant stone carvings?

Just sayin'

ducpainter · May 25, 2010, 06:07:12 PM

Quote from: Speeddog on May 25, 2010, 05:58:38 PM
Do you have any giant stone carvings?

Just sayin'

Somewhere there are some nice pics of a granite trestle.

mitt · May 25, 2010, 06:25:58 PM

Nice trip and endurance!

mitt

R0CKETMAN · May 26, 2010, 01:24:06 AM

Dude,
Makes me want to go buy a MS today and flee. Cool trip

brix821 · May 27, 2010, 04:12:42 PM

i saw crazyhorse in the 80's and all he had was a nostril. Sounds like a great trip

the_Journeyman · May 27, 2010, 04:43:38 PM

Awesome territory! Great ride, sounds like a great trip, thanks for sharing! I saw Crazy Horse in 2000 and it hasn't changed a ton believe it or not ~

JM

DoubleEagle · May 27, 2010, 06:51:14 PM

WOW...to be young and not all broken down again.

Great photos , hell of a trip !

I can do 140 miles in the hills on my 1098 R w, 4 -10 minute rest stops, and 2 Celebrex, 5 Ultrams , and 6 Ibuprofens.

I can hardly get out of bed for the next 3 days.

Dolph

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Raleigh to Mt. Rushmore to Pennsylvania: 4200 miles in 6 days.