Touring around the Southwest on a S2R

[eric]

I wanted to share some pictures from trips I took over the last six months on my faithful S2R800:


Big Sur


western Utah


the Mojave


salt flats, Utah


Death Valley


salt evaporative flats, Mojave Desert


Nevada, between Tonopah and Ely


Uinta, Utah


Zion National Park, Utah


outside the Valley of Fire, Nevada


near Lone Pine, CA


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/

[RVA Duc]

Awsome picks man 

[elgallo73]

I can only dream of doing this right now, I will live vicariously through your photos...

[Rob Hilding]

 

[WarrenJ]

That is a serious amount of seat time!  Those are some long rides in a cage!

[sofadriver]

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".

[Jaman]

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[Buckethead]

What they ^^^ all said.

Plus: Nice penny-farthing. 

[DanTheMan]

Good stuff 

[spolic]

More fuel for my dream.   

[Ducragous]

Have you had any problems running you exhaust like that or had to modify anything? I want to do that with my s2r.

[eric]

Thanks a lot for the encouragement guys  . 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.

[hillbillypolack]

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. . .

[eric]

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.

[DanTheMan]

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.