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Author Topic: Bonneville Salt Flats... on an S2R (updated with more pictures)  (Read 4488 times)
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« on: May 23, 2012, 12:31:33 AM »
So I just got back from a six day solo trip to the Bonneville Salt Flats. Pictures are probably better than words, so here they are!


Many more pictures at http://thesunhaswings.blogspot.com/2012/05/loneliest-road.html
and http://thesunhaswings.blogspot.com/2012/05/loneliest-road-part-2.html


Death Valley


At an abandoned mine.


The end of the road leading to Groom Lake... aka Area 51.


On Highway 50, the so-called Loneliest Road in America.


In the middle of the 10-mile straight on the Bonneville Speedway, and not a soul in sight.


After the top speed run.


Yeah, that stuff gets in every imaginable crevice and rusts everything. But it didn't matter at this point.


Sun rising over my campsite in the Silver Island Mountains overlooking the salt flats.


All packed up leaving the campsite in the morning.


Yeah... it was quite a trip  Grin
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Los Angeles to the Arctic Ocean, 10,000 mile solo trip on an S2R800:
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« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2012, 03:20:58 AM »
Awesome pics,good job!  waytogo
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« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2012, 10:22:24 AM »
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After the top speed run.
I know, it's all about the experience and all that, but you gotta tell us how fast.
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« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2012, 10:57:08 AM »
Nice, I always wanted to take a road trip out there.
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« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2012, 11:21:41 AM »
F'ing epic!
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« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2012, 11:38:51 AM »
That is so amazing, I'm very jealous.

What is strung between your pilion handles and the rear pegs?
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« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2012, 12:43:18 PM »
Welcome to Utah, now GTFO....I keed, I keed.    Tongue

Glad you had a safe trip and got to try a top speed run.  Inquiring minds want to know "how fast?"
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« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2012, 02:15:29 PM »
Awesome pics, thank you!   waytogo

Oh, and I like your avatar!
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« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2012, 06:28:54 PM »
Great post  (on blog) and pics!  Must have felt surreal. 
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« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2012, 11:20:38 PM »
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On Highway 50, the so-called Loneliest Road in America.


God i remember going down that highway in a motorhome with my grandparents about 10 years ago.... That particular part of the road felt completely endless!!!
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« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2012, 05:52:39 PM »
Quote from: eric on May 23, 2012, 12:31:33 AM
Yeah, that stuff gets in every imaginable crevice and rusts everything. But it didn't matter at this point.

Is that because you just don't care about the bike or... Huh? just curious
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« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2012, 03:03:27 AM »
Quote from: booger on May 24, 2012, 05:52:39 PM
Is that because you just don't care about the bike or... Huh? just curious



my guess is because he was already there and midstream in his trip and wasn't prepared to do anything about it until he got home after this epicness....but I am just assuming....
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« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2012, 05:10:29 AM »
how can you goto bonneville and not try a top speed run? these bikes though great were made for riding, if it gets a little rust along the way so be it., good job.
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« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2012, 05:55:09 AM »
Quote from: sbrguy on May 25, 2012, 05:10:29 AM
how can you goto bonneville and not try a top speed run? these bikes though great were made for riding, if it gets a little rust along the way so be it., good job.

UHHH.....didja look at the title/caption underneath the 3rd pic?...I helped you out here...look below it now!

Quote from: eric on May 23, 2012, 12:31:33 AM

After the top speed run.
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