I have loved owning, riding and wrenching on my KLR and my VStrom over the last few years. Each has had its ups and downs. Mostly ups for the VStrom and a lot of hands on for the KLR. To be fair, the KLR did come to me with a used engine at 8000 miles. […]
Posts Tagged ‘Golden Gate Bridge’
Motorcycle – Time to Move On
Posted in 2005 KLR650, 2005 Suzuki VStrom 650, Iron Butt Association Rides, Maintenance Issues, Motorcycling, tagged Bun Burner gold, Coney Island, Golden Gate Bridge, Iron Butt Association, Kawasaki, Kawasaki KLR650, motorcycle touring, motorcycling, touring, VStrom on May 27, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
NotSuperMan Rally – The Ride Home
Posted in 2005 Suzuki VStrom 650, Iron Butt Association Rides, Motorcycling, Not Superman Rally, tagged California, Colorado, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway 50, Long Distance Motorcycling, Moab, motorcycle, motorcycle touring, motorcycling, Nevada, New Mexico, Not Superman Rally, pacific ocean, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Suzuki, The Loneliest Highway, Utah, VStrom on September 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Sept 12 The rally is over, but we meet for group pictures and a dip into the Pacific Ocean. My boots are still waterproof. Breakfast afterward and I’m off for home by noon. I crossed the Golden Gate Bridge last night. Today, my GPS decides to take me through the middle of San Francisco downtown […]
NotSupermanRally – The Rally
Posted in 2005 Suzuki VStrom 650, Iron Butt Association Rides, Motorcycling, Not Superman Rally, tagged California, Coney Island, Donner Pass, Golden Gate Bridge, GPS, IBA, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iron Butt Association, Lincoln, Lincoln Highway, Long Distance Motorcycling, motorcycle, motorcycle touring, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Not Superman Rally, Oakland Bay Bridge, Ogallala, Ohio, Omaha, Pennsylvania, Reno, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Suzuki, touring, Utah, VStrom, Wyoming on September 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Sept 10 I’m up at 2:30am Eastern time. I had put most everything on the bike last night. I only have one trip of stuff to the bike. Dressed and packed, I’m at the bike with everything on it by 3:00am. The GPS is set for the Mobil station at Coney Island. 25 minutes later […]
Heading out to the Highway and the NotSupermanRally
Posted in 2005 Suzuki VStrom 650, Dan's Posts, Iron Butt Association Rides, Motorcycling, Not Superman Rally, tagged 50cc, Coney Island, Golden Gate Bridge, Iron Butt Association, Long Distance Motorcycling, Manhattan, motorcycle, motorcycle touring, motorcycling, New Mexico, New York, Not Superman Rally, Verrazano Narrows Bridge, VStrom on August 31, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
It’s almost time. The Not Superman Rally starts on September 10 in New York City which means I have to be there by then. I’m leaving New Mexico mid afternoon on Friday 8/2/2016. I had originally planned on heading through Southern Louisiana through to about Tallahassee, FL before turning north for Atlanta and some visiting […]