Spud
Well-known member
So to commemorate my graduation from apprentice to full-fledged Post-Whore, I thought I'd write up my first ever SS1000 on my 1000th post on the forum. Kidding aside, the great resource this forum provides has helped me venture into long distance riding on a bike I have maintained on my own with all the great information on here.
So, onto the Ride Report:
I figured for my first SS1000 I wanted to go one-way to somewhere far away. Looking over the maps, I decided on El Paso, TX, at the border with Juarez, MX.
My bike is fairly stock. I've got a Rifle screen, which is nice. Also, an audiovox CC that helps a lot on longer days. I use the much-maligned STOCK SEAT with beadrider beads. My ass survived.
Leaving Idaho Falls at about 4:00 am:
My ODO before gassing up:
Leaving Idaho Falls it got down to 38 degreesF at the coldest. Heated gear was plugged in. After blazing south into a headwind on I-15 (a real treat with the brights on and almost no traffic--very serene), I was running out of gas after only 140 miles.
So I had to pull over less than two hours into the ride to get gas at Tremonton, UT.
On through the most dangerous part of the ride--the Salt Lake City area. Even at 6-6:30 am, plenty of crazy drivers were out. Cutting southeast, I went through Price, UT, and to Moab UT where I stopped.
As the temps went pretty quickly from the low 40's to the mid 70's, I found myself suddenly getting really drowsy on the bike. It was only around 10 or 11 am, but that temperature increase was messing with me. So I pulled off, changed gear to cool down, and all was good. That was the only point of the ride where I felt tired...
By early afternoon, it was getting a lot warmer. By 600 miles into the ride, it was really warming up.
Somewhere in New Mexico...
Rode all the way across New Mexico, north to south. I enjoy the desert and thought it was great.
Just before 9:00 pm, I rolled into El Paso TX. 1076 miles on the ODO, just under 17 hours.
I took quite a few little breaks along the way.
My GPS Data:
My SPOT tracks (hit the button approx 1x/hour)
Spent the night in El Paso, then went home the long way through Colorado Springs, breaking that ride into two days.
All in all it was about 2500 miles in 3 days. And yes I was tired when I got home.
A few random pics of El Paso and the border:
Juarez, MX across the fence...
On my way home, turned 50K over on the bike...
I really enjoyed the ride, and will probably do another next summer when the days are long.
So, onto the Ride Report:
I figured for my first SS1000 I wanted to go one-way to somewhere far away. Looking over the maps, I decided on El Paso, TX, at the border with Juarez, MX.
My bike is fairly stock. I've got a Rifle screen, which is nice. Also, an audiovox CC that helps a lot on longer days. I use the much-maligned STOCK SEAT with beadrider beads. My ass survived.
Leaving Idaho Falls at about 4:00 am:
My ODO before gassing up:
Leaving Idaho Falls it got down to 38 degreesF at the coldest. Heated gear was plugged in. After blazing south into a headwind on I-15 (a real treat with the brights on and almost no traffic--very serene), I was running out of gas after only 140 miles.
So I had to pull over less than two hours into the ride to get gas at Tremonton, UT.
On through the most dangerous part of the ride--the Salt Lake City area. Even at 6-6:30 am, plenty of crazy drivers were out. Cutting southeast, I went through Price, UT, and to Moab UT where I stopped.
As the temps went pretty quickly from the low 40's to the mid 70's, I found myself suddenly getting really drowsy on the bike. It was only around 10 or 11 am, but that temperature increase was messing with me. So I pulled off, changed gear to cool down, and all was good. That was the only point of the ride where I felt tired...
By early afternoon, it was getting a lot warmer. By 600 miles into the ride, it was really warming up.
Somewhere in New Mexico...
Rode all the way across New Mexico, north to south. I enjoy the desert and thought it was great.
Just before 9:00 pm, I rolled into El Paso TX. 1076 miles on the ODO, just under 17 hours.
I took quite a few little breaks along the way.
My GPS Data:
My SPOT tracks (hit the button approx 1x/hour)
Spent the night in El Paso, then went home the long way through Colorado Springs, breaking that ride into two days.
All in all it was about 2500 miles in 3 days. And yes I was tired when I got home.
A few random pics of El Paso and the border:
Juarez, MX across the fence...
On my way home, turned 50K over on the bike...
I really enjoyed the ride, and will probably do another next summer when the days are long.
