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Well, last year (or so) I'd expressed some interest in doing the SS1000. I've got a route planned out and days off and soon I'll have be spending a lot of time alone on the bike.

Time alone is hard to come by when you've got 4 kids.

So, the run will be starting at 4:30AM in Clark or Linden NJ on next Friday and hopefully rounding out the first 1000 miles (or so) down in Florida either in Ormond Beach or Titusville Florida. The 4:30AM leave time is dictated by my first gas station stop - they don't open until 6:30AM and it is about 100 miles away.

Day 2 - will be just 500 miles on the way back to make the BunBurner attribute.

Before we start up with Inventories at my company and it gets too cold up here - I want to get this done.

I've reserved Friday, Monday and Tuesday off. I've also been toying with the idea of going further south on the second day and making it down to Key West or something, but I suspect I'll need to rest the Tuesday before returning to work.

My bike is essentially new, I need to adjust the chain before starting off. It has had its first maintenance done on it, tires look good and should still have a couple more thousand miles on them to go. I'm a very sedate rider, so I don't actually think I wear the tires a lot.

One problem is that my estimated time of arrival in Florida may be outside the times that the gas stations down there are open.

I'm getting a GPS tracking device that will report to a website my location and it has a 911 feature on it - so if I get in to trouble...

Here it is

After the $97 I have to buy the service for 911 and tracking.

So, it looks like a great adventure.

I'm getting together all my supplies. Any suggestions would be great.

I've got a compressor and slime on the way for flat tires. My wife is checking on adding Motorcycle coverage to our AAA account.

I have some allen wrench sockets, a socket wrench, I'm going to see if I can get my old saddle bags on the bike + my tail bag.

I'll be bringing a camera, lots of batteries, but I don't think I'm going to record any video this trup. My grandiose idea is to video record an entire SS1000, but not this first one.

We'll see if I buy the mounting hardware I could have it by the time I leave.

I'm looking for some good containers for water to go in to my packs.

Happy Riding.

RhadamYgg

good luck on the trip

you should be able to find gas stations open 24-7

look for tupperware for your waterproofing needs

adding motorcycle towing to your AAA is cheap you may find you already have it


BTW..... HAVE FUN

Tennif Shoe wrote:good luck on the trip

you should be able to find gas stations open 24-7

look for tupperware for your waterproofing needs

adding motorcycle towing to your AAA is cheap you may find you already have it


BTW..... HAVE FUN

Thanks for the luck - it can always tilt the scales one direction or another. I keep trying to stay with Exxon/Mobile for my gas stuff, but if they aren't open past 1030PM when I get to my destination - meh, I'll go somewhere else.

It is just easier to get gas with the dongle thingie than have to whip out a credit card - and I certainly don't want to carry a lot of cash if I can avoid it.

I'll definitely have fun with it. I'll put on another 2K miles on my bike at the least and that's something I enjoy doing.

RhadamYgg

OK, getting ready to leave. Not going for the bunburner, decided to stay and go to Cape Canaveral if I should actually complete the SS1000 and take my time coming back.

RhadamYgg

Good choice.

And Good Luck, eh.

For future reference, AAA covers motorcycles with their RV coverage.

BuzZz wrote:Good choice.

And Good Luck, eh.

I'll second that. Ride safe!

I've completed the ride, got receipts for everything, got witnesses.

Oh, boy am I sore. But I'm down here insunny Daytona Beach. It was 1065bike-odometer miles. Hopefully that translates in to 1000+ road miles. My wife was actually shocked that I needed to go further than Jacksonville (terrible place to ride 95 though btw) as google maps was showing 1000+ from rahway, nj to jacksonville, fl

Buyt as the case of actuality is, I had 980 miles on the bike there and wanted at least 1040 miles on the bike before calling it quits.

Oh, and saddlesore is not funny. And certain other parts are sore too.

I did get to meet god and the devil in smithfield NC.

I'll go in to further detail on that later after I've had some sleep.

RhaddamYgg

Glad you've made it man! Congratulations! Sleep well!

Congratz Rhadam. That's quite an accomplishment.
How long you got to hang out before you head back?