[TriLUG] [OT] motorcycles

[Wing D Lizard]

I ride a BMW GS ( 2002 R1150GS), which I love.  I've taken a few big 
trips, and it has
done well.

I rode from Burlington Vermont to Raleigh ( Mostly down I95, which was a 
mistake due to
the toll roads).  I did it in a day, leaving at 6am and getting in about 
9pm or so.

Last year, I did an 'iron butt -- 1000m/24h' ride.  From Clayton to 
Cedar Rapids.  Better
than 1100 miles, it took 22 hours.  We took quite a few breaks, but also 
hit some twisties.   

The bike did better than I did, but after 4 or 5 hours, you can't really 
fell your butt
anyway.  For long hauls, I highly recommend an ample supply of gold bond 
medicated
foot powder ( umm,  not for your feet).

Here is a recap of the week ( 4400 miles):

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=clayton,+nc&daddr=Bull+Run+Rd%2FTrail+of+the+Lonesome+Pines%2FUS-58+to:US-218+N%2FUS-30+W+to:HWY+8+to:3rd+St%2FMN-11%2FUS-71+to:E+Cloverland+Dr%2FUS-2+to:E+Mason+St+to:US-41+S+to:US-14+to:clayton,+nc&geocode=%3BFWJjMwIdGgEX-w%3BFWQKgAIdACGI-g%3BFZqHCAMd3Jw3-g%3BFbZr5QId2EZu-g%3BFYD5xAIdUD2g-g%3BFd4JpwId_jHB-g%3BFdg6mgIdVny6-g%3BFSJShAId9pO8-g%3B&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1,2,4,5,6,7&sll=44.418088,-90.115356&sspn=2.844432,5.245972&ie=UTF8&z=5

I sometimes ride with Tarheel Travelers ( http://www.tarheelbmw.org/ , 
check out
their event calendar online ).  They are mostly BMWs, but all brands of 
bikes are
welcome and represented.

Brett