USMCCWO5
Junior Member
Anyone care to report their adventures riding to Sturgis and back?
My wife and I rode my 07 RKC punched out to 103 cid.
44.45 miles per gallon
4789 total miles
Rode in eleven states:
California
Nevada
Arizona
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
South Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado
New Mexico
Visited Bryce, Zion, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Devil's Tower, Wall Drug, Alladin, WY (Population 15), Custer State Park, Four Corners, Beartooth Mountains, Sedona AZ, Badlands, Spearfish Canyon, Spearfish & Bridal Falls, Deadwood, Hill City, Rapid City, Custer, Sturgis (of course), etc....
2237 miles to Sturgis
1739 to Oceanside
the rest of the mileage riding in and around SD and WY.
Camped in RV parks and National Parks, the worst night was near the Big Horn River in WY (mosquitos as thick as clouds), the best Gros Ventre in the Grand Tetons (woke up with a bison in our camp)
Got rained on three or four times, only once in was it very hard.
Lots of great souvenirs, even greater memories.
- Wheelie with wife on back on highway entrance ramp
- Running out of fuel three miles from gas station
- Met some great people on the road and during stops
- Watching a guy blow up his rear tire in the burn-out pit
Do:
Ride there and back
Remain flexible with planning food and camping stops
Bring a camera
Chatterbox for wife and I to communicate during ride (Xbi, recharged in restrooms at RV and National Parks)
Don't:
Free bike wash (scratched windsheild to prove it)
Trailer (unless that precludes you from attending)
My wife and I rode my 07 RKC punched out to 103 cid.
44.45 miles per gallon
4789 total miles
Rode in eleven states:
California
Nevada
Arizona
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
South Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado
New Mexico
Visited Bryce, Zion, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Devil's Tower, Wall Drug, Alladin, WY (Population 15), Custer State Park, Four Corners, Beartooth Mountains, Sedona AZ, Badlands, Spearfish Canyon, Spearfish & Bridal Falls, Deadwood, Hill City, Rapid City, Custer, Sturgis (of course), etc....
2237 miles to Sturgis
1739 to Oceanside
the rest of the mileage riding in and around SD and WY.
Camped in RV parks and National Parks, the worst night was near the Big Horn River in WY (mosquitos as thick as clouds), the best Gros Ventre in the Grand Tetons (woke up with a bison in our camp)
Got rained on three or four times, only once in was it very hard.
Lots of great souvenirs, even greater memories.
- Wheelie with wife on back on highway entrance ramp
- Running out of fuel three miles from gas station
- Met some great people on the road and during stops
- Watching a guy blow up his rear tire in the burn-out pit
Do:
Ride there and back
Remain flexible with planning food and camping stops
Bring a camera
Chatterbox for wife and I to communicate during ride (Xbi, recharged in restrooms at RV and National Parks)
Don't:
Free bike wash (scratched windsheild to prove it)
Trailer (unless that precludes you from attending)
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