Planning on taking the VTR on a road trip this weekend. Leaving San Francisco on Saturday morning and returning on Monday or Tuesday morning.

I havent done a multi-day ride on a bike before. And since I have a cross country trip planned for next year, (SF ---> Toronto Canada) I figured that I better get in some seat time. I also have the Cal24 scheduled in June. 1000 miles in 24 hours!

So far I got my tailbags. To protect the plastics I put on the clear vinyl on the tail section and also on the tank as a tank protector.

Did the exhaust and carb jetting. Not necessary but I wanted more volume then OEM allows.

Hoping to wire up a charging system for my GPS and mobile device today or tomorrow. At the same time I need to fab a GPS mount using the fairing stay. I have an idea... Also need to mount the GoPro camera.

The plan was to ride over the Sierras and south on 395 to Death Valley. It doesn't look like that is going to happen as the summit passes are still closed with snow! So that means a boring ride through the Central Valley. Maybe Yosemite?

I plan on having a small fuel canister for "just in case". It is good for about 15-20 miles. Not sure if I want to camp. Thinking of just moteling it this time.

Going to end the trip by heading west to SoCal and spend the night near the Santa Monica Mountains. This will put me near the entrance of some delicious twisties: Latigo Canyon, Mulholland, Topanga... I have always wanted to ride Topanga!

Then back up the PCH on a weekday so that I don't have to deal with the damn tourists.

PM me if I might be passing near you. We can scrub some tires and grab some coffee. My route is not set and is designed by my enviroment and whatever...

More to follow...

Miguel

 

Moteling it might be better as this is your first time out. I have some difficulty fitting everything in tailbags, so consider a tank bag too. I usually use that for things that need to be handy, like rain gear.