Red Lodge/Beartooth Kawasaki Forum Rally 2009- July 10-12

[snickerdoodle]

Originally Posted by Scotty Luv

Well, I guess you are beating us out of the gate. We are leaving at 5:00 AM so with the time difference, you will be gone 2 hours ahead of us.

See ya real soon!!!

Enjoy your ride you two!! Be safe, can't wait to see you!!!

[anamosity]

David, make sure to keep in touch along the way.

[ispeed77]

will do bro. won't have service over the weekend, so i'll try to touch base sunday night. won't be on the computer again til i get to Norm's on tuesday.

[Mean Dream]

Originally Posted by aKorn

I roll 6am Sunday morning. I'm hoping to be through Indy by noon.

Hey Mean Dream are you doing any sightseeing on the way? I should be somewhere in SD by Monday night and I am going to spend Tuesday tooling around Custer state park and the black hills. Wednesday is going through NE WY and arriving in RL that evening.

I wanted to take an extra day going out this year to do a little more sight seeing in the black hills area. The last two years I just blasted thru there, always meaning to ride in the Black hills but never doing it. I'll be leaving early Monday, I'm going from Illinois to the Great River road from Dubuque Iowa up to Minnesota, then cut across Iowa on #9, instead of my usual route of #90 thru Minnesota. First night then is in Sioux Falls, SD. My second night will most likely be in the Black hills/Rapid city area, so I can ride around that area more. The third day will be a little more of that area in the A.M. then onto Buffalo/Sheridan Area for the night. Friday, is the short trip to into Red Lodge. Thats the general plan as of tonight anyway.

First day is the longest at 550 to 600 miles
Second day is shorter at about 350 miles
Third day is 210, plus sight seeing.
Fourth day is 210 into Red Lodge

[snickerdoodle]

wow mean, you got a long first day!!
Enjoy your trip... See you on Friday!

[ispeed77]

really ? wow, i guess i am kinda messed up then, huh
my first day is a short 480 miles, about 9 hours. my longest day depends on how quick i want to get home, probably somewhere around 1100 miles.

alright all, i am gonna shave, shower and then crash for about 3 hours. see you all soon enough !!!

[snickerdoodle]

That's a lot for us... I think our longest day is just under 400 mi.
How often does everyone stop? We are going to shoot for every 100 or so.. They don't have to be long ones but a quick bathroom break, stretch and some energy...

[idmtchris]

Did you guys hear, B.T. will be at Red Lodge this year. Not sure who is taking him or when he will arrive, but I hope you all take good care of him and get lots of pictures with him as well.

[Spok]

Originally Posted by snickerdoodle

That's a lot for us... I think our longest day is just under 400 mi.
How often does everyone stop? We are going to shoot for every 100 or so.. They don't have to be long ones but a quick bathroom break, stretch and some energy...

yeah but ya'll have female bladders and a need for proper restrooms, as a guy, a bathroom is anywhere you happen to be.

[Lobocop]

Originally Posted by snickerdoodle

That's a lot for us... I think our longest day is just under 400 mi.
How often does everyone stop? We are going to shoot for every 100 or so.. They don't have to be long ones but a quick bathroom break, stretch and some energy...

Dawn, our longest day will be 465 miles and we stop at 100/150 mile increments depending on fuel availability.

[Scotty Luv]

Mr. & Mrs. Luv hit the road in 24 minutes!!!

See you all soon!

[Mean Dream]

Well, I would rather it was a bit shorter than 600 the first day, I may stop sooner. I'm taking a longer, more scenic route that meanders along the Mississippi river a bit and I'm not familiar with hwy 9 thru Iowa. I'm leaving very early to try and allow for the slower road speeds, so we'll see how it goes. The one advantage to traveling alone is that you can do "whatever" without making things unpleasant for others.

[anamosity]

Originally Posted by Scotty Luv

Mr. & Mrs. Luv hit the road in 24 minutes!!!

See you all soon!

Seeya soon scotty

[snickerdoodle]

Originally Posted by Spok

yeah but ya'll have female bladders and a need for proper restrooms, as a guy, a bathroom is anywhere you happen to be.

you have a point there!!

[snickerdoodle]

Originally Posted by idmtchris

Did you guys hear, B.T. will be at Red Lodge this year. Not sure who is taking him or when he will arrive, but I hope you all take good care of him and get lots of pictures with him as well.

Who is BT? The bear?

[trikebubble]

Ride safe everyone. We want to see y'all in RL in one tasty piece.

[idmtchris]

Originally Posted by snickerdoodle

Who is BT? The bear?

You must be living under a rock...

http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/fo...-donkey-8.html

[jukief]

Pretty funny about the donkey.

Dawn, we usually stop about every 125 or 130 miles. Alan could go a lot longer because he has a bigger gas tank, but I don't like to go past that many miles on my tank. Plus, like you say, it's nice to have a pee break, get off the bike and move around a bit, etc. But we like to keep our breaks pretty short--15 minutes max. Some friends visited us last year and I took them on rides every day. They stopped every hour so they could smoke, and then they stood around for at least half an hour at each stop. It drove me crazy!

Can't believe we'll be seeing everybody in just a week. Woo hoo!!!

[Spok]

.....and it begins. folks hitting the road for the yearly trek to that little slice of Montana heaven, Red Lodge. Those of you going, be safe, ride well, enjoy the trip and have a blast.

We'll be here when you get back and want to see all the pictures and read all your funny stories.

[snickerdoodle]

Originally Posted by idmtchris

You must be living under a rock...

http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/fo...-donkey-8.html

LOL~ I must be under a rock, because I never saw that thread....LOL..I promise, we'll take good care of him!!

Jul,

I want to keep our breaks short as well...it's just us two to Flagstaff, and on to Moab, so we shouldn't have a problem with that...I'm sure Brian and Marilyn are the same...quick stops...eat and go. Maybe a little longer for a lunch break, but otherwise...I'd like to be on the road...