boredom followed by the exhiliration of pulling into my own driveway, safe and sound. Distance out to Berkeley (to the left) was 2721 miles in 5 days (544.2 miles per day). Distance back (route below) was 2440 miles (488 miles per day). Grand total for the trip was 5161 miles. Motorcycling cross country is like the space program. You get to wear a cool helmet, getting to anywhere interesting takes longer than a day, and it always ends up costing twice as much as you thought it would. This trip was no exception.
For the next trip I'm not strapping on my luggae with bungees or cargo nets. This is a tremendous pain in the ass and not matter how careful I am about it, everything seems to shift, usually at odd times. I'm also investing in a pair of heated gloves. I have heated grips but they were pretty much useless when it got really cold and the grips drew too much current from the electrical system (which is, I suspect, at the heart of the issues with the bike).
Bike has minor damage to the windscreen, needs an oil change, valve job, spark plugs, a new front tire, and a thorough wash. Altogether not bad for 5000+ miles.
Now its time to get some work done...
