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blowndodge · 08-27-2011, 08:28 PM

I got home at 1:50pm today. As Scott's been posting we checked into Livermore last night. Rode 350 miles through the bread basket over the Grapevine this morning. took off at 6:40am. It was over 100 in the valley which really sucked!! we needed to stop every 100 miles to water up. 1965 miles total trip miles later... Home and cold beer and water!!

I won't forget this trip! Thanks to all!!

ponch · 08-27-2011, 09:00 PM

Glad you made it home safe Brad. It was great seeing you again as it always is.

Netnorske · 08-27-2011, 09:47 PM

Tricia and I arrived home this evening after taking the long scenic way home....adding about two and a half hours to our day, but worth every extra mile...

. I will post more about the rally soon and add some pics when I get a chance to go through them all. But for now...home safe and sound... ;).

**Jared** · 08-27-2011, 10:47 PM

Arrived home this evening. Left this morning from Sacramento. Needless to say it was a long day but I had an amazing time!

About 3300 miles in total.

waterman · 08-27-2011, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Blowndodge "Darksider"

1965 miles total trip miles later... Home and cold beer and water!!

I won't forget this trip! Thanks to all!!

Wuss. That was almost one way for me.

rickyboy · 08-28-2011, 12:34 AM

hey there everyone!! All's well that ends well. ......and it did for me. I arrived home around 7:30 PM after an unnerving trip down the I-5. {We don't have Hwy's up here like that!!} ...and then making a quick stop at the cabin to pick up some mail. But I have to say what a great time I had seeing "old" friends and meeting new ones. And some of the best riding I have ever done. My heart felt thanks to Kris and Joel for putting the whole thing together for all of us. Great job!!! I managed to put on 3,219.8 Kms. or for you non metric people that's 2,000.691 miles. BEST TRIP EVER!!!

Jared it looks like you had such a good time you had to say it twice.

;)

blowndodge · 08-28-2011, 10:16 AM

The kid's just stuttering with excitement Ricky! You made the trip extra fun! that banquet dinner was just a riot! I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! I added up the receipts and I made out pretty good!

Can't wait until next year to see everyone again!!

jmax5105 · 08-28-2011, 05:14 PM

Guys, you're never going to believe this, but I ACTUALLY SAW Jared's bike dirty! I tried to go grab my camera to get a picture, but by the time I got back, he had the rag and polish out....

waterman · 08-28-2011, 05:28 PM

Almost made it home. From just west of Laramie to Cheyenne we were almost out running the storms. Stopped in Cheyenne just long enough to check out radar and the clouds were brewing in every direction we could have gone to get home. Oh well. Wasn't planning on being home til tomorrow anyway.

Netnorske · 08-28-2011, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jmax5105

Guys, you're never going to believe this, but I ACTUALLY SAW Jared's bike dirty! I tried to go grab my camera to get a picture, but by the time I got back, he had the rag and polish out....

Get out! I'll bet he needs a little touch-up paint too after that chip-seal nightmare we ran into..... ::).

ponch · 08-28-2011, 06:08 PM

Made it home at 5:15 pm today.

Loafer · 08-28-2011, 07:36 PM

What is chip seal?

cactusjack · 08-28-2011, 07:39 PM

I walked in the front door about an hour ago. It got hot in Redlands and got worse from there. I'll update later with mileage.

Mileage for today = 479.9
Mileage for the trip = 3062.0

Avg MPG = 38.385
High MPG = 44.147
Low MPG = 32.964

**glwilson** · 08-28-2011, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by loafer

What is chip seal?

They lay an oil-base down and then cover it with loose "chipped" rock. The thought is eventually the sun will heat the old-tar and new-oil and tires will compact it into the surface. It is an inexpensive way to re-surface a blacktop road.

It is not fun to ride on right after it has been done.

Glad to hear everyone has made it home safe! ;)

Sin City Stan · 08-28-2011, 08:24 PM

Rita and I got home a couple hours ago. Mixing OTC (Rum) and prescription pain killers at the moment.

08-27-2011, 08:28 PM	#1
blowndodge Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington City, Utah Posts: 16,474	Home check in page I got home at 1:50pm today. As Scott's been posting we checked into Livermore last night. Rode 350 miles through the bread basket over the Grapevine this morning. took off at 6:40am. It was over 100 in the valley which really sucked!! we needed to stop every 100 miles to water up. 1965 miles total trip miles later... Home and cold beer and water!! I won't forget this trip! Thanks to all!! __________________ I love my Victory Cross Country Tour 106. Smells like Victory! Ultra's are Limited There are two types of Harley riders. Those that trailer them and those that push them. The most Interesting Man in the World "Find the things in life you don't do well and don't do those things" Member # 0005 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-27-2011, 09:00 PM	#2
ponch Sr. Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Way East Valley Posts: 12,014	Home check in page Glad you made it home safe Brad. It was great seeing you again as it always is. __________________ Ponch VBA 0019 VROC 8109-R BMWMOA 162849 BMWRA 41335 BMW: When you care enough to ride the very best. My Motorrad Blog My Motorrad YouTube 2009 BMW R1200RT Previous bikes:2007 Nomad \| 2001 Vulcan 800 Classic \| 1984 GPz750 \| 1978 KZ1000A2 Rallies: Custer '09\|Prairie Du Chien '10\|Crescent City '11
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08-27-2011, 09:47 PM	#3
Netnorske Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Everett, Washington Posts: 5,709	Home check in page Tricia and I arrived home this evening after taking the long scenic way home....adding about two and a half hours to our day, but worth every extra mile... . I will post more about the rally soon and add some pics when I get a chance to go through them all. But for now...home safe and sound... ;). __________________ *Kris Olsen* VBA #0691 2017 HD Ultra Limited Low 2013 Victory Cross Country Tour 2012 1700 Vulcan Voyager 2008 1600 Vulcan Nomad 1997 Vulcan 800 Classic *"Growing old is mandatory,* *but growing up is optional"* Custer 2009\|Kalispell 2010\|Cortez 2010\|Crescent City 2011\|Kanab 2012\|Canmore 2012\|Estes Park 2013\|Orofino 2014\|Lake Tahoe 2015\|Red Lodge 2016
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08-27-2011, 10:47 PM	#4
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	Home check in page Arrived home this evening. Left this morning from Sacramento. Needless to say it was a long day but I had an amazing time! About 3300 miles in total. __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
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08-28-2011, 12:34 AM	#6
rickyboy Top Contributor Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 108 Mile Ranch B.C. Canada Posts: 5,472	Home check in page hey there everyone!! All's well that ends well. ......and it did for me. I arrived home around 7:30 PM after an unnerving trip down the I-5. {We don't have Hwy's up here like that!!} ...and then making a quick stop at the cabin to pick up some mail. But I have to say what a great time I had seeing "old" friends and meeting new ones. And some of the best riding I have ever done. My heart felt thanks to Kris and Joel for putting the whole thing together for all of us. Great job!!! I managed to put on 3,219.8 Kms. or for you non metric people that's 2,000.691 miles. BEST TRIP EVER!!! Jared it looks like you had such a good time you had to say it twice. ;) __________________ Nomad'a What ! "rickyboy" Richard Cole Canada West Region 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia Canada Vulcan Bagger Assoc. #00722 Black 2006 Nomad https://cdn2.iconfinder.com/data/ico...Book_32x32.png
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08-28-2011, 10:16 AM	#7
blowndodge Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington City, Utah Posts: 16,474	Home check in page The kid's just stuttering with excitement Ricky! You made the trip extra fun! that banquet dinner was just a riot! I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! I added up the receipts and I made out pretty good! Can't wait until next year to see everyone again!! __________________ I love my Victory Cross Country Tour 106. Smells like Victory! Ultra's are Limited There are two types of Harley riders. Those that trailer them and those that push them. The most Interesting Man in the World "Find the things in life you don't do well and don't do those things" Member # 0005
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08-28-2011, 05:14 PM	#8
jmax5105 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Payson, UT Posts: 113	Home check in page Guys, you're never going to believe this, but I ACTUALLY SAW Jared's bike dirty! I tried to go grab my camera to get a picture, but by the time I got back, he had the rag and polish out....
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08-28-2011, 05:28 PM	#9
waterman Top Contributor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,530	Home check in page Almost made it home. From just west of Laramie to Cheyenne we were almost out running the storms. Stopped in Cheyenne just long enough to check out radar and the clouds were brewing in every direction we could have gone to get home. Oh well. Wasn't planning on being home til tomorrow anyway. __________________ Joel "Waterman" 2017 HD Road Glide Ultra 2006 Nomad - Sold VBA 213 VROC 16913 Custer 09: Cortez 10: Crescent City 11: Kanab 12: Estes Park 13: Tahoe 14: Red Lodge 16
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08-28-2011, 06:08 PM	#11
ponch Sr. Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Way East Valley Posts: 12,014	Home check in page Made it home at 5:15 pm today. __________________ Ponch VBA 0019 VROC 8109-R BMWMOA 162849 BMWRA 41335 BMW: When you care enough to ride the very best. My Motorrad Blog My Motorrad YouTube 2009 BMW R1200RT Previous bikes:2007 Nomad \| 2001 Vulcan 800 Classic \| 1984 GPz750 \| 1978 KZ1000A2 Rallies: Custer '09\|Prairie Du Chien '10\|Crescent City '11
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08-28-2011, 07:36 PM	#12
Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	Home check in page What is chip seal? __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email]
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08-28-2011, 07:39 PM	#13
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Home check in page I walked in the front door about an hour ago. It got hot in Redlands and got worse from there. I'll update later with mileage. Mileage for today = 479.9 Mileage for the trip = 3062.0 Avg MPG = 38.385 High MPG = 44.147 Low MPG = 32.964 __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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08-28-2011, 08:24 PM	#15
Sin City Stan Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 3,746	Home check in page Rita and I got home a couple hours ago. Mixing OTC (Rum) and prescription pain killers at the moment. __________________ Oldest Saloon In Nevada http://www.pioneersaloon.info/ "Sin City Stan" Henderson, NV VBA #01004 VROC #29365 2004 Nomad 1500L5 +100 "The Bike" 2009 Nomad 1700 (past) 2004 Vulcan Classic 800 (past) 2010 Cortez - 2011 Crescent City - 2012 Kanab - 2013 Estes Park
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