July - 2023

Jul 30, 20231 min read

What Can I Say

This sign sums up our day yesterday. We left Nakusp after a great night's sleep at the Leland Hotel, the oldest hotel in British...

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Jul 28, 20231 min read

They Let Us Cross

Can you believe it? We made it across the border up through Creston, crossed the Kootenay lake at Crawford Bay, had lunch at a pub in...

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Jul 27, 20231 min read

8379 25mph Horseshoe Curves

And that was only the first two hours of our ride today!!! I told Steve I needed to stop for a smoke break and I've never smoked in my...

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Jul 27, 20231 min read

Idaho-A Hidden Gem

We left Stanley this morning at a cool 37 degrees. We weren't long in stopping as I needed to put on my riding pants and leather gloves...

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Jul 26, 20231 min read

It’ll Never Be The Same

Making a pit stop up near the headwaters of the Salmon River Then in Stanley, Idaho for the night and Steve in the Salmon again. He said...

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Jul 24, 20232 min read

Move Over Big Guy

We had to slowly follow this big guy down the road as he was walking in the middle of our lane of traffic until he decided to move over...

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Jul 23, 20231 min read

Leaving Town

We finally got to leave Sheridan today. I'm not sure, but I think it only took 85 u-turns, a stop for more gas, 2 GPS's reading...

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Jul 22, 20231 min read

New Policy In Force

The guys decided that they would adopt a new policy.... ride a day, work a day. Here's the washout on Elmer's head where it blew out...

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Jul 22, 20233 min read

Double Dog Dare Ya

Today was quite the ride. We left out of Deadwood and went to Lead and on into Spearfish Canyon, which was spectacular! Gas stations are...

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Jul 20, 20231 min read

Wrench, Wrench, To Ride Again

We spent the day in the shop at Jerry Greer's Engineering. The bikes were completely gone over to continue the trip. Thanks to Todd for...

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Jul 19, 20232 min read

Motley Crew

We woke up to rain this morning, so we waited it out and left after 8 for the Badlands. This is what we call Grasshopper Highway and boy...

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Jul 18, 20232 min read

354

And my butt is dragging this evening. That's how many miles we put down today and made it to Murdo, South Dakota. There was a...

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Jul 17, 20232 min read

Our New BFFs

Today we headed to the nearest Advance Auto to get the 2nd battery replaced under warranty to have a spare on hand. While there, a few...

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Jul 16, 20232 min read

Fuel Stop - What Does That Mean

So this is what it looks like to work on bikes without all the support trucks. Smaller scale than the Cannonball, but just as busy....

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Jul 16, 20233 min read

Rain Gear Drills

So, we were going to leave from the Wauseon swap meet on Friday, but after watching the weather and looking at all the storms coming...

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Jul 14, 20232 min read

Getting All The Bugs Out

We're getting ALL the bugs worked out before we get too far from home. During our shake down rides, Steve had been blowing fuses on the...

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Jul 10, 20232 min read

The Alaskan

The 1939 Indian Chief started out as just a motor back in 2018 at the conclusion of the Motorcycle Cannonball in Portland, Oregon. Before...

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