21,569 km of North America solo on a sportbike: Summer 2011

[viper84737]

Hey so I've returned from my ride around the continent and I've organized my pictures and story into a day-by-day blog for y'all.

ridermike.blogspot.com

I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Mike

[klr_guy]

Looks like I've found reading material for this wet looking weekend.

Thanks for posting.

[rbjeepthing]

Crazyness thanx for posting

[espro]

Meticulously detailed, this looks great! You do however fail to mention the actual motorcycle you rode on the front page

[viper84737]

You're welcome, fellas.

espro: fixed!

I haven't calculated the total spent on gas/food/motels, it's a lot of work going through my receipts, so meh, you know? I'll "get around to it" some day.

[espro]

What would you say was the most interesting day of the trip? Maybe you could pick out a few to link on the front page, going through 60+ is quite a lot

[ItIsWhatItIs]

Meticulously detailed, this looks great! You do however fail to mention the actual motorcycle you rode on the front page

Really? Unless he edited the page.

Thanks for sharing ridermike. I am perusing your blog.

[espro]

Really? Unless he edited the page.

Thanks for sharing ridermike. I am perusing your blog.

Yeah, he edited it after I brought it up

[rg0r]

I hope you see the Grand Canyon. I went to the South Rim, but I'm fairly sure the North Rim offers just as sexy a view. You can see the whole thing from both sides anyway, so it's not like you'd be missing out on much if you chose one over the other. Aside from that, I hope you ride through Colorado and Utah, and I hear the north end of New Mexico is incredible, though I only went across the south, which was really nice, too. If you go into Colorado->Utah, check out Arches National Park in Moab, UT. That whole area is insanely beautiful.

Thanks .. I made a note of that. Can't wait for my turn . Let me ask you ... Now that you've done your trip ... Would you do it again? Would You do anything differently ?

[Deimos]

Good lord you did this on gsxr 600? My back would've given out on me past London and I'm in my mid 20's!

[Ikan]

Good lord you did this on gsxr 600? My back would've given out on me past London and I'm in my mid 20's!

Lol.
I have ridden a GSXR750 for up to 17 hours none stop recently except for gas and pee breaks and only had an uncomfortable bottom at times. It just works for me and the arched back position on a ss bike is great as all the energy from bumps is not directed up my spine like it would be on a cruiser for example.
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Thanx for telling us about your ride. I am jealous also. Sounds a lot more fun than doing what so many do which is test their luck with the police in their own backyards every weekend.

I hope to do a few week long rides next summer in the U.S., to see places and sites. I once did a ride from Calgary to Toronto with only a 2 hour nap along the way, a few years ago on a GSXR750. Could not do that again. I recall it being 3,200 kms in 42 hours. Having so many gas stops is what adds to the time. If there is a next tme I will stop and see more along the way.

Riding is therapeutic!

[adri]

So I guess you got a little bored and decided to go for a little ride eh?

Bookmarked this.

[dragonrider]

Thanks for sharing. Will look into it.

[djez]

Thanks for sharing, hope to complete my trip too.

[nesobriquet]

Great ride/trip..I am happy for you..
Me? Don't have the knees to do it anymore, and have missed my chance..so your decision to do this adventure in your early 30's was right-on.

But on another note..seriously..nevermind the Guinness Record, just put a new frig fr tire on already..sheesh, doncha know the front is the most important one of the two? It owes you nothing....NOTHING!

[viper84737]

Great ride/trip..I am happy for you..
Me? Don't have the knees to do it anymore, and have missed my chance..so your decision to do this adventure in your early 30's was right-on.

But on another note..seriously..nevermind the Guinness Record, just put a new frig fr tire on already..sheesh, doncha know the front is the most important one of the two? It owes you nothing....NOTHING!

Haha yeah, I'm at 27,XXX km at the moment, first bit of warm weather we get, I'm slapping on a new front for sure! I spoke to Bridgestone, they couldn't possibly care less what distance was put on the tire, they said -- even the tech guys in Japan would just toss it in the trash and laugh.

Lol.
I have ridden a GSXR750 for up to 17 hours none stop recently except for gas and pee breaks and only had an uncomfortable bottom at times. It just works for me and the arched back position on a ss bike is great as all the energy from bumps is not directed up my spine like it would be on a cruiser for example.

I hope to do a few week long rides next summer in the U.S., to see places and sites. I once did a ride from Calgary to Toronto with only a 2 hour nap along the way, a few years ago on a GSXR750. Could not do that again. I recall it being 3,200 kms in 42 hours. Having so many gas stops is what adds to the time. If there is a next tme I will stop and see more along the way.

Riding is therapeutic!

Holy crap, that's a lot of riding without much sleep! I'd certainly recommend stopping and soaking it all in, and staying off the superslab whenever possible. Riding is certainly therapeutic, but that stuff is mind-numbing!

Thanks for sharing, hope to complete my trip too.

Where are you off to, djez?

[Wheelieboy]

Same lookout point, 2 months apart...what a coincidence we stopped at the exact same spot in the middle of no where