Made it to Brandon, MB quite quick this morning. The highway is being repaved and down to one lane for what seemed like 100km. There were a few patches of rain, but no where near as bad as Wednesday.
The last 50km to Brandon were dry, so I stood up and attempted to wind dry myself. It's hard to keep your speed down on these roads!
I'll try and post more updates while on the road, now that I can come off the bike and still feel my fingers it shold be easier. I've started putting my gloves between the engine and the rad everythime I get off to warm them up!
My #1 piece of advice for anyone doing this is to have rain gear and try it out before you go. Last thing you want to do is find out it fails after a few hours of riding.
My forcast for the week was good weather in all locations when I expected to be there... and I looked into that the day I left...
#2 is to set mini destinations along the way and stop when you need to. Don't think about the total km left. On the sunny days I've had no problem going until my tank is empty, but when it's raining I prefer to stop ever 100km or less.
#3 ... ear plugs. My bike has an aftermarket exhaust so this is even more important. If you don't want to loose your hearing ear plugs are a necessity.