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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28908 L.A. California Gender:	Re: advice needed for a relatively new rider Reply #15 - 08/22/08 at 22:12:13 I guess that means you got 5 year old tires with 2k on them. Your trip is 1500 to 2k. When you get there, it might be time for a rear tire. Check it over closely, look for any tiny cracks. You don't want them.
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Reply #16 - 08/23/08 at 07:50:28

What are your lodging plans? If you are staying in motels, figure out a way to load the bike so you can quickly remove your luggage and carry it into your room still packed. You don't want to lay in bed thinking every sound is someone stealing your goodies. You also don't want to spend 1/2 hour loading and unloading each time. Paladin has a video posted with instructions for building a really handy luggage bracket. If I do say so myself, I have set up a pretty good system as well, which isn't as attractive as his, but is reliable and doesn't require much in the way of expertise. I can load/unload the whole bike in less than a minute.

If you're camping, well that's a different article entirely.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28908 L.A. California Gender:	Re: advice needed for a relatively new rider Reply #17 - 08/23/08 at 07:54:24 Watch out for squirels, they lie.
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nbatter YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 10 nebraska Gender:	Re: advice needed for a relatively new rider Reply #18 - 08/23/08 at 11:04:13 i definitely don't have the money for hotels after buying my bike and gear! the plan is to try and stay at KOA campgrounds--they seem to be spaced well along both interstate and highway routes, even if im taking it slow.
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Reply #19 - 08/23/08 at 13:25:10

Doing the back roads you can often camp for free or cheap in small town city parks. You can also check online for free or cheap campgrounds.

Camping primitive leaves a bit of want in personal hygiene though. There is a little known fact that truck drivers have known for ever. If you buy (usually) 50 gallons or more of fuel you can get a free shower at many, many truck stops. That's not the fact however. The fact is that anyone can just walk in and plop down around $5.00 (YMMV) and get to use the shower facilities too. They provide the towels and if you're at one of the higher end stations they're really quite nice. Every place I've ever stopped at, and I've driven a few over the road miles in my day, has been very good on the cleaning, etc.

Just another little tidbit to consider if finances are a concern.

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aysrav YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 30 Augusta, Georgia Gender:	Re: advice needed for a relatively new rider Reply #20 - 08/23/08 at 14:27:26 OK, anyone have the link to the luggage rack video that Sandy mentioned? And Sandy, when are you going to post a video or pics for the one that you invented? aysrav
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Sandy Koocanusa Serious Thumper Offline Don't blame me. I didn't vote for him. Posts: 1878 Bigfork, MT Gender:	Re: advice needed for a relatively new rider Reply #21 - 08/23/08 at 17:14:34 I'll go take some pics. Uploading video takes FOREVER on my computer. It's simple enough that three or four photos will get the point across. Back after a bit...
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Reply #22 - 08/23/08 at 17:56:02

nbatter wrote on 08/23/08 at 11:04:13:

i definitely don't have the money for hotels after buying my bike and gear! the plan is to try and stay at KOA campgrounds--they seem to be spaced well along both interstate and highway routes, even if im taking it slow.

I love the KOA campgrounds! I use them whenever I travel,if I can find one.
And they are nice and pretty much everywhere!
And reasonably priced also.
Always meet nice people there too Cool

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Reply #23 - 08/23/08 at 19:47:48

Posted some pictures of the loading of my bags in a thread entitled "Packing my daily luggage." I think that's what I called it, anyway. I'm getting forgetful in my old age.

I can't remember the title of Paladin's thread offhand, but I believe it can be found in the Technical section. The title has "luggage bracket" in it, I think.

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Reply #24 - 08/23/08 at 21:37:47

that luggage setup looks pretty ideal sandy, i think ill try and rig up something similar.

as for camping for free, this sounds awesome i just don't know how to pull it off. here in nebraska, if you pull up into town and pitch a tent in the park, the sheriff will be by pretty quick to wake you up. if you pull into a random feild, a farmer will be by to wake you up with a gun. id prefer not to pay koa fees and have some prearranged campsite next to vacationing families, but i also dont want to get arrested for tresspassing.

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Reply #25 - 08/23/08 at 22:00:44

I'll bet you dimes to doughnuts that if you pull in the yard, knock on Farmer Brown's door, and ask politely for permission to camp the night on his place, you will receive it more often than not. Just explain that you are trying to get to school on a budget, and making a bit of an adventure of it at the same time.

It's the guy who presumes and just moves in that will get the bum's rush.

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Reply #26 - 08/23/08 at 22:20:38

In terms of tire repair...

http://www.slime.com/product_29_Power_Sport_Smart_Spair_(50001).html

I first found out about this stuff from a Prince William Co. (Virginia) Motorcycle officer who stopped to help me when I had a flat in my rear tire. In fact, that tire hasn't lost even a pound of pressure since I put the slime in it, and a whole can of Fix-a-Flat ran out the same hole the slime fixed a year ago. I can speak from experience: yes, it works on tube tires. I carry this kit with me everywhere I ride.

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Reply #27 - 08/23/08 at 22:23:41

September, 2007: on the road in Arizona:

That's a 21" airline carry-on, lots of room for clothes, quick and easy on/off. The black bundle on the pillion is a sleeping bag wrapped in a tarp in case I decided I was too tired to ride any further.

The thread where I describe the bracket:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1177262289

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Re: advice needed for a relatively new rider
Reply #29 - 08/23/08 at 22:58:18

I got mine with 2000 miles on it,it now has 12000 miles,no problem
The seat issue ? don't worrie to much about it ,I have made several trips way over a hundred miles the seat is the last thing I think about, it seems to work fine for me.
Try a few shorter runs just to see how the seat performs.
Unlike cars we have t

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