I am getting things ready as well.  Installed the new 18x3.5 rear rim with the 130/70 tire last night and did an adjustment on the new seat.  I went for a 80 mile ride today and scrubbed in the new tire, then changed the oil when I got back.  The current weather forecast is great from Thursday through Saturday.....and if that doesn't change the Cafe' bike is coming.....Woo Hoo!

Instead of going out and buying another tent....I will bring the 7x10 tent that works for 2 folks and has room for cots, along with a smaller backpack tent that we already have and has enough room for a single person and his gear.

Dave, I will bring another singleton tent and a spare bag and air mattress because I am betting there is confusion enough inside the Texas/Atlanta group on that first night that it might well get used.

Otherwise, it can just ride in the Cube there and back -- cheap insurance.  

I am also bringing my full tool box as I am listening to folks say they have just put their bikes back together just in time for the trip and we all know that can lead to "stuff happening" that wasn't expected or planned for.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/cruso-nc/28716/month/2096614?monyr=6/01/2015

Dave, as of today we are "as good as it gets" through Monday of the following week.   Tuesday is predicting 2.5 hours of intermittent light showers (0.16" total).   I also know that by bringing the cafe you are saying that any steady rain ends it for you as you aren't going to eat the spray off the cafe's tires, which is understandable.

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 06/07/15 at 06:54:16:


Riding the Cafe' bike puts me in the "survival" mode.  It throws so much water all over the place that it becomes really hard to see anything.  It just isn't much fun.  A small brief shower isn't a big deal....an all day rain is.

If we get good ride days in on Thurs/Fri/Sat.....I most likely will be leaving sometime on Sunday.

Art Webb wrote on 06/07/15 at 07:31:37:



Bring your bifocals      

Made it. .. Long haul  

Sounds like the wheels are in motion....it won't be long now!

I am excited about bringing the Cafe' bike as well.  The last trip was on the Ninja as the weather forecast wasn't great....and it turned out that we only got one little shower in 4 days.  I feel that I should be riding a Savage when I get together with this group.  However on that last ride MMRanch was riding his Sportster, his brother Kent was riding a Triumph Triple, and I was riding the Ninja 250.  The previous trip on the Cafe' MMRanch and I got wet a lot!

I am looking forward to staying dry this trip!

springman wrote on 06/07/15 at 16:22:24:

I actually work evenings, but I'm off Tuesday, probably a good time for a chat
Wednesday I work 3p to 11p or maybe later if things are busy at work, I'll prolly load the S40 Tuesday so I don't have a struggle after work Wednesday night or Thursday morning
I've yet to put my travel kit together, but there's not a lot to it

Lancer I'm only at the 'readers' stage so far, though a visit with an eye doctor might well change that (I'm far sited, and getting more so as I get into 'middle age'
My Ninja 500 was a great buke, except it hurt my hips to ride
I'm real curious how a cafe compares (I'm probably too old to be wondering that  )