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Pacific Northwest trip
STLTHMSTA:
--- Quote from: dpippin on September 13, 2023, 07:01:05 am ---Bob
Just curious on tire wear on yo're 6000 mile trip.
I have a Tracer GT and usually get around 4000 miles on a set of tires
Dougt
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Well Doug, if you slow down once in a while you might get a few more miles. I'm sure the middles have tread. ;^) TM
NinjaBob:
I do have a secret for extended tire life. Riding like an old man.
NinjaBob:
The overnight in Hungry Horse was strategically planned to facilitate the tricky execution of the highlight of the entire trip, The Going To The Sun Road through Glacier National Park, perhaps one of the top ten motorcycling roads in the USA. I had attempted to ride the Going To The Sun from the estern end on my way to the first STAR (Sport Touring Association Rendesvous) in 1991. Unfortunately it was still closed in June of that year do to snow. So I was as eager as my comerades to ride it. Unfortunately due to road construction and high demand vehicle reservatioins are required to enter the road from the west entrance. The chances of all four of us getting reservations for the same time were slim to none but Kevin found a hack. Boat tours are a big thing in the park and visitors with boat tour tickets were giving entrance passes. We all bought 25 buck tour tickets. I was a liitle skeptical but it worked like a charm. We were all granted entrance, however only 3 made the ride. The problem was 9 miles of mud. The first 9 miles were under construction and dirt. And it was beginning to rain. The lovely Park Ranger at the entrance warned us that road conditions were treacherous. Having total my Concours on a muddy road a year ago I was not willing to risk my 4 month old Tracer 9GT. I told the guys I'd meet them at the Eastern end of the park.
I backtracked to US 2 and rode it mostly in light rain to East Glacier.
So, the following photos of Glacier NP are are not mine:
I hooked up with the guys in Browning. Their bikes were covered in mud. One had gone down and suffered cosmetic damage, a torn pants leg and minor road rash.
I was not regretting by decision to bail out.
STLTHMSTA:
--- Quote from: NinjaBob on September 14, 2023, 07:53:59 am ---I do have a secret for extended tire life. Riding like an old man.
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I rode like an old man when I was much younger. Hahahahahaha!!! Still do. ;) TM
tunerider335:
--- Quote from: NinjaBob on September 14, 2023, 02:14:03 pm ---The overnight in Hungry Horse was strategically planned to facilitate the tricky execution of the highlight of the entire trip, The Going To The Sun Road through Glacier National Park, perhaps one of the top ten motorcycling roads in the USA. I had attempted to ride the Going To The Sun from the estern end on my way to the first STAR (Sport Touring Association Rendesvous) in 1991. Unfortunately it was still closed in June of that year do to snow. So I was as eager as my comerades to ride it. Unfortunately due to road construction and high demand vehicle reservatioins are required to enter the road from the west entrance. The chances of all four of us getting reservations for the same time were slim to none but Kevin found a hack. Boat tours are a big thing in the park and visitors with boat tour tickets were giving entrance passes. We all bought 25 buck tour tickets. I was a liitle skeptical but it worked like a charm. We were all granted entrance, however only 3 made the ride. The problem was 9 miles of mud. The first 9 miles were under construction and dirt. And it was beginning to rain. The lovely Park Ranger at the entrance warned us that road conditions were treacherous. Having total my Concours on a muddy road a year ago I was not willing to risk my 4 month old Tracer 9GT. I told the guys I'd meet them at the Eastern end of the park.
I backtracked to US 2 and rode it mostly in light rain to East Glacier.
So, the following photos of Glacier NP are are not mine:
I hooked up with the guys in Browning. Their bikes were covered in mud. One had gone down and suffered cosmetic damage, a torn pants leg and minor road rash.
I was not regretting by decision to bail out.
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It was beautiful once we got past the mud! I was white knuckled a few times…. I took my time at my pace…. We passed several cruisers going the opposite direction. I’m sure they weren’t happy with the road conditions!
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