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My friend Kermit travelled from DC to Oregon, up through Canada and back to DC. 16 Days of fun.

I thought it would be fun to post our exploits, and the details of the trip.

It was 7300 miles of fun on the notoriously "un"reliable R1200 GS, both with original everything, including Antenna Rings, Final Drives, and Servo-Brakes! Time to put my butt where my mouth is, as my normal 20K + miles a year just doesn't seem to do it! :-)

Feel free to e-mail me at:

jimvonbaden@msn.com

Jim (AKA Jim Von Baden)

In July 2008 my friend Kermit and I are going took a little trip. The plan was to head out of the DC area on Friday July 11th and head west to the ocean, then north to the mountains, the east over the Great Lakes, and home.

Because I am into photography, I plan took a lot of pictures, and posted them here.

The bikes:

Trip information:
Distance: 5,000-7200 miles

Time: July 11-27 (17 days)

Route: Roughly from DC to Mt Rushmore, then on to Tillamook, OR. From Tillamook up through Seattle, WA into Canada, through Banff, then across the Great Lakes in Canada, and back to DC. This route was variable depending on our moods, weather, and time.
Bikes:

2005 and 2006 R1200GS with 45,000 and 52,000 miles respectively.The 2005 R1200GS has the following equipment: Jesse Odyssey Saddle Bags JC Whitney Top Case Cortech SuperMini tank bag on SWMototech Mount Garmin 2610 GPS on a custom mount iPod Nano with S-plugs Ohlins Shocks Avon Distanzia Tires Hella FF50 Driving Lights Motolight conspicuity lights P3 LED lights, and Brake LED tail light Rick Mayer Seat Removed hand guards, stock windscreen and Cee Baileys Wind Wings Hepco and Becker Crash Bars Kaoko Throttle Lock Rock Stompa foot pegs Hammerhead shifter TT Dash cover and dash plate
The 2006 R1200GS has the following equipment: Factory Saddle Bags Givi Top Case Marsee Corona tank bag on Marsee Mount Garmin 2610 GPS on a Migsel mount Ohlins Shocks Avon Distanzia Tires Hella FF50 Driving Lights Brake LED tail light Sargent Seat Removed hand guards, stock windscreen Hepco and Becker Crash Bars Kaoko Throttle Lock Fastway foot pegs SPOT Satellite Tranciever

TO TAKE WITH ME LIST:Gear:

Mesh jacketMesh pants Frog Tog Jacket and pants Gerbing liner & controller! Summer gloves Rain cool gloves Rain Glove covers Balaclava Additional Water proof bag

Electronics:

Camera\w lensesComputer and charger/BMW Eprom Flashlight Batteries AA Nikon camera CPAP, mask and power cords iPod and charger Blackberry and charger Cell phone and charger

Clothes:

Various t-shirts and shortsSocks Skivvies Long sleeve shirt 1 pair jeans Tennis shoes Cap Mesh bag for drying clothes Toiletries

Bike Supplies:

Tire gaugeTire repair kit Tire inflator pump Full tool Kit Tank bag Extra ear plugs Spare key Water bladder Bug Spray

Paperwork:

Bike insurance paperworkBike registration paperwork Passport/creds KOA/Allstate paperwork

From here on you will see the text as I posted it during the trip:

I'll be posting the basic route, we plan to keep it flexible, within a couple days, and a map of the route. Also, some of the places we expect to be in case any of you are interested in that kind of thing. I am not sure of exact times, but I will post as often as possible where we will be just in case anyone might have the time and inclination to meet up.

Just a few hours before we go, and boy do I need a vacation!!!!

Here is a map of our possible route:

I say "possible" because it might be that we decide to venture off in other directions based on whim and weather, time and just how much fun we are having!

Thanks for all the well wishes!

Jim

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Day 1 July 11th 2008