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On the ROAD Again...the adventures of Murphybrown and party headed to Spyderfest

murphybrown

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Good Morning All:

Yes, Yes, YES. On the road again. Left Tuesday around noon from Chelan. For the first time in my several years of traveling to MO for the Annual Spyderfest I am ryding with a fellow Spyder owner, Dave aka lwrydr, his first trip to Spyderfest and his wife didn't want him going alone. Oh dear Dave may have just been in better "hands" alone!

We stopped Tuesday afternoon in CDA, ID and spent the evening with my family. Always an enjoyable time..Dean is an excellent cook and he did himself proud with his cooked all day spaghetti sauce and to die for salad...

Left Weds. a.m. around 7:30 (enough time to stop at Dutch Bros Coffee and get my start to he day. Tom aka showies from Spokane area met In CDA with the good news/bad news. He made it to meet us and the bad that there was storm ahead and he decided against ryding with us to St. Regis. His bad news turned into good news for us...apparently that storm that we could see in front of us stayed right there as we never had a drop of rain...stopped at St Regis for fuel for both spyders and ryders. Dave's ryde likes to get fed more often than mine (yea 1330 engine!!!)..so we did a very easy...took several breaks...401 miles. Had one threatened storm so we fueled up and suited up...yep the squall lasted a couple miles with side winds. BUT the good news I got to "beta" test that New RAIN X Plastic stuff. Hey it works...NICE...huge improvement as I had used it on both my windshield and face shield.

Arrived Livingston...gave motel directions to Dave and his GPS..he says aaaaaa that yellow sign right there!!! We had stopped right in from of the motel's sign!!

Highlights of yesterday's ryde from Dave: OMG did you see that (he was in lead)...that was a first for me!!! He got MOONED. :yikes: lol His other highlight was egads my butt is TIRED!!!

My highlights? Nothing new here, but I always am sooo grateful to be ryding and then right behind that is the awesome people we get to meet and interact with. Second highlight. This little low priced motel (Parkway) room was spotless with big soft fluffy towels and ironed sheets...that's right ironed sheets!!!!!

OK getting ready to head to Douglas, WY...gonna put another layer of toughness on Dave's butt...see you next time...

Ryding safe and loving life....
Oh yes for you that are wondering....so far so GREAT on trailer...I have measured tread depth twice. No change and both tires the same. By 500 miles I would have been looking to replace right tire with the left not to far behind...so I started with "yea, we'll see if it is fixed" to this morning progressed to "cautiously optimistic"!!!!:clap:
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Your trip

HEY there Lady!!! I missed a whole bunch of your note and adventures so didn't see what kind of trailer you have. And are you moteling it or camping it all the way. Or half and half. Hope you get to come up to Cuba when you get into Mo. We have our Spyder Jam 10 to 13 June this year. Would love to see ya and hear all about the latest adventures. Take care and keep the rubber on the road.
 
That is great news on the trailer!!! :thumbup:

I will be heading out monday with Firefly. See you soon and ride safe.

On a side note, it snowed here yesterday. :( Everyone knows I love the snow, but come on, it's time for sun and warmth.

:yes::yes::yes::yes: SPYDERFEST 2015 :yes::yes::yes::yes:
 
You've made that trip several times, it is probably nice to see it through a newbie's eyes this time. And I'm glad to know your trailer is going as it should.

What town is that nice, inexpensive hotel in - the one with the ironed sheets. I will try to make that on my route to your place in June.

Can't wait to see you at the 'fest!
 
Glad to hear you are travelling again.

I followed the saga of your tire eating trailer last year, but missed out on the final result.

I presume you got a new one along with your new Spyder.

What finally happened to the "faulty" trailer?
 
Murphybrown, Ride safe, and nice to hear that your trailer is ok, and no issues.
Keep us posted on your way to SF:yes:
You GO GIRL! Deanna
 
Good Morning All:

Yes, Yes, YES. On the road again. Left Tuesday around noon from Chelan. For the first time in my several years of traveling to MO for the Annual Spyderfest I am ryding with a fellow Spyder owner, Dave aka lwrydr, his first trip to Spyderfest and his wife didn't want him going alone. Oh dear Dave may have just been in better "hands" alone!

We stopped Tuesday afternoon in CDA, ID and spent the evening with my family. Always an enjoyable time..Dean is an excellent cook and he did himself proud with his cooked all day spaghetti sauce and to die for salad...

Left Weds. a.m. around 7:30 (enough time to stop at Dutch Bros Coffee and get my start to he day. Tom aka showies from Spokane area met In CDA with the good news/bad news. He made it to meet us and the bad that there was storm ahead and he decided against ryding with us to St. Regis. His bad news turned into good news for us...apparently that storm that we could see in front of us stayed right there as we never had a drop of rain...stopped at St Regis for fuel for both spyders and ryders. Dave's ryde likes to get fed more often than mine (yea 1330 engine!!!)..so we did a very easy...took several breaks...401 miles. Had one threatened storm so we fueled up and suited up...yep the squall lasted a couple miles with side winds. BUT the good news I got to "beta" test that New RAIN X Plastic stuff. Hey it works...NICE...huge improvement as I had used it on both my windshield and face shield.

Arrived Livingston...gave motel directions to Dave and his GPS..he says aaaaaa that yellow sign right there!!! We had stopped right in from of the motel's sign!!

Highlights of yesterday's ryde from Dave: OMG did you see that (he was in lead)...that was a first for me!!! He got MOONED. :yikes: lol His other highlight was egads my butt is TIRED!!!

My highlights? Nothing new here, but I always am sooo grateful to be ryding and then right behind that is the awesome people we get to meet and interact with. Second highlight. This little low priced motel (Parkway) room was spotless with big soft fluffy towels and ironed sheets...that's right ironed sheets!!!!!

OK getting ready to head to Douglas, WY...gonna put another layer of toughness on Dave's butt...see you next time...

Ryding safe and loving life....
Oh yes for you that are wondering....so far so GREAT on trailer...I have measured tread depth twice. No change and both tires the same. By 500 miles I would have been looking to replace right tire with the left not to far behind...so I started with "yea, we'll see if it is fixed" to this morning progressed to "cautiously optimistic"!!!!:clap:
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Hi Karyl,
Wish Via and I were riding with you too. I really miss the long haul to Spyderfest. Ah well, hopefully next year. Ride safely and have a ball.

Ride in comfort,
John
Seal Floorboards
 
Be safe....

great to see this post and know your on the road to yet anothe spyderfest...:yes::yes::yes: hope that trailer is fixed and glad you have a ryding buddy..good luck may the weather be great keep the wind to your back...:thumbup:
 
Safe travels

Enjoy the ride! We will see you Tuesday. Glad the trailer is tracking straight and true. Cheers!
Joe
 
good read MB, I will see you in MO as I arrive on Monday via plane..... Wish I could have traveled with you but maybe next year.... have a safe journey and I always enjoy your adventures blog.... :yes::yes::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
LIvingston MT

You've made that trip several times, it is probably nice to see it through a newbie's eyes this time. And I'm glad to know your trailer is going as it should.

What town is that nice, inexpensive hotel in - the one with the ironed sheets. I will try to make that on my route to your place in June.

Can't wait to see you at the 'fest!

Parkway Motel...mgr name is Vanessa
 
Just a quick note...also to fill in blanks on trailer

Well....my ryding partner and I were to the "stick a fork in it stage" so stopped a little short of our goal, (Douglas WY). Staying outside of Casper, WY. Started day in rain gear...lots of rain and wind...can definitely say the Rain X Plastic does a greatly improved job of "shedding" rain drops. A basic uneventful day and very nice ryding.
Some of you folks were asking details on trailer. Here is the short version. Last year when I purchased the '14 I also got the 622 trailer. Unfortunately my trailer reallllly liked tires...like 6 sets in less than 2500 miles. Bottom line after a summer of travel with blow outs - flats- tires bald ... BRP choose to totally remake the trailer. No they did not replace. Basically saved the shell and had dealer totally rebuild..that was done at the end of my ryding season. So this trip to SF is the first real test...I now have about 1100 miles on the rebuilt trailer...the tires have not registered any tread depth change (I just checked before I posted this). The before picture would be the right tire would burn off quicker than the left....I am feeling hopefully optimistic...but will be totally in agreement with BRP that it is FIXED when I get back home from this trip (approx miles 2800) and trailer tires are remaining GOOD. I am grateful to BRP and Pitbull because they got behind this issue 100%. Sure like having the trailer...love extra shoes and hats and my own coffee snob making stuff!!! OK dinner time and this merry ryder is headed to "happy snooze land"....500 miles tomorrow...:yikes:
 
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