Baird4444
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Met some old Rally brothers in Eastern Tenn. back in Sept. First leg from SW Colorado was to layover in Central Illinois, Gays home of the 2 story Outhouse, with my sister.
I like to run US 36 across Kansas and Mo. I-70 across Mo is heavy with construction, concrete barriers on both sides right up to the lane in some places, no shoulder. Then headed down to Maryville Tn for 3 days of great riding. Did the Cherahola and the Dragon as well. The other Bikes were a couple of Guzzi's from Michigan and Nebraska, a Cagiva Canyon from Nebraska, and a Triumph from Georgia.
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I always took the rear, so as to not hold anybody back, but I hung right up with them. When fighting the turns on The Dragon, I quickly learned to lean WAY forward over the inside handle bar to counter to inertial force. Also ran down a gear for better engine braking.
Then back up to Central Illinois for more family time. Left out 6:AM heading West and made Colby KS in 12 or 13 hrs... 740 miles, a good day, but I was really in the Zone. I was rewarded in Colby by finding a RUNZA restaurant! I have found them in Nebraska but not in Western Kansas.
Great trip, and I renewed my confidence in this machine.
I like to run US 36 across Kansas and Mo. I-70 across Mo is heavy with construction, concrete barriers on both sides right up to the lane in some places, no shoulder. Then headed down to Maryville Tn for 3 days of great riding. Did the Cherahola and the Dragon as well. The other Bikes were a couple of Guzzi's from Michigan and Nebraska, a Cagiva Canyon from Nebraska, and a Triumph from Georgia.
- - - I always took the rear, so as to not hold anybody back, but I hung right up with them. When fighting the turns on The Dragon, I quickly learned to lean WAY forward over the inside handle bar to counter to inertial force. Also ran down a gear for better engine braking.
Then back up to Central Illinois for more family time. Left out 6:AM heading West and made Colby KS in 12 or 13 hrs... 740 miles, a good day, but I was really in the Zone. I was rewarded in Colby by finding a RUNZA restaurant! I have found them in Nebraska but not in Western Kansas.
Great trip, and I renewed my confidence in this machine.
