chadwick
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Last week a buddy and I did the Bun Burner 1500 Gold ride. We rode from Spicewood, TX to Key West, FL. I ended up riding 1,543.8 miles in 22hrs 20(ish)mins. I stayed awake all night the day before the ride, then popped an ambien at 7am, slept very well through the day, and we hit the road, well rested, at 5pm central time. We did it this way so we were fresh through the night and had daylight for our most exhausted hours of riding. It was a winning idea.
I finally found ways to mount devices to my ‘19 1250RT handlebars, so I managed to get my phone, radar detector, and 11” iPad to all mount without conflicting with my tank bag. On the down side, I couldn’t see much of a dash. On the up side, my radar detector shows my current speed based on gps. I ran 3 power cables up to my handlebars to keep everything powered. I was able to run maps on my phone while running Waze and playing chess on my iPad. Between the Waze app and the radar detector, we successfully avoided any interactions with law enforcement.
It was a little cumbersome not being able to see my gas gauge, but watching my mileage in maps gave me a good idea where that stood along the way. In order to feel comfortable extending my miles between fuel stops, I purchased and carried a gas bag in which I carried about 2-1/2 gallons of fuel. It wasn’t my intent to use it, but it made me feel comfortable waiting until my gas light came on many times before I started looking for fuel. As designed, I never used the spare fuel, but I was able to later give it to another biker who needed fuel along my route away from Key West days later.
The ride was relatively eventless other than a near miss of being rear ended by a clearly impaired driver on i10 in Mississippi around 2am. Other than that, it was just a pretty standard process of working the highway, keeping the bikes fueled, keeping ourselves fueled and hydrated, and learning that the computer is incredibly adept at chess.
My sweetie flew in and met my buddy and me for a celebratory dinner of oysters and vodka in Key West, then my buddy and I parted and each continued our own trip separately. My wife and I have had a wonderful time in the Keys, staying a few days on multiple places working back toward the mainland and tomorrow I’ll start a multi-day ride back home visiting several friends along the way.
I finally found ways to mount devices to my ‘19 1250RT handlebars, so I managed to get my phone, radar detector, and 11” iPad to all mount without conflicting with my tank bag. On the down side, I couldn’t see much of a dash. On the up side, my radar detector shows my current speed based on gps. I ran 3 power cables up to my handlebars to keep everything powered. I was able to run maps on my phone while running Waze and playing chess on my iPad. Between the Waze app and the radar detector, we successfully avoided any interactions with law enforcement.
It was a little cumbersome not being able to see my gas gauge, but watching my mileage in maps gave me a good idea where that stood along the way. In order to feel comfortable extending my miles between fuel stops, I purchased and carried a gas bag in which I carried about 2-1/2 gallons of fuel. It wasn’t my intent to use it, but it made me feel comfortable waiting until my gas light came on many times before I started looking for fuel. As designed, I never used the spare fuel, but I was able to later give it to another biker who needed fuel along my route away from Key West days later.
The ride was relatively eventless other than a near miss of being rear ended by a clearly impaired driver on i10 in Mississippi around 2am. Other than that, it was just a pretty standard process of working the highway, keeping the bikes fueled, keeping ourselves fueled and hydrated, and learning that the computer is incredibly adept at chess.
My sweetie flew in and met my buddy and me for a celebratory dinner of oysters and vodka in Key West, then my buddy and I parted and each continued our own trip separately. My wife and I have had a wonderful time in the Keys, staying a few days on multiple places working back toward the mainland and tomorrow I’ll start a multi-day ride back home visiting several friends along the way.