USA 2011 So Far

[motoguzziman]

The trip so far 5425 mi, + a couple of piccys.
Neglible Wear on the Pilot Activs.
Hamilton to Florida went well, then along the gulf coast we went through a couple of days with thunderstorms and a fire.
Louisiana Rain (video)
http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm10 ... 4962-1.mp4

Fire - see blog at
http://guzzimomma.com/2011/06/21/fire/

Then we went along the ET highway Nevada and stayed a night in Rachel, we never saw any space ships, apart from this one.
ET HW

We camped for a few days in Lee Vining by Mono Lake.
Mono Lake camping

For more photos showing Mono Lake, see
http://guzzimomma.com/category/california/

Coming back along route 50 we stopped in Ely and rode a steam train
Ely Train



Then we rode up Mt Wheeler and saw the Lehman Caves.
Mt Wheeler



Just before Torrey , we had a great ride between thunderstorms, typical of these situations, we never caught any lightning on camera.


But, we did 'catch' a bison


We are resting up for a couple of days before heading east again.Also waiting for some thunderstorms to disperse.
Take Care Out There.

[bmc5733946]

Jan,

Appears the trip is going well!!! People are asking in other places just how capable the smallblocks are, your trips are evidence of the bike's capabilities. It is great to see these ride reports!!!!

What's the total mileage on the bike now????

Sorry we won't connect on this trip.

Brian

edited to add that I posted a link to the blog on Wild Guzzi

[Beaufort]

Oh man, I sure wish I were out touring right now instead of sitting in a cubicle farm.
Thanks for bringing us along.
Looking forward to more updates.

Beaufort

[motoguzziman]

Hi again.
As we sit here in Torrey, there are 41 020 mi on the clock, there was 10 miles on the clock from the dealers, as they knew I was not able to test ride the bike, before flying it from Manchester to Toronto.
The only problem I have had, so far, was when the sneakily hidden brake pedal stop bolt, vibrated loose and blocked the rear brake. ( Now Solid with LocTite )
Hey strangely enough, that was right here in Torrey !
The local mechanic " Biggie" is from Iceland, and he restores both Guzzi's & BMW's.

http://www.freewebs.com/motoguzzimomma the 2007 site goes into that in the Bike Burps Section.

We could still meet up, as the homeward leg has not been discussed yet, will keep you updated.
All depends on the Camera, once she gets that thing stuck to her face, she sort of disappears up her own aperture.
Best wishes to all.
Take Care Out There