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« on: September 10, 2012, 07:34:41 PM »
A day-by-day chronicle of my 23 day coast-to-coast trip on a 1988 BMW K75. 6975 miles total distance. Sort of the Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance approach. Getting it updated little by little...



Cross Country Eve:
Tomorrow I begin...

Day 1:
NYC to Trout Run, PA

Day 2:
Trout Run, PA to Pittsburgh, PA

Day 3:
Pittsburgh, PA to Chicago, IL

Day 4:
Chicago, IL to Lincoln, NE

Day 5:
Lincoln, NE to Boulder, CO

Day 6:
Boulder, CO

Day 7:
Boulder, CO to Telluride, CO

Day 8:
Telluride, CO to Las Vegas, NV

Day 9:
Las Vegas, NV

Day 10:
Las Vegas, NV to Santa Monica, CA
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« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2012, 03:49:59 PM »
Looks like I want to follow your trip.  Thumbsup

Maybe post a few pics here to get people to click your links to an interesting journey.

Let's see. We got three Canadians, one who traveled the west coast of the states, the other two have sold everything and are touring who knows where, some dude on an Italian sex toy slowly making his way across the country to nowhere, a father and son traveling around the country as well as others doing the same thing and now we have you, getting away from it all on an old 3/4 brick from the Motoren Werken. Not a bad summer.   Smile
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« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2012, 06:12:24 PM »
Quote from: Blunder on September 11, 2012, 03:49:59 PM

Looks like I want to follow your trip.  Thumbsup

Maybe post a few pics here to get people to click your links to an interesting journey.

Let's see. We got three Canadians, one who traveled the west coast of the states, the other two have sold everything and are touring who knows where, some dude on an Italian sex toy slowly making his way across the country to nowhere, a father and son traveling around the country as well as others doing the same thing and now we have you, getting away from it all on an old 3/4 brick from the Motoren Werken. Not a bad summer.   Smile


Good idea Blunder! Will do. Love this forum!
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« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2012, 06:39:47 AM »
To me there is no better feeling than leaving NYC.   Lol

Stay safe.  Smile  
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« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2012, 11:29:27 AM »
Day 11
Details here: Santa Monica, CA to Marina, CA
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« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2012, 07:29:23 AM »
Day 12
Details here: Cannery Row, Laguna Seca, Fisherman's Wharf
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« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2012, 08:12:48 AM »
You went to the Historics? Way cool.  Thumbsup

Ya know, you missed the best part of HWY 1. You should have kept on and traveled north of SF on the road. Maybe next time.
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« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2012, 10:09:24 AM »
Quote from: Blunder on September 18, 2012, 08:12:48 AM

You went to the Historics? Way cool.  Thumbsup

Ya know, you missed the best part of HWY 1. You should have kept on and traveled north of SF on the road. Maybe next time.


Thanks Blunder. It was actually there the week before Historics (like a warm up day) but it was awesome! I wish I could have gone up further but had time constraints. Next time for sure!  Smile
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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2012, 12:18:56 PM »
Day 13
Details here: Marina, CA to Tonopah, NV
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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2012, 07:45:54 AM »
Day 14
Details here: Tonopah, NV to Green River, UT
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« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2012, 07:29:03 AM »
Day 15
Details here: Green River, UT to Boulder, CO
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« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2012, 09:01:18 PM »
Day 16
Details here: Boulder, CO to Kansas City, MO
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« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2012, 08:25:52 AM »
Hey...Kansas City, MO to ?
Don't stop now, great read  Thumbsup
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« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2012, 09:06:40 AM »
This is a great read.   Thumbsup
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« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2012, 11:41:49 AM »
I hope he's alright....
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« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2012, 08:20:58 AM »
This is one of the best written trip reports I've read.  Truely enjoyed following it and can't wait to read the rest.
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« Reply #16 on: November 05, 2012, 08:43:57 AM »
A great report.  Thanks for posting.
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« Reply #17 on: November 10, 2012, 02:42:00 PM »
Thanks for the concern everybody. NYC was a mess after Sandy, but I live and Harlem and we were virtually unscathed. I didn't lose power or even internet. Many of my friends were not that lucky. Please keep them in your thoughts...
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« Reply #18 on: November 10, 2012, 02:42:21 PM »
Day 17
Details here: Kansas City, MO to St. Louis, MO
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« Reply #19 on: November 10, 2012, 03:33:54 PM »
Quote from: Shizoku on November 04, 2012, 08:25:52 AM


Don't stop now, great read  Thumbsup


But I gotta admit, I spend most of my time looking at the food picks.

Maybe that was an expensive steak, but it sure looked like it was worth the ride

Thanks for posting

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« Reply #20 on: November 12, 2012, 11:15:24 AM »
Looking forward to Day 18.

Thanks for taking us along, Joe.... Thumbsup
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« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2012, 08:30:11 PM »
Day 18
Details here: St. Louis, MO to Indianapolis, IN
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« Reply #22 on: December 05, 2012, 06:47:16 AM »
Day 19
Details here: Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Indianapolis, IN
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