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The Sena is used, PO says it works while plugged in, and I have a pretty big battery pack to carry along. We'll see, I just don't have the time to install something bigger and better.

I'm going to have to figure out where to post photos etc. I don't know how well documented this trip will be, it's a 'ride' not a destination. Anchorage is the idea for the turn-around, but a lot depends on mileage and time. I do have a camera on the Sena talky, if I can learn how to use it...of course there will be pics when we stop. I suppose I can simply make a shared folder in Google photos and do the narrative here.

Saving Private Ryan.

There are certain songs close enough to the heart that I do not listen to them. 'Mad World' is one, and a couple other Moby makes.

Bruh. The first time someone said "Wait! Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings??" was 1985. You're late to the party.

The biggest consideration with galling, as opposed to corrosion and electrolysis, is differential of hardness. For reasons only seasoned metallurgists understand- maybe- materials close in hardness tend to gall, whereas a hard and soft pair tend not to. Whether the pair is hard or soft only affects how much pressure is needed to gall, not so much that it will happen. What to use on threads when assembling is a whole 'nother science, considering materials, environment, vibration etc. WoooWeee! says Mr. PBH. Mr. Phil's machining skills are def. Pro level.

I've been in a lot of storms, from Hurricane Wilma's eye to a Minnesota tornado to sailing in 80 knot winds and rain in the Atlantic. Worst I've ever seen was I-10 West of Dallas in 1980. It went from 'jeez look at that cloud' to my buddy driving with his head out the window, drowning, just to be able to see the line in the road so he could find the shoulder in about 3 minutes. Literally could not see the Oldsmobile hood ornament. I've never before or since seen that much water come from the sky. I don't think anyone can really understand it until they've stood under it.

Hmm "Don't miss the V11 Cafe, down in the heart of Maggie Valley for the world's best Italian Motorcycle BS and pretty good espresso, too" Just have to find some conscientious Stupefyin' Jones to run it lol

The fridge drawing is awesome. I recognize the Key West 'fridge magnet lol

This would show something, surely. It's not impossible that there's a wiring fault in the harness somewhere, let's say for instance the sensor return-to-ecu wire is grounded; since the ecu is looking for input and output to compare, if the return is grounded it sees output with zero return input, which might be interpreted as below zero temps or something. This is a search and destroy diagnosis, and software visibility would surely save a lot of fingerwork.

Don't know if it's simply the audio, or the combo of 4 valve heads and a 2-into-1, or the muffler itself but in that video the bike sounds like a fart. I have one of the last Staintune V11 exhausts in a box in the garage. I hope it's not shyte. I also hope I never have to take it out of the box.

Well, Docc is. Was. At least once, in an act of desperation.

OOokay. Went out, bought Illy to replace the sour Bustelo. Vacuum? No, pressurized...must be CO2 or dry nitrogen. Nice. Very nice aroma, great flavor, smooth. I've only ever had Illy brand in an airport or two, which was good but...airport. | Thanks for the recommend.

Sad anecdote; my backyard neighbor moved in from Colorado, had a cafe. She brought with her an old brass hand lever espresso machine from Italy, said it didn't work anymore so she gave it to her neighbor. He made a hydrogen separator or some such out of it. Pity.

Best cup of coffee I ever had, never since come close, was a couple years ago in Rome; just a cafe with a partial view of the Coloseum. Perhaps it was the history, the scene, the fact that my son misread our midnight transfer as noon and we weren't supposed to be there at all. Cappucino served by a beautiful waitress in a beautiful place. I remember wondering how it could taste so much better than anything else. I still don't quite understand. I have 3 Bialetti of different sizes. I typically use Bustelo, having been introduced to Cuban coffee in the '90s- but since giving up sugar it's much less frequent, and Bustelo is pretty brutal otherwise. I'll pick up some Illy today, coffee was on my grocery list. If only I had a steamer...

Well. Consider this an admonishment. Half-full gas station pots? Danger will robinson. Remember what they told you in High School chemistry; whiff, don't sniff. Secondly, perhaps I'm a snob, but I would *never* consider an 8 hour trip without either sourcing known good coffee or making my own travel mix before leaving. Nothing 8 hours away can be *that* desperate.

To be sure, I'm not riding the 'Sport. I'm riding my '04 BMW GSA Adventure. With new tires, a new driveshaft, a new rear drive main bearing, new brake pads, new oil, new shock absorbers... I don't expect to use the phone for anything other than texting once we leave the US. I have a Garmin Montana 600 with new battery and learning Garmin Basecamp to have up and return routes mapped out without requiring cell service, and on a device I can leave up in the rain. My trusty old Aerostich is a size small, so I found a thrice-worn Klim Badlands set that's actually a bit big, but I *really* hate being cold so it will accomodate layers and the electric jacket underneath. New Shoei Hornet X2 ADV helmet- which BTW is better in the wind with the visor than my old GT Air... Can't carry a pistola into Canada so it'll be a pawnshop K-Bar and bear spray. We are camping whenever we can, but there won't be no jankey remote wildlife adventures. We'll carry no food beyond gas station snacks and ditch anything before camping. I might carry in the US and hand the hardware off to a friend in Port Angeles, WA before crossing. Haven't decided. I've assembled a trauma kit, I've meant to carry one travelling by auto for a long time but this makes it do-or-don't. A couple band-aids, iodine, and tylenol should take care of anything less. Mosquito nets for over helmet stops at construction, etc. I've never been a road camper on a long trip, so I'm packing minimally but thoroughly. <shrug>

I looked at that, but the schedule isn't mine. Lolo Pass... Hwy 12. Listed

How many miles, how many years? Dirty fuel injectors always go lean, perhaps yours have made it over the margin. My bike ran fine, hand-tuned; I had the injectors cleaned, improved something like 3% on the right and 10% on the left. I had to lean the whole thing down, but the balance improvement, that is one not lean the other not rich, made it enormously smoother and fuel mileage doofing around the Spine Raid went from ~38 to 45mpg.

I discovered while exploring El Paso ( a very small city) that Amazon has at least 6 local warehouses on the West side only, guessing maybe 150k people.

Newspaper is pretty hard to find anymore, and junk mail doesn't burn fast enough. Gonna have to find some dry pine needles and gasoline to get that thing moving.

Hm. I could go through 4 corners to CRNP, then Moab. It's a plan.

High marks for economy and the ol' College try before doing the work that was inevitable anyway. I washed mine and went for pizza with a friend.

Though this trip is on my '04 BMW GSA, I thought I'd post any updates here, and if anyone's along the way- particularly in the US- I have a pretty lazy schedule until Bozeman, MT. I'll be meeting friends in Bozeman July 4th, and leaving EP something like 5 days before. I plan to go through Taos, NM to the https://cumbrestoltec.com/ steam excursion, wander up to Moab- where I'll spend at least a whole day, or 2 if it suits. Then to West Yellowstone, and into Yellowstone NP with friends for day before heading to Vancouver. We'll up the coast-ish, then return through the Mountain route. After the return to Bozeman, I have to decide whether to ride East to Michigan and Ohio before breaking off (they're coming from Maine) and then whether back to EP or home to Florida. Decisions, decisions... Camping at all opportunities minus bear exposure. I may post up some of the prep, gear etc. since I have to leave EP in +100*F and Alaska may be near freezing.