Starting on August 31st, Mark, Eddie and I did a SS3K from DeKalb, IL out to Bozeman, MT and then ended back in Loves Park, IL on September 2nd. So we did 3,011 miles in < 67 hoiurs. We met Sunday in DeKalb. Mark is from IN, Eddie from WI and I'm from MI.
We had decent weather, just some rain on Day1, cold out west after the sun went down, and some hot weather part of the day on Day 3. It was dry & dusty through Nebraska. We saw several completely dry river beds. Rode past a bunch of deer the night of Day1 between Casper and Buffalo. Most were just standing on the side of the road feeding. Why they like the side of the road is beyond me. But we did see two bucks with huge racks getting ready to cross the road.
EDIT: Forgot to mention it was very windy between Billings & Bozeman ( both ways ). Our bikes were at a constant angle as we went down the road. Apparently that's typical along that stretch of highway. There are warning signs with wind socks attached along the highway.
The toughest part of the ride for me was the 300 miles ride home the day after we finished. My old ST1100 clicked-over 100K miles on this ride.
Here is a link to Mark's Spot track : https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=23f285f43d20125530&hoursPast=0&showAll=yes
Attached is our Ride Plan. We pretty well kept on schedule each day.
EDIT: This was my first SS3K, Mark's second and Eddie's third.
We had decent weather, just some rain on Day1, cold out west after the sun went down, and some hot weather part of the day on Day 3. It was dry & dusty through Nebraska. We saw several completely dry river beds. Rode past a bunch of deer the night of Day1 between Casper and Buffalo. Most were just standing on the side of the road feeding. Why they like the side of the road is beyond me. But we did see two bucks with huge racks getting ready to cross the road.
EDIT: Forgot to mention it was very windy between Billings & Bozeman ( both ways ). Our bikes were at a constant angle as we went down the road. Apparently that's typical along that stretch of highway. There are warning signs with wind socks attached along the highway.
The toughest part of the ride for me was the 300 miles ride home the day after we finished. My old ST1100 clicked-over 100K miles on this ride.
Here is a link to Mark's Spot track : https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=23f285f43d20125530&hoursPast=0&showAll=yes
Attached is our Ride Plan. We pretty well kept on schedule each day.
EDIT: This was my first SS3K, Mark's second and Eddie's third.
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