Thanks to Alix for running errands with me all day and to Steve for letting me throw the bike up on his jack to swap out shocks. They seem to work just fine. They're taller than I like, and I'm mildly bummed on the bikes stance, but, I have to go with function over fashion for this trip.
I met Kyle at Sizzle Pie on the west side of the river and drank a coffee while waiting for him to clock off. Kyle didn't get off work until 3:00 am and we headed out I-5 south directly after we got gas and put our rain gear on. We were prepared for the worst. Thankfully, we only hit some mild sprinkling. The road was wet though and with no front fender I was definitely wet. I'm not complaining though. Like I've said over and over aging on this trip, "at least I'm not headed to work".
We stopped a couple times to rest our asses. Both of us have fresh seats from Ginger at New Church Moto. They definitely are NOT broke in yet.
Both bikes ran like a dream and we made pretty good time. This is the first time I've ever ridden a bike this loaded down. It takes a while to get used to it. Especially when backing her in to parking spots. Who needs a gym when you're pushing this much weight around all the time.
Kyle had some friend's that let us crash at their apartment. We rolled in post sunrise. We unloaded the bikes and got ready for a couple hours of sleep. I was so amped to be on this trip that it was difficult to pass out, no matter how tired I was.
I've already lost all sense of time at this point. Little did I know, soon our only focus will be exit numbers, converting hours in a car to hours on a bike from what the maps app tells us, quick food and caffeine, how many miles until the next gas station, and where we're going to be sleeping next.
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