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My Rides since August 2009
2012 - 4 Trips for 13,105 miles
My 2012 Wanderings
Des Moines for Iowa State Fair & Denver for IBA InterNational Conference - August 11-21, 2012 - 2,916 miles
BMW MOA 2012 Rally in Sedalia, MO - July 17-24 - 1,557 miles
Canada - June 7-19 2012 - 5,543 miles
(This was supposed to be to Alaska but heavy rains closed the ALCAN
west of Whitehorse YT and we aborted off the trip in Edmonton AB.)
IBA Pizza Party - March 13-18, 2012 - 3,088 miles
(... including the Florida Mountain 1000 my fifth SaddleSore)
2011 - 11 Trips for 24,773 miles; 38,862 miles for year
My 2011 Wanderings
Florida Coast to Coast - November 10-14 2011 - 2,314 miles
(... including My FLC2C route from Tampa to Daytona Beach)
Jack Shoalmire Memorial Texas In-state SaddleSore 1000 - October 15, 2011 - 1,128 miles
MTF Founders Feast, Stecoah NC - September 22-27, 2011 - 2,228 miles
Punta Gorda, FL for Lunch - August 18-21 2011 - 2,612 miles
(.... including a SaddleSore 1000 from Tomball, TX to Port Charlotte, FL August 18 2011 - 1,100 miles)
Big Ride 2011 - June 12-July 7 2011 - 5,592 miles
East Coast Ride - May 12-19 2011 - 3,291 miles
(.... including Ed's Last Resort Rally (my first rally) - May 14 2011 - 521 miles)
Vickburg National Military Park - April 18-20 2011 - 900 miles
Hill Country April 7-8 2011 - 674 miles
Central Texas Rideabout Mar 18-21 2011 - 1,247 miles
IBA Dinner & Gator 1000, Jacksonville, FL - March 8-12 2011 - 2,935 miles
(.... including the Gator 1000 March 10 2011)
Big Bend - Feb 14-18 - First Road Trip on the Concours - 1,851 miles
Where was Steve - My 2011 SPOT Track
2010 - 7 Trips for 22,594 miles
My 2010 Wanderings
Florida - Orlando & Cedar Key; Atlanta - Nov 28-Dec 7 2010 - 2,857 miles
Arkansas Fall Foliage Oct 25-28 2010 - 2,056 miles
Michichan, Wisconsin & Iowa July 18-31 2010 - 4,446 miles
Southeast US (TN, NC, KY, VA, WV) May 22 - June 5 2010 - 4,527 miles
Utah April 16-21, 2010 - 2,979 miles
West Texas March 24 - April 1, 2010 - 2,714 miles
Key West January 19-26, 2010 - 3,015 miles
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2009
Arizona November 11-18, 2009 - 3,024 miles
2d half of my Big Ride - Home for California, Sept 1-8 2009
(The first part, July 31 - Aug 30, to Sturgis, Colorado and California
via Utah, Idaho and Oregon, was before I got my SPOT.)
9,100 miles over 40 days
My IBA Certified Rides
IBA Florida Mountain 1000 March 15, 2012
Jack Shoalmire Memorial Texas In-state SaddleSore 1000 October 15, 2011
SaddleSore 1000 from Houston TX to Port Charlotte FL August 18 2011
IBA Florida Gator 1000 March 10 2011
MTF Houston Regional SaddleSore 1000 June 11 2005
| Bike | Miles |
|---|---|
| Concours 14 | 51.7K |
| SV650 | 7K |
| Wing | 162.5K |
| Magna | 5.3K |
| Ripley (VStar 1100) | 32K |
| Total | 258.5K |
My Bikes - Current
My Bikes - Past On Jan 1 2008, after 37 months and 83K miles I blew 5th gear. Fortunately I had an extended warranty. At the end of June 2009, when I retired, I had 105K on it. Through February 2011 I've put 163K miles on it. In early December 2010, on a ride to Florida, I noticed my voltage fluctuating from 14 to 16 volts. I tried various fixes and finally took it to a dealer in mid-January 2011 telling them I believed the alternator was going bad. Unfortunately they couldn't reproduce the problem in the shop and couldn't see the problem on rides - which were in the daylight and they wouldn't believe the voltmeter. The district service manager and Honda's dealer service support line had never heard of the problem. After several more discussions they assigned the bike to another, older tech who immediately removed the alternator and tore into it. He found a stuck brush which had scored the rotor and a set of bearings that were all but worn out. With that info Honda authorized replacing the alternator under warranty. I got it back Feb 22 2011.
By October it was obvious I wasn't riding her so I put her up for sale on a few boards. A trike dealer in Lamonte FL saw my add on GL1800Riders.com. Two days later I picked up his rider at IAH and after an exchange of cash and title he rode her out of the drive.
I had her for 6 years 10 months 24 days and 162,487 miles. And if my wife rode with me I'd still have her. And if Honda had fixed the alternator when I took it in I still have her and would have been over 200K miles now.
2010 Concours 14 ABS
I bought my Concours on Feb 9 2011. My Gold Wing had been down with an electrical problem since December and I was going crazy not being able to hit the road. And I wanted a newer bike for my 2011 Big Ride.
2006 Suzuki SV-650
I bought her Jan 18 2008, the day I took my Wing in to get the transmisison repaired at Wild West Honda. I happened to park right next to the bike I'd been imagining - with dual headlights and bar end mirrors. Thru February 2011 I've put 6,800 miles on her.
2005 GL1800 (December 2004 - October 2011)
On May 3 2006, 17 months after I bought her, I rolled over 50K on the way home from work.
1996 Honda Magna VF750C (June 2005 - May 2006)
I bought her in June 2005 to help me build my confidence. But a funny thing happened that October at The Dragon - my Wing and I bonded and I hardly rode the Magna after that. I rode her 4,000 miles in the four months before The Dragon; 1,200 miles in the six months after. My tech, Michael, bought her from me on May 3d 2006.
Ripley - A Yamaha VStar 1100 Classic (April 2003 - December 2004)
Ripley was my first bike. I bought her on April 24, 2003 and traded her for the Gold Wing on December 3 2004. I put 32K on her in 21 months.
My Riding Club
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