Packing for a road trip
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Road Master
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From: South Austin Texas
haha, I've got some friends to see and a couple of rides planned while I'm in California.
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Funny that you should mention this.
My cousin and I rode from MI up through Quecec and then on to Nova Scotis before returnig to the U.S on the eastern seaboard during the "second" gas shortage that was imposed on us by OPEC back in the early '80's before we became energy independent.
My cousin's '75 Super-Glide Shovelhead had an OEM Tillotsin (sp?) carb that was much harder on fuel than my '76 Super-Glide Shovelhead that had a different OEM (Carter?) carb so we were OK as long as we made sure that we got fuel before sundown as many service stations were not open.
On one occasion, we made out last fuel stop and headed out for the last "leg" of the trip for that day.
As we got within 30 or so miles from our campground, his bike started sputtering and he switched the petcock over to "reserve".
When we got within 5 miles or so from the campground, his bike ran totally out of gas!
We had NO siphoning hose and we were on a dark, lonely road with no traffic, but we DID have some tools.
We pulled the fuel tank off of my bike ad helod it over his and drained out the remainin fuel in my tank.
After we re-mounted my fuel tank I switched over to "reserve" and we were on our way to the campgrond.
Once we got inside of the campground, his bike ran out of gas AGAIN and he had to push it a couple of hundred feet to our campsite
The following morning we got instructions to the nearest service station (a mile or so away) so we once again pulled my fuel tank and drained enough (a pint or so) into his tank in order to get us to fuel and back on the road.
I've been carrying a short piece of siphoning hose in my tool kit ever since and for the small amout of space that it takes and the security that it provides I'll never leave home without it!
I took it on my Alaska trip in 2000 and one of the guys carried an extra gas can (which I'd never so) because his bike a a big engine and a small fuel tank, but we made it without running out of fuel.
My cousin and I rode from MI up through Quecec and then on to Nova Scotis before returnig to the U.S on the eastern seaboard during the "second" gas shortage that was imposed on us by OPEC back in the early '80's before we became energy independent.
My cousin's '75 Super-Glide Shovelhead had an OEM Tillotsin (sp?) carb that was much harder on fuel than my '76 Super-Glide Shovelhead that had a different OEM (Carter?) carb so we were OK as long as we made sure that we got fuel before sundown as many service stations were not open.
On one occasion, we made out last fuel stop and headed out for the last "leg" of the trip for that day.
As we got within 30 or so miles from our campground, his bike started sputtering and he switched the petcock over to "reserve".
When we got within 5 miles or so from the campground, his bike ran totally out of gas!
We had NO siphoning hose and we were on a dark, lonely road with no traffic, but we DID have some tools.
We pulled the fuel tank off of my bike ad helod it over his and drained out the remainin fuel in my tank.
After we re-mounted my fuel tank I switched over to "reserve" and we were on our way to the campgrond.
Once we got inside of the campground, his bike ran out of gas AGAIN and he had to push it a couple of hundred feet to our campsite
The following morning we got instructions to the nearest service station (a mile or so away) so we once again pulled my fuel tank and drained enough (a pint or so) into his tank in order to get us to fuel and back on the road.
I've been carrying a short piece of siphoning hose in my tool kit ever since and for the small amout of space that it takes and the security that it provides I'll never leave home without it!
I took it on my Alaska trip in 2000 and one of the guys carried an extra gas can (which I'd never so) because his bike a a big engine and a small fuel tank, but we made it without running out of fuel.
Should have seen a couple of us filling an old beer can we found on the side of the road to get gas in buds bike that was running a small tank. We busted his ***** mercilessly on that trip, he couldn't get 80 miles and he was sputtering.
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Road Master
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trust me, I am. I've got 4 days planned for the ride out & 4 for the ride home, I usually drive it in 2. My routes are 90% non interstate with some places I'm going to stop for a spell and some spots on the map I want to explore. I've already done the 1K in a day challenge, I didn't even look at my chopper for like 6 weeks after that...
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trust me, I am. I've got 4 days planned for the ride out & 4 for the ride home, I usually drive it in 2. My routes are 90% non interstate with some places I'm going to stop for a spell and some spots on the map I want to explore. I've already done the 1K in a day challenge, I didn't even look at my chopper for like 6 weeks after that...
Enjoy that trip, I need one but it isn't happening till I retire next year.
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From: Temecula, CA
I don't look for trouble but I like to be prepared should it find me
I have checked and other than California I'm good to ride & carry just as I am here in Texas, once I get to the state line I'll follow the ridiculousness that is California gun laws.
I think y'all are right. I'm only taking one mag with me, first solo trip so I'm probably overthinking a lot of things.
Really looking forward to this trip, it's been a long 7 months working from home & I need a break. Got a ride along CA 1 from San Luis Obispo to Big Sur planned while I'm there as well
I have checked and other than California I'm good to ride & carry just as I am here in Texas, once I get to the state line I'll follow the ridiculousness that is California gun laws.
I think y'all are right. I'm only taking one mag with me, first solo trip so I'm probably overthinking a lot of things.
Really looking forward to this trip, it's been a long 7 months working from home & I need a break. Got a ride along CA 1 from San Luis Obispo to Big Sur planned while I'm there as well
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