The weather has been warming up nicely and there hasn't been much rain. Riding has been on my mind a lot lately. I think I will go on a ride tomorrow. Finals are over. I need a little two-wheeled therapy.
I thought it would be fun to write about my first documented 1000 miles in less than 24 hours motorcycle adventure. This may take a while and will be spread out in many different posts. I may go on tangents and the narrative may not be totally straightforward time-wise. I might even finish it eventually.
It's hard to believe it's been seven years since I did this trip. When I finished it I felt like I had done something pretty amazing. At least until I rode in the Cal 24 endurance rally the following year (I finished 8th), but that's another story.
Here is a very rough outline of what's to come
Google Maps says 1,021 miles. The odometer on the Kawasaki said 1,058.4 miles. I believe the Google Maps figure is much closer to the actual mileage. This represents a +3.53% error which is fairly typical.
Filled up at 515 NE 82nd, Portland, OR on Saturday, March 29, 2003 at 11:26pm
Odometer 33,069.1
3am on Interstate 84 in northern and eastern Oregon in late March is a very cold place. I had to stop several times in between gas stops to try and warm up.
Got to Ontario about 10 minutes before the gas station opened at 6am. It was nearly unbearable waiting for them to come out and turn on the pumps.
Unscheduled emergency potty break near the "shoe tree" about 16 miles east of Juntura, OR on Hwy. 20. Good thing I brought a roll of toilet paper.
Breakfast at McDonalds in Burns, OR on Sunday from 8:28 to 8:56am
Odometer 33,588.8
9 hr 2 min
519.7 mi elapsed
I finally started to feel warm when I rolled into Oakridge, OR for gas at 2:45pm.
Home on Sunday at 5:51pm
Odometer 34,127.5
18 hr 17min
1058.4 mi elapsed
That is 1021 miles in 1097 minutes. The average speed over the entire trip was 0.9307 miles per minute (55.84 mph) using the Google maps figures.
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