Prepping for Colorado Trip

by smthng 14. July 2008 05:18

Sorry I haven't been posting for a bit, but I've been pretty busy.  I'm currently prepping the FJR for NAFO - a national FJR meetup in Golden, Colorado. I'll be leaving in a little over a week.  Jim (the guy who did the 50CC trip to San Diego with me) and I will be leaving from Springfield, VA at about 5am on a Wednesday.  We'll ride 1500 miles to Burlington, CO where we will catch some sleep for a few hours.  Then we'll finish off the 200 miles into Golden, CO.  The wives are flying into Denver and will meet us at the hotel Thursday and Friday. 

We then spend three days with over 270 other FJR riders and passengers... exploring the Rockies, eating good food, kicking the tires and generally having a good time out of the office. ;)

Then the wives fly home, while myself, Jim and his friend Richard (a Beemer guy) head up to Yellowstone National Park for three days.  We'll check out the sites, chase some wolves around the park, then head back home.  We've got a week to get back and we have no real agenda other than to stop by Mount Rushmore on the way. 

So far, I've replaced the rear suspension on the Feej with a Wilburs shock (with remote hydraulic pre-load adjuster - allows me to "jack it up" for passenger and gear) and wired up the Zumo power.  Tonight, I've got to get a new oil filter, air filter, some crush washers and some spark plugs.  Hopefully those will get done tonight.  I've also got to wire up the communication system (an Autocom) so I can have some tunes and talk to the wife, install the CB (might not happen - looking less likely every day), synchronize the throttle bodies and I might flush the brake and clutch fluid.  Quite a list. :(

I intend to post up about the trip pretty much every day I have an internet connection except for the night we stop on the way to Golden.  I'm pretty sure I won't have a connection while in Yellowstone.  I'll probably write the posts anyway and just hold them until I can get a connection again.  They'll probably be pretty short, but it might be interesting for those stuck at the office. ;)

I'll post up again before I go and let everyone know how much work I actually got done. Till then!

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