XV1100SE

Sounds like you need more lights on the trailer !

Was another great day for riding. We didn't consider our "vacation" to really start until we hit St Louis and we accomplished that today. 600 km (373 miles) today. Got on the road at 8am. Couldn't take the musty smelling Super8 we stayed in last night. We were thinking camping tonight would be an improvement. Ended up heading West out of St. Louis after spending a couple hours at Gateway Park and booked into a Holiday Inn Express when it started raining. Figured by the time we found a camp ground it would be getting dark and not fun setting up in the rain. Checked-in in O'Fallon around 7pm. Tomorrow... Iowa (?). From here on in... the flexibility in route and direction is endless.

Left the house at about 9am this morning. Pulled into Centerville Indiana at about 8pm. 750km (466 miles). Quite happy about that... was thinking 500km a day so an extra 200 is a plus. Ran into light rain in Detroit and saw Toledo twice (looking for a Tim Horton's - more in the blog) where there was a light drizzle. Other than that... cloudy the rest of the way.

Sorry to hear you got run into. Was it BradT that did it? Rhonda? Wow... them drivers in Woodstock are dangerous !

Thanks for the tips and suggestions on route. We won't have as much time coming home because I HAVE to be go back to work eventually. Will stick with the route across Makinaw. Hard to narrow down where to go and what to see. Nancy and I are both easy going so route and direction my change on a daily basis but will somewhat follow what I posted. We are going to be in Sturgis around the 2nd/3rd. We'll keep an eye out for other Ventures of course ! Hope everyone has a safe ride to the International and we'll post on our progress to the blog as we go.

I need more time off work ! Trying to see everything I want to see and go to in the next FOUR weeks... just not enough time. Leaving on Sunday and the most current map is attached. Still a little tweaking needed but have it around 11,000km (7,000 miles). Used Microsoft Streets and Trips to lay it out. The yellow squares indicate either places to see or to force the route a certain way. Leaving on July 28th and be home August 24th (back to work on August 26th). Total driving time estimated at 103 hours and will try to average 5 to 6 hours per day. That should give us some time to sit out bad weather or sight see. Will be posting to the blog and occasionally here as well. Hope to see some members along the way and if we make it in time, see anyone that makes it to Sturgis.

That should convince her. If she rode with you on the V-Star she'll appreciate the Venture. Congratulations on the new bike !

You didn't transfer over the clown noses from the RSV ! Your ride isn't complete with out reminders of all us clowns !

Why the walk in the park? Is that when 1st Gen'ers are waiting or looking for the antique parts?

Try http://harleytechtalk.org

You got a super price ! Welcome to the site and enjoy the ride !

Contact SlowRollWV. He makes them. Great quality stuff ! If you are looking to spend money.... he also makes carb and twinkie covers.

I found the same thing with my Hopnel bib but I just let it "hang" off the front. Didn't staple/velcro or fasten it in any way. No issues.

You want a challenge? Try setting preset radio stations ! I have to look at the instructions each time I go to do a preset.

Push and hold the SELECT button ONLY. After a few seconds the clock will display. To adjust the time you then hold both the Select and Reset buttons until the hour starts flashing. To change the time, once it is flashing you hit the Reset button to advance the digit. Hit Select to go to minutes, then hit Reset to advance the digit.

We'll wait and see where she gets a job.

Congratulations on the bike !

Happy Birthday !!!!

Nancy has started a blog....http://ventureswest2013.blogspot.com/ We'll be leaving on Sunday. I'll post an updated "still in draft" route map tomorrow

Passing light spacer? Contact Slowrollwv. He also makes carb and "twinkie" covers.

Happy birthday !!!!!

What does Eileen think of the pillion seat? How is it for room/comfort?

Utopia. Nancy does the same thing getting off the bike. She pushes forward on the driver backrest and if folds over, then she swings off the bike.

Hope everything goes well.

All the kidding aside Don.... let us know what your thoughts/comparisons are between the new ride and your 99 RSV. Fit/finish, quality of chrome, ride/handling comparison, mileage... once you get used to the HD. Will be interesting for you to ride the HD for a while then take the Venture for a ride. Think that way you'll notice differences in ergonomics and handling.