So I might be doing a rather long trip this September. I'd be flying over to OH to be with family, then ride my old bike back to Seattle. Once my dad bought a Porsche he stopped caring about it, so why not?
So I might be doing a rather long trip this September. I'd be flying over to OH to be with family, then ride my old bike back to Seattle. Once my dad bought a Porsche he stopped caring about it, so why not?
I've not watched the video yet (I saved it for later), but I have been wondering for a while how to keep the engine block nice and shiny. My engine block is matte black and over time the finish becomes kind of dull and grays out with spots here and there (like dried up spots of water) and no matter what I do I can't clean that up properly. Then there's areas that are extremely hard to reach so they usually stay unwashed which after a while becomes an eyesore. Front of the engine is pretty much the same problem, it's constantly exposed to all sorts of nastiness from the road and very hard to clean so I often don't bother other than spraying it with a pressure hose.
And then I walk into a second hand dealership and somehow they manage to get all those bikes in pristine condition! I don't get it.
I mostly use Chemical Guys products after a colleague (and part-time detailer) convinced me to make the switch from Meguiars products. But I don't have much laying around, mostly I use Mr Pink for washing, a rim cleaning product (I don't remember the name but it kind of looks purplish) and Eco Smart (which I use often and am very happy with).
You'd hate the mountains on it.
DO IT!!!
I would like to recommend beartooth pass, chief joseph highway, lolo pass, and of course you will likely be going through South Dakota which means badlands national park and the black hills.
Either North Dakota or South Dakota. Not sure which one yet. Though there seems to be more than wasteland in the latter. My brother and I drove through SD once, but we didn't stop.
When the scoring was finally done, checked, audited and checked again, Eric Jewell had won the 2015 Iron Butt Rally. After one DNF (2013) and seven finishes including 2nd place in 2011, Eric was finally able to scrape that monkey off his back and stomp it into the ground where it belonged. Early in Leg 2, Eric dialed the Call In number leaving a message for Tom Austin. It was a vulnerable, reflective Eric Jewell. ?The only way I can beat these guys is to ride more.? In the end, that?s what it took ? riding more. Eric clocked in at 7:56 AM. He had ridden 11,087 miles, 899 fewer miles than 2nd place Josh Mountain, but with 161 more points.
In true Iron Butt flair, Jewell?s ST1300 was dead on arrival with the fuel pump that had plagued him throughout the final night giving out in the last 200 feet with Eric coasting into the parking lot. Even his bike left it all on the field.
DO IT!!!
I would like to recommend beartooth pass, chief joseph highway, lolo pass, and of course you will likely be going through South Dakota which means badlands national park and the black hills.