I'm riding my Yamaha FJR1300 to Alaska from Washington, DC. The main reason for the trip is to reconnect with a Sportsmobile that I left there the summer of 2010. I lived in it that summer while I was taking pictures of ice climbers on the Matanuska glacier, but left it there and flew home. So this is a recovery mission, but actually the plan is to sell it there, then ride the motorcycle back by the end of August. Enter your email below to subscribe:
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Test Ride Day 2
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The next day, the ride home was spectacular. The storm had cleared the sky, and it was about 65 degrees. I rode on Rt 3 north to Moorefield, WV. It was an awesome road with nice turns and roller coaster like hills. I was the only vehicle on the road most of the time. It runs for 35 miles through a valley with mountains on each side, and follows a river at times. The FJR was running great (as always) and it was blissful. I highly recommend that road if anyone's ever out that way. Oh yeah, another lesson, charge all your cameras and stuff before you take off (obvious I know). I wanted to use my GoPro Hero camera to film this amazing road, but the battery died. Decided I may want to spring for an extra battery as well. I did learn that the suction cup mount works great attached to the saddle bag, very secure actually.
I didn't get to test everything I wanted to, but in the end it was still a valuable learning experience. I'll try again this weekend if all goes well.
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