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by **Unity** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:05 pm

Have fun, guys.

--John
(All paved?)

by **Dough Boy** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:59 pm

That sounds pretty cool guys, hope your FD's hold together.

On another note, I see that you've neglected to pack any alcohol, is that something you forgot?

Thanks,
DB

by **JimVonBaden** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:09 pm

R4R&R wrote:Have a great trip; I'm looking forward to the reports.

Can we have a picture of the bikes loaded?

Actually, the plan is to have nothing extra strapped to the bikes. We want it al fit in the hard cases!

Thanks everyone, it should be fun, and we hope to have regular updates!

Jim :brow

by **Hello Kitty** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:27 pm

Have a blast guys!!! I'm jealous!

by **Rick F.** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:44 pm

griffin738 wrote:...Massive amounts of good luck and best wishes for fun roads, clear skies and near-sighted women!!!

Jim & Kermit,

+1 regarding Paul's comment!

Seriously, have a super time, be safe and adventurous, and err on the side of posting too many pictures. We're all insanely jealous.

Rick F.

PS: Don't forget the Gerbings controller...

by **Graybeard** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:21 pm

Very, very cool gents! Have a blast! We want lots of terrific stories! Be safe!

by **Yellowjacket** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:13 am

I know you're old pros but I hope you tested your gears before you leave. If you need any replacement Gerbing items, let us know.

by **Ben_Ricci** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:58 am

Graybeard wrote:Very, very cool gents! Have a blast! We want lots of terrific stories! Be safe!

+1. Have a great trip!

by **sundaeman** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:37 am

Happy Trails Buckaroos. Have fun.

by **BMWGirl** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:16 am

they tried out the "Spot" thing last night. That's really cool to get a text message that says "everything's going good". I liked that. For the price, that Spot is really neat. If I continue to do more solo riding, I may get that too.

by **sundaeman** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:24 am

Did they spring the $ for "tracking", if I remember right it's not that much more and kinda neat too.

by **BMWGirl** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:37 am

sundaeman wrote:Did they spring the $ for "tracking", if I remember right it's not that much more and kinda neat too.

yes they did. There's nothing on there yet but there will be tracks that update every 10 minutes I THINK! You're right - I THOUGHT they said it was like $50/year or something silly like that!

I like that it send "ok" "need help" and "911" messages if necessary with the lat/long numbers attached. It's very cool!!!

by **sundaeman** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:29 pm

I think an OK turns off tracking when it's on. You need to wait a while after sending a OK to start the tracking too. If you don't hold OK long enough (10 secs seem to work for me) it will just send an OK vs track. Other thing to remember is it automatically quits tracking after X (i think 24) hours.

by **BKling** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:35 pm

Is there a way we can all follow their progress online or is that impossible?

by **kjackson** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:44 pm

BKling wrote:Is there a way we can all follow their progress online or is that impossible?

Yes you can and we're working on that now. It should all come together tomorrow some time.

p.s. I am loving that G9. Thanks for the info.

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