ok now I get the Goldwing joke. That was tough! But fun. Im in Long Beach now recharging. probably be back on the road going east in a day or 2. I am EXHAUSTED! Not what I expected. Amazing countryside. I have a few pics, so I will post them when I get situated. Anyone wanting to take this trip as desperately a I did should heed these words :

TAKE YOUR TIME!!!!!

- I pushed it too hard and I suffered for it. The trip was as rough as it was awesome. ROUGH I tell ya.
stop, smell the roses. dont ride too far at night. I was told all of this, but tucked it away in the "learn the hard way" section. I might even trailer it back half way if I can afford it. Im pretty weary right now, so I'll see how I feel after sleeping for like 20 hours.
Stay cool everybody.