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Obviously I missed something Derek but I thought you were going to get some sorta out and out tourer or is this just an infill?
Looks good though and, like you say, if you sell it on quickly afterwards then you shouldn't take too much of a hit on it.
Have a great trip mate.




Well what happened was I couldn't get the Speedmaster's 904 kit done in time for the trip, and I figured renting a Harley would set me back close to $1,000 for the week I'll be gone(not to mention them Harleys can be some of the most ill handling bikes around, as you well know). The BA just happened to come along on in the local ads about the same time I realized the Speedmaster wouldn't be done, so....I jumped on it.

As for a touring bike, that's another story. I have a 1993 Yamaha GTS1000, a great sport-touring bike and a nice conversation piece due to it's forkless front end. Unfortunately after having my left knee replaced last August, I can't ride it for more than an hour without my knees telling me the next day; "Get rid of that bike or you'll be taking pain killers every time your ride it". It's a shame, because I really enjoy cruising down the highway on that bike, and it handles pretty good in the curves for a 650 lb porker. So the plan is to put that bike up for sale when I get back from Colorado.

And then there's the wife. She doesn't know if she can handle long days on a bike anymore after having 2 vertebrae in her back fused a couple of years ago. So on this trip she's driving the chase truck with all the camping gear, and I'm riding the BA. We haven't decided what to do about her riding. Either we get a big lazy touring bike like a Gold Wing, or we could get a trailer, and even a toy hauler.

Bottomline...it sucks getting old!