HFbmw
05-12-2007, 04:57 PM
Yep its time to ride.
I had been planning this trip for 5 months. However when the rains came to the center part of our great country I decided to head west.
Howdy!
Not only a member of this great bmw owners of america but also a member of MARC (Motorcycle Amateur Radio Club) Mingling the hobbies of radio and motorcycling and doing it to help the community.
Well the mission statement is on the website. I had always wanted a good communication on a motorcycle. I had read years ago now a story in Motorcycle Consumer News about 2 guys who used 2 meters.
So anyways the MARC group has been a club for 15 years. I had done this trip when they had turned 10 years old or 5 years ago.
Living in Minnesota and part of a california club? Yep. With this club there is people all over the nation if not the world who are in contact.
Anyways I left Minneapolis on tuesday the 8th. My main goal was the 3 hour breakfast, minor goals to do at least 1000 miles in 24 hours.
Decided I wanted to ride the Rockies out of Denver during the daylight this time. So leaving at noon worked!
Battling sleep is part of the endurance. Some I admit think I am nuts... eheh
However I had my radio along and was able to talk to a few people. However we are on the bottom part of the sunspot cycle. Limited to some people hearing me.
Arrived at my sister's Wednesday afternoon. 1400+ miles in 28 hours total.
Some of the riding at night was done at 50mph. I had taken US 18 in South Dakota, lots of deer and other critters to watch for.
Left my Dove Creek, Colorado on thursday morning the 10th and rode the 700+miles to Apple Valley California in 12 hours.
Made great time. The old K bike purred along. Watched the odo go over the 131,000 mile mark.
Yep riding season is here. Well its here in California... 60 degrees weather change from the tundra of Minnesota to the Mohave desert.
Time to head home.
take care.
tim lindstrom, ab0ts
91k100LT, icom 706mkii
motorcycle mounted dk-3 screwdriver antenna...
I had been planning this trip for 5 months. However when the rains came to the center part of our great country I decided to head west.
Howdy!
Not only a member of this great bmw owners of america but also a member of MARC (Motorcycle Amateur Radio Club) Mingling the hobbies of radio and motorcycling and doing it to help the community.
Well the mission statement is on the website. I had always wanted a good communication on a motorcycle. I had read years ago now a story in Motorcycle Consumer News about 2 guys who used 2 meters.
So anyways the MARC group has been a club for 15 years. I had done this trip when they had turned 10 years old or 5 years ago.
Living in Minnesota and part of a california club? Yep. With this club there is people all over the nation if not the world who are in contact.
Anyways I left Minneapolis on tuesday the 8th. My main goal was the 3 hour breakfast, minor goals to do at least 1000 miles in 24 hours.
Decided I wanted to ride the Rockies out of Denver during the daylight this time. So leaving at noon worked!
Battling sleep is part of the endurance. Some I admit think I am nuts... eheh
However I had my radio along and was able to talk to a few people. However we are on the bottom part of the sunspot cycle. Limited to some people hearing me.
Arrived at my sister's Wednesday afternoon. 1400+ miles in 28 hours total.
Some of the riding at night was done at 50mph. I had taken US 18 in South Dakota, lots of deer and other critters to watch for.
Left my Dove Creek, Colorado on thursday morning the 10th and rode the 700+miles to Apple Valley California in 12 hours.
Made great time. The old K bike purred along. Watched the odo go over the 131,000 mile mark.
Yep riding season is here. Well its here in California... 60 degrees weather change from the tundra of Minnesota to the Mohave desert.
Time to head home.
take care.
tim lindstrom, ab0ts
91k100LT, icom 706mkii
motorcycle mounted dk-3 screwdriver antenna...