Zimmer's Fatboy power tour. 6/1/15...Now touring NC

[76zimmer]

Had a couple good days of trail riding with Chris Perry on Greenday and the Trifecta...some pics are in the Bb12 thread
Also did a little touring at Arches na park, something I ve wanted to do since the first time I came to Moab
Got to meet a few more members ar the trails and the picnictoo
Tomorrow headed to Co to visit Metrodps

 

[max 02]

Your going to have to start scrapbooking....that will be quite the photo album!

Put all the pics from FB and ck5 together and BOOM most awesome bike ride ever!

You are the man!!

 

[big pappa b]

Dave was saying how he had had a dry trip so far. I have some really bad news for him starting later today and then for his whole drive tomorrow Better buy a scuba suit

 

[max 02]

That wouldn't be fun.
Good luck Dave!

Buy if it rains hard enough maybe you won't have to scrub any bugs of the bike.

 

[76zimmer]

Well the weather does look like it will degrade in temps and increase precipitation

Bryan mentioned tonight at dinner that there was winter storm watch out above 11K ft
I vot over the mts just in time!

Spent an awesome time with Metrodps (Lawrence) he took me up to close to the top of a 14'er and saw somw awesome sights on the mountains
Pics will be coming in a few days

Had dinner tonight with Bryan (bigpapap) and his wife, real good talking and getting to know them better!

Tomorrow well see what the weather gives me to work with
It was Bout 60* on the Monarch pass today (11300ft) a pleasurable ride with some awesome views of the Rockies!

 

[76zimmer]

Just checked ito a motel in boonville, Mo
About 175mi from st Louis
700 mi in 13 hrs... I got about 12-14 hrs tomorrow and Ill be home
Hope I can beat the rain!

 

[big pappa b]

This is what it is supposed to look like at 2pm tomorrow. Look like you'll be in it until you get home

For those viewing this picture any later than it was posted, each time they upload a new forecast the picture changes. Did not know that ...doh

 

[76zimmer]

Got a good start thiz am Anyway...pt cloudy in st Louis heading to Ill

 

[76zimmer]

beat the rain...by a couple hours! 556 mi today, good to be home.

 

[max 02]

 

[cybrfire]

Somebody handed me a Little rock Ia. News paper today and there is Dave, big as life right in the news paper.

 

[Deuling]

Somebody handed me a Little rock Ia. News paper today and there is Dave, big as life right in the news paper.

PICS!!!

 

[max 02]

Somebody handed me a Little rock Ia. News paper today and there is Dave, big as life right in the news paper.

I`d like to see that!

 

[tRustyK5]

I bet your daughter is glad you're back home Dave!

 

[cybrfire]

I'll have to snap a pic of the pic I guess. Don't have a scanner anymore.

 

[max 02]

Yeah do that Kert... that would be a cool addition to Daves Ride.

 

[76zimmer]

Somebody handed me a Little rock Ia. News paper today and there is Dave, big as life right in the news paper.

Where's Waldo?

I bet your daughter is glad you're back home Dave!

Daughter is relieved I'm home safe, she didn't like hearing I almost went over a waterfall though

Grandaughter was in tears when I surprised her at home 2 days early!

Yeah do that Kert... that would be a cool addition to Daves Ride.

that would be cool Kert. A pic in the seat of Veronica is always a plus!

 

[76zimmer]

Been putting together a list of facts, some of them not so common on the trip...
anyway a few interesting numbers I had to contemplate as I was riding...


By the numbers

5552 miles
3987 bugs killed (only and estimate)
542 dollars spent on fuel
93 degrees...hottest riding weather encountered (in Missouri)
46 degrees...coldest riding weather encountered (in Montana)
42 mpg avg
22 days
13 states
13 different beds
9 new CK5 members met (and actually had a chance to talk with more than a few minutes)
8 motels
7 times the bike was washed/cleaned
6 CK5 members houses' I stayed with
3 time zones traveled in
2 provinces
1.5 qts Mobil 1 Vtwin 20w-50 oil used
1 time I needed the rain suit....for heavy fog in Iowa and South Dakota
1 helmet stolen (at the lazy lizard)
1 bug up the nose

 

[76zimmer]

pics from the riding in Utah.

by the Colorado, heading to the trifecta gathering point

 

[76zimmer]

riding through the Arches nat'l park