Many people say I am crazy to do such a trip on a super sport but I have confidence in my self and my machine to endure this trek across the country.
Upgrades done to my R6 to make my trip(s) more comfortable
and safe are as follows:
- - Custom Gelled Seat from Americana Soft Seats
- - Oxford Heated Grips
- - Raised Tinted Wind Screen
- - Tail light with integrated signals
- - Stomp Grips.
The Gear I have:
- - Oxford 30x Magnetic Tank Bag
- - REV’IT! Ignition Jacket
- - REV’IT! Sport gauntlet gloves.
- - REV’IT! Gear2 Pants
- - A* Web Gore-Tex Boots
- - A* shorty gloves (for the hotter days)
- - Tour Master Sentinal
- - Oxford Saddle Bags
Estimated Clothes:
- - 5 t-shirts (Under Armor & Nike Pro)
- - 1 Golf Shirt
- - 1 hoodie
- - 5 pairs of athletic socks and underwear
- - 1 pairs of jeans
- - 1 pairs of shorts
- - 1 Swim Shorts
Electronics:
- - Canon PowerShot SX40 HC + Charger
- - GoPro HERO + Cord
- - Tablet + Charger
- - GPS + Charger
- - Blackberry + Charger
- - iPod + Charger(USB cord)
- - Spot GPS TRACKER
- - Basic set of tools, wrenches, screwdrivers etc
- - Vice Grips
- - Wheel patch kit
- - Duct Tape
Essentials:
- - Toothpaste & tooth brush
- - Electric Razor
- - Body soap and Shampoo
- - Mouthwash
- - Water
- - Snacks – cookies, fiber bars, Isagenix Shakes
- - Sunscreen & Bug Spray
- - Oil, Chain Lube & Clean
- - Paper Towels
Misc.:
- - Sunglasses
- - Pair of running shoes
- - Filp Flops
- - Paper maps and compass.
- - Scarf/balaclava
- - 1 person tent
- - Sleeping bag
- - Basic First Aid kit
- - Ear Plugs … Headphones…
- - Flash Light
- - Batteries (for SPOT and Flashlight)
- - Knife
- - 5L Jerry Can
The plan is, leave Toronto (Milton to be exact) on July 1st, ride northern Ontario to Thunder Bay, then head south from there into North Dakota spend a couple days there with family in Cooperstown. From there head to the Badlands in South Dakota (maybe camp out somewhere there) and then to Mt Rushmore area, through to Yellow Stone National Park in Wyoming, through Montana, Washington, and then up into Vancouver BC, where I will stay for 2 weeks with family in Delta, where I will visit many of the sights to see in the Great British Columbia with the guide of family and local riders. Once done there, I will head to Calgary, Alberta, to visit a friend for a day or 2 then slab it along the Trans-Canada Highway take the Tobermory Ferry across Georgian Bay and home from there.
July 1st: Milton – Sault Ste. Marie
July 2nd: Sault Ste. Marie – Thunder Bay
July 3rd: Thunder Bay – Cooperstown
July 4th & 5th: Rest in Cooperstown with Family
July 6th: Cooperstown – Badlands.
July 7th: Tour the Badlands and Black hills/Rushmore area to Buffalo, Wyoming
July 8th: Buffalo, Wyoming - Yellow Stone National Park
July 9th: Yellow Stone – Browning, MT (Glacier National Park)
July 10th: Browning, Spokane WT
July 11th: Spokane – Seattle – Vancouver, BC.
Stay in Vancouver July 11th – July 24th
Vancouver - Milton
July 25th: Vancouver – Kamloops, BC
July 26th: Kamloops – Calgary, AB
July 27th & 28th: In Calgary
July 29th: Calgary – Regina, SK
July 30th: Regina – Winnipeg, MB
July 31st: Winnipeg – Thunder Bay, ON
Aug 1st: Thunder Bay – Sault Ste. Marie
*Home Stretch*
August 2nd: Sault
Ste. Marie – Tobermory Ferry (nap) – HOME!
