Author Topic: Olympia, WA to Motobrick.com HQ (Read 24331 times)

herseyb · « **Reply #25 on:** September 26, 2015, 09:43:51 AM »

Yay its back! I'm torn between going to the garage to finish adding my spotlights, or blitzing out to prairie du chien and finding this madman on the road!

What a thrilling ride along!

johnny · « **Reply #26 on:** September 26, 2015, 09:45:29 AM »

ok motobrickers... tims back... was abducted by corn aliens... butts spitt him out when they figger out he was genetically modified...

here is the link to tims satellite tracker...

the corn begins...

1 motobrick 2 pirate ship parking...

j o

Tuco · « **Reply #27 on:** September 26, 2015, 11:48:32 AM »

j o you are completely deranged and I like it. How does one do this whole spot tracker thingy deal?
Al

TimTyler · « **Reply #28 on:** September 26, 2015, 10:58:49 PM »

Delicious brats with Johnny, Micki and Jumpin Jimmy B.

johnny · « **Reply #29 on:** September 27, 2015, 08:40:12 AM »

can i getts a yeeeeehaaaa...

tim tiorler...

jumpin jimmy b and the mickster...

jumpin jimmy b eleven hundert motobrick...

the burd and the brick of the corn...

the tims motobrick...

j o

kryder · « **Reply #30 on:** September 27, 2015, 10:24:16 AM »

I always enjoy following the sojourning of others via moto bikes almost as much as doing my own cycling travels. Nice photos; interesting details. Keep posting!

TimTyler · « **Reply #31 on:** September 29, 2015, 06:48:24 PM »

Rained like a MF for 150 miles into Rochester today. (Shinko 712's felt great)

Will catch an old silent flick at the George Eastman House tonight then off to Ithaca for a couple of days.

Jumpin Jimmy B · « **Reply #32 on:** September 29, 2015, 08:03:15 PM »

Good to hear about the tires AND that you are safe.

Was very nice seeing you again Tim. JO & Micki too!

Safe travels.

kris · « **Reply #33 on:** September 29, 2015, 08:46:40 PM »

Ok, so the envy meter is going a little wild! Nicely done, Tim. I hope that Beemer is treating you well. You've got a nice "Rambo expeditionary force" look going! Pretty cool. Enjoy and ride safe!

TimTyler · « **Reply #34 on:** October 04, 2015, 09:10:42 AM »

Currently hanging in Accord, NY.

Headed to RI in the AM.

Probably not going to get a chance to stop by, Bill Day. Maybe on the way home...

billday · « **Reply #35 on:** October 04, 2015, 12:32:04 PM »

Hey Tim,

Those pics from 9/29 look like what I saw in Maine back in August. Not fun while you're in it but it feels great afterwards.

Glad you rode out the rain, looks like brilliant fall weather coming. Enjoy the Catskills, and keep the great pictures coming!

Bill

TimTyler · « **Reply #36 on:** October 12, 2015, 06:55:33 AM »

Gave the K an oil change a few days ago. Spent more time visiting family in RI than riding but I did get to weave through some foliaged MA country roads.

Heading home from Cranston, RI momentarily. Gonna slab it all the way. :riding: Anxious to get back and see the fam in Oly.

Hey, BillDay I'll be crossing the TappanZee later this morning. Ping me if we can meet up for quick lunch near the slab.

Same goes for anybody else near the I-80, I-90 and I-94 slab!

Snowman · « **Reply #37 on:** October 12, 2015, 06:03:15 PM »

Weather looks good the whole way, enjoy the ride. I'll watch the tracker and try to be around in Sioux Falls.

TimTyler · « **Reply #38 on:** October 13, 2015, 01:36:51 PM »

Made it from RI to the Super-8 Motel NW of Chicago yesterday. Late night is the only time I'd consider riding through Chicago unless I was sightseeing.

Got some bad gas at the end of the Indiana turnpike last night. Didn't notice much of a problem until I got to the motel and the bike was puttering around the parking lot. I was hoping it wasn't a failing HES or an electrical problem. A full can of Seafoam cleared the symptoms after about 30 miles.

This morning's ride was very windy and got progressively colder. The sun finally broke through the clouds a half hour ago. It's still pretty effing cold though.

Grabbing lunch now at the Culver's in Mapleview. Should make Sioux Falls about 4pm. I'll check for messages before I pass through. I'd like to make it at least to Rapid City today.

Snowman · « **Reply #39 on:** October 13, 2015, 10:51:27 PM »

Holy Moly, you're flying! Didn't get back into Sioux Falls till 9pm tonight because of biz. I didn't think you would be through here till tomorrow. Anyways, safe travels.

TimTyler · « **Reply #40 on:** October 14, 2015, 12:29:08 AM »

Yup. Next time, Mike.

Made it to Rapid City. I don't think my "bad gas" problem was bad gas. It started after I began using the heated gear so I think I might be sucking too much battery juice. Bike doesn't stutter above 3krpm when the alternator is feeding the system, but sometimes the bike stutters at low rpm's. It feels like it's low on fuel, but maybe it's low on spark.

Tuco · « **Reply #41 on:** October 14, 2015, 12:39:20 AM »

Great ride report Tim, I'm enjoying it vicariously.

TimTyler · « **Reply #42 on:** October 14, 2015, 01:53:41 AM »

Quote from: Tuco on September 26, 2015, 11:48:32 AM

How does one do this whole spot tracker thingy deal?

I have a Spot Tracker generation 2.

I removed the 3x1.5v batteries and wired it to a 5v USB adapter. No problems with power in 3 years.

Ya pay a yearly subscription to the Spot folks and whenever I activate the "Track" button it uploads my GPS coordinates to Spot server every ten minutes. It's magic.

billday · « **Reply #43 on:** October 14, 2015, 08:16:12 PM »

Hey Tim,

Stay warm, man!

Bill

TimTyler · « **Reply #44 on:** October 15, 2015, 09:34:08 AM »

It was warm through Montana yesterday, at least until the sun went down. Stopped for the day in Drummond, a whistle stop with two cheap clean motels, a man's bar, new gas station and a greasy spoon. I've stayed in Drummond before. It has a good vibe and loud trains at night.

I disconnected my LED running lights yesterday so the battery could recharge faster. Didn't need to use heated gear until the last few hours of riding. The bike didn't sputter at all.

Had egg sandwich breakfast in Sturgis and a fairly good Americano at the Sturgis Coffee Co that improved with cream. Hardly any bikes out yesterday, even in Sturgis.

Found a nice old highway that bordered 90 into Billings. High spoed limit, a few real twisties, and zero traffic. That was a nice break. Counting down the MT Mike markers on I-90 is daunting.

I should be home by dinner time.

Tuco · « **Reply #45 on:** October 15, 2015, 02:42:11 PM »

I like the pic with the bike in the center of town.

TimTyler · « **Reply #46 on:** December 08, 2015, 02:36:38 PM »

Quote from: Tuco on October 15, 2015, 02:42:11 PM

I like the pic with the bike in the center of town.

This is what that view on Main St looks like during the rally.

TrueAce · « **Reply #47 on:** December 10, 2015, 11:59:21 PM »

TimTyler...........just want to say thanks for the effort you put into posting your pictures on that cross-country trip. I have scrolled through a dozen times since you completed it, and just enjoyed the fantasy of that trip. Couldn't imagine the sheer dread of the return trip.......that's what keeps me from running out West Coast way, seems like the ride back to North Florida would be tiresome and boring, especially coming across on I-10. I don't know at this point if I could make a run as far as you did. But I sure enjoyed the vicarious pleasure of looking at you do it. My kamikaze 18 hour runs are behind me, and I accept that. Guess if I took a month and did 300 mile days I could make to San Francisco and back. Sure enjoyed your trip.....thank you for sharing.

Tuco · « **Reply #48 on:** December 11, 2015, 06:16:54 AM »

The part of I-10 I like is hauling across west Texas @ 80mph, legally !

F14CRAZY · « **Reply #49 on:** December 11, 2015, 09:20:22 AM »

Quote from: TimTyler on December 08, 2015, 02:36:38 PM

Quote from: Tuco on October 15, 2015, 02:42:11 PM
I like the pic with the bike in the center of town.

This is what that view on Main St looks like during the rally.

That looks like the kind of event I wouldn't want to go to

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Author Topic: Olympia, WA to Motobrick.com HQ (Read 24331 times)