With the two-week journey out to California for the Party In The Saloon (PITS) complete, it’s time to post the pertinent route and statistical information from the trip.
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Another two-week journey out west for the annual Par-Tay is in the books. Here’s the pertinent route and statistical information from the trip. Continue reading 2017 Par-Tay Summary →
Late July means it’s time to join our (mostly) southern netscum for BBQ, laughs, and a ride in the Smokies. Continue reading 2017 MISFIT Run →
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Here’s the summary, route map, and statistics from a trip to two parties, on consecutive weekends, on opposite sides of the country. Continue reading 2017 SPITS/MAMMARY Summary →
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Here are the posts, the final route map, and the trip statistics for this years ride out to the ParTay and then on the the SCUM Run. Continue reading 2016 ParTay/SCUM Map and Summary →
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The following is my rework of an email message I posted to the slug list after arriving home from the annual Par-Tay up in the Pacific northwest. Continue reading Ghost home from the Par-Tay →
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Map
Here is the map for the Memphis Cruise. Click on the routes on the map to navigate to the trip report for that day.
Retrospective Note (2016): Back in 1997, Apple Maps and Google Maps didn’t exist yet. Consequently, the map is tiny and based on a screen shot of a MapQuest map.
Posts
Statistics
Total number of days: 6
Total miles: 1,807
Shortest Day: 62.9 miles (Day 4 – Around Memphis)
Longest Day: 400 miles (Day 6 – Corydon, IN to Ann Arbor, MI)
Average Miles/Day: 301.2/day
Number of States/Provinces visited: 5 (MI, OH, KY, TN, IN)
Average Miles per Gallon: 43.12
Photos
Vanity shot of Ghost and the Cruiser ready to take off for Memphis, TN. Michelle took the photo.
Blatently poser-fied vanity shot of Ghost and the Cruiser ready to take off for Memphis, TN. Michelle took the photo.
A crappy photo of the bridge at Aberdeen. That’s Maysville, KY on the other side of the river. A railroad freight mainline runs on the other side of the river, so I had company all night. This photo sucks because I used a disposable camera. After the film was developed, I dropped the photos (and my Newton 120 PDA) off the bike on I-96 east of Grand Rapids, MI. Several cars/trucks ran over the photos (and my Newton) before I could retrieve them. Instead of scanning the negatives to a Photo-CD, I scanned the abused photos on a flatbed scanner at a local Kinkos Copies. Again, this is why this photo sucks.
I move back to catch the Cruiser in a shot. Note that this was before I did the wake-up call on the Cruiser, so it still had the stock mufflers.
This shot is of one of the resevoirs in the Burgess Falls State Natural Area. The road I was on would eventually cross this lake at the bridge in the distance.
The Pyramid is where I saw the exhibit of Titanic aritifacts. This photo sucks because I used a disposable camera. After the film was developed, I dropped the photos (and my Newton 120 PDA) off the bike on I-96 east of Grand Rapids, MI. Several cars/trucks ran over the photos (and my Newton) before I could retrieve them. Instead of scanning the negatives to a Photo-CD, I scanned the abused photos on a flatbed scanner at a local Kinkos Copies. Again, this is why this photo sucks.
A shot of the I-40 bridge crossing the Mississippi River. This photo sucks because I used a disposable camera. After the film was developed, I dropped the photos (and my Newton 120 PDA) off the bike on I-96 east of Grand Rapids, MI. Several cars/trucks ran over the photos (and my Newton) before I could retrieve them. Instead of scanning the negatives to a Photo-CD, I scanned the abused photos on a flatbed scanner at a local Kinkos Copies. Again, this is why this photo sucks.
Commerce is alive and well on the river. This photo sucks because I used a disposable camera. After the film was developed, I dropped the photos (and my Newton 120 PDA) off the bike on I-96 east of Grand Rapids, MI. Several cars/trucks ran over the photos (and my Newton) before I could retrieve them. Instead of scanning the negatives to a Photo-CD, I scanned the abused photos on a flatbed scanner at a local Kinkos Copies. Again, this is why this photo sucks.
Early in the afternoon, I took a drive past Graceland, home of the rock-&-roll God Elvis Presley. The mansion looked like, well, a mansion. If it weren’t for all the supporting fixtures of tourist exploitation across the street, you’d assume that this spread belonged to Mary Tyler Moore’s plastic surgeon (or some other rich and mundane individual). I turned around, and snapped a single picture as I drove back downtown. Not bad for 20+ MPH on a motorcycle in heavy traffic! This photo sucks because I used a disposable camera. After the film was developed, I dropped the photos (and my Newton 120 PDA) off the bike on I-96 east of Grand Rapids, MI. Several cars/trucks ran over the photos (and my Newton) before I could retrieve them. Instead of scanning the negatives to a Photo-CD, I scanned the abused photos on a flatbed scanner at a local Kinkos Copies. Again, this is why this photo sucks.
Lessons in the art of motorcycle touring
