Kerri and I (Mike) wanted some time together and wanted to do a long motorcycle ride...So we combined the two. This is the story of our 2700 mile bike ride from Colorado Springs to Chicago, then down Route 66 to New Mexico and back up to Colorado Springs. Many stops along the way and lots of places we have never been!
Map Overview

This is the route we will be taking
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Day one wrap up
Only trip issues today...wind and gas...
The wind was horrible and it didn't help with the big trucks going by...fairly knocked us all over the road, but the bike did great and thee extra weight of the trailer actually helped.
Somethings not right with my gas milage...first tank was 32mpg...about what I expected pulling the trailer but the next three were: 22.9, 22, 17.9. That can't be right. The wind was bad, not that bad...only thing I can think of is we were running about 75 to 80 mph most of the last three fills but only about 55 to 65 for first fill. Going to try going slow first fill tomorrow and see what happens..
All in all a great first day!
Location : McGinley Lake Rd, Keystone, NE 69144,
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