I figured to pass 80,000 but I actually passed 81,033 miles. Bike ran perfectly all the way up to 9,945’ (twice) on my way out and on the way back over the Tioga Pass (inside Yosemite) just up the road. 
Three of the seven nights on the road I managed to escape riding in the rain by minutes after getting to a motel. In Lolo, literally by seconds! I had noticed the road was still wet heading east on hiway 12 towards Lolo but the sky was clear. Storms up there come and go within minutes but they carry a lot of water when the sky opens up. Very lucky. I carry Frogg Toggs but riding in the rain isn’t fun. Lots of Harleys on the road, lots and lots. Three in Lolo had NY and PA plates! Some Wings and some BMWs but not one Hayabusa. Saw a group of ‘adventure‘ bikes in Idaho, two Tigers, two Teneres, a KTM, a BMW, an African Twin and a very unusual Norden 901, made by Husqvarna I think. Odd looking. Saw an odd couple loading their huge late model Indian. He must have been 6’6” but his wife was a little person, about 3’ tall. The passenger pegs on their Indian (did) look a little high…Also noticed a new Goldwing had a mono shock (front) suspension. The owner said it was a 2023. What was/is BMWs version called, Telelever or Duolever? It looked quite large, like a truck shock. I suppose Honda knows best, they’ve been making an ever larger Goldwing since 1975. Still under powered and too heavy to interest me though. Piloting 1,300-1,400+ pounds riding two up loaded for touring must be an experience especially at slow speeds.
As for Suzuki’s Hayabusa, they certainly did it right. Mine is 17 years old and the motor has never been touched, original starter, original clutch, everything, and I’ve never even had the fuel filter out. Of course I’ve always had good maintenance using Amsoil and OEM or K&N oil filters. I did notice the front Pilot Road 2 was thinning out and recalled it was older than the rear. Calculated its mileage after I got home and it had 8,693 miles on it. Time to find another. The rear has around 5,000 on it and looks fine. Just five states but it felt like more. Because of the route I chose I went from CA then NV, OR, ID, OR, ID, MT, ID, OR, CA, NV and back to CA. Now, I’ll pay good money for someone to clean my bike!
Three of the seven nights on the road I managed to escape riding in the rain by minutes after getting to a motel. In Lolo, literally by seconds! I had noticed the road was still wet heading east on hiway 12 towards Lolo but the sky was clear. Storms up there come and go within minutes but they carry a lot of water when the sky opens up. Very lucky. I carry Frogg Toggs but riding in the rain isn’t fun. Lots of Harleys on the road, lots and lots. Three in Lolo had NY and PA plates! Some Wings and some BMWs but not one Hayabusa. Saw a group of ‘adventure‘ bikes in Idaho, two Tigers, two Teneres, a KTM, a BMW, an African Twin and a very unusual Norden 901, made by Husqvarna I think. Odd looking. Saw an odd couple loading their huge late model Indian. He must have been 6’6” but his wife was a little person, about 3’ tall. The passenger pegs on their Indian (did) look a little high…Also noticed a new Goldwing had a mono shock (front) suspension. The owner said it was a 2023. What was/is BMWs version called, Telelever or Duolever? It looked quite large, like a truck shock. I suppose Honda knows best, they’ve been making an ever larger Goldwing since 1975. Still under powered and too heavy to interest me though. Piloting 1,300-1,400+ pounds riding two up loaded for touring must be an experience especially at slow speeds.As for Suzuki’s Hayabusa, they certainly did it right. Mine is 17 years old and the motor has never been touched, original starter, original clutch, everything, and I’ve never even had the fuel filter out. Of course I’ve always had good maintenance using Amsoil and OEM or K&N oil filters. I did notice the front Pilot Road 2 was thinning out and recalled it was older than the rear. Calculated its mileage after I got home and it had 8,693 miles on it. Time to find another. The rear has around 5,000 on it and looks fine. Just five states but it felt like more. Because of the route I chose I went from CA then NV, OR, ID, OR, ID, MT, ID, OR, CA, NV and back to CA. Now, I’ll pay good money for someone to clean my bike!
