We Leave In Seven Days

"McMike" (mcmike) 07/25/2015 at 14:22 • Filed to: two wheels bad, mcsturgis, tutu153

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...and we just got the greatest. Text. Ever. Couple #2 bought a motorcycle this morning. Halleluiah.

Mrs McMike and I have been worried for the last 2-3 months, and sweating bullets for the last 25 days, as the time to leave on our !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! trip has been ever-rapidly approaching..

And couple #2 !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

As of this morning, they do, and we’re soooooo fucking relieved.

Realizing that I only have 300MB of roaming data east of Sioux Falls, SD, I have been holding off buying a paper road map (remember those?) for the four days we are off-network.

Now I can buy it.

I have been holding off doing an oil change (since I’m not due for one for another 2K miles) Now I can do it.

Now, you’ll need to excuse me, Mrs McMike and I have to start fighting for all this luggage space.

So, can anyone recommend iPhone 6+ bike mounts? It’s for him, not me. I throw mine in a saddlebag to charge, and listen to the turn-by-turn directions in headphones. He’s the one that streams Pandora.*

*I should probably tell him to pack an iPod or some CDs, since he has the same mobile carrier, and will also be limited to the same 300MB.

desertdog5051 > McMike 07/25/2015 at 14:33

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Have fun, ride safe McMike. All Interstate?

McMike > desertdog5051 07/25/2015 at 14:36

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Probably. It’s hard to cover that kind of mileage without them. We’ll try to avoid them, but I have a feeling most of them will be unavoidable.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > McMike 07/25/2015 at 14:58

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Nice bike. Everytime I see a nice cruiser I get the itch to start riding again.

desertdog5051 > McMike 07/25/2015 at 15:17

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Probably true. Enjoy. The Black Hills rides will make up for them.

citizenlambda > McMike 07/25/2015 at 15:55

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Enjoy the trip. I use a RAM mount with an X Grip, which is nice cause it’ll fit most any phone you want to put in there. I think they also make waterproof type jobbies for the more popular phones (iPhones etc...)

McMike > citizenlambda 07/25/2015 at 17:16

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LOL, five minutes ago, my buddy across the street just loaned me his RamX

McMike > citizenlambda 07/27/2015 at 09:28

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No dice, the RamX didn’t fit his 6plus with the big case on it. He’s looking for another.