Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia today. 15 hours on the road. Tomorrow a quick stop at White Lion Scooters to pick up some parts then a short 4 hour drive to Savannah. Then the riding begins.
Finally a good meal. #cannonball (Taken with Instagram at Jim Deermans BBQ)
This has to one of the prettiest rest stops ever. #cannonball (Taken with Instagram at Knoxville Arkansas Park)
Going to be seeing a lot of this. #cannonball (Taken with Instagram at Driving West I40)
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“I dont make lists, I make Ulcers worrying about what I have forgotten.” I joked with the wife when she asked if I had a list of everything I needed to finish.
One list that might have been nice to work on would have been my musical play list. Lucky for me I am high tech and have the all might cloud. I will probably spend the first 2 nights hotel stays on the way out building those up.
“You got to be in tune with your Star Motha Fuckin’ Playa” — Kat Williams
2500 miles at an average of 45mph = 55 hours riding time.
8 days of riding.
7 hours a day.
313 Miles a day.
42 tanks of gas.
Approximately 945 songs.
Endless fun.
Cue cheesy music!
Well here it is the last weekend before the Cannonball Run. I am happy to say other then packing a few clothes and odds and ends I am ready to go. Confidant about the bike and ready for the adventure.
I wish I could take each and everyone of my friends with me but that just doesnt work out. So instead I have many many places you can follow what I am doing.
Keep up with the standings at: http://www.scootercannonball.com
Find my current location: http://followride.com/rider/TheDandee
Then of course there is Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (or here if you are not on Instagram).
Brunch. (Taken with Instagram at Blackbird Buvette)
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” — Mark Twain
Saturday I spent another day at the shop checking settings and making sure I knew how to remove and replace anything that I needed to. The confidence is starting to build that the bike is ready and can carry me without issue.
Next Saturday is the last shop day before I leave. Hopefully I can get enough miles on the bike this week to really feel confident.
Some oil and tubes showed up last night. Thanks Scooter Mercato.
When planning a coast to coast scooter ride its easy to get tied up thinking about how to make sure the scooter can make the trip, where to get gas and what the best routes are. All that planning makes it easy to forget is how I am going to get to the starting line.
I am lucky to have the support of the Pharaohs Scooter Club on this. My buddy, Red Rocket, has volunteered his time and his truck to help me out. He will haul my scooter and my ass to Savannah, GA. He will then follow me all the way to San Diego, CA carrying my stuff and helping me if I break down.
After all is said we will have completed this trip 2 times. So a big thank you to Red Rocket for making this possible.
