Category Archives: The Gear

After walking around Cycle Gear and watching some of their motorcycle videos it dawned on me that we should document this ride as best as we can. I’m already bringing camera gear along but thought it would be nice to … Continue reading →

We took a ride to Cycle Gear in Sactown today so Lorraine could update her riding gear. She had to get everything since her old gear would just hang on her and cause problems on the road.

I had the oil filter and oil changed. Used mixed synth with dyno oil. All the fluids good to go and actually had the bike inspected for a brake recall. Everything is a go! Just for record sake, I had … Continue reading →

More parts came in today, now I can mount the GPS properly. I still need to purchase a glare hood and some sort of rain protection case/covering. The last time it poured I used an oversized baggy for protection. That … Continue reading →

For this trip I purchased a used Garmin Nuvi 265WT. This particular model is fairly old by today’s standard. It was released around 2008 but I knew I would be able to update the firmware and purchase the latest 2013 … Continue reading →