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El Puerco Mandarino heads North...
This was my first big trip on El Puerco Mandarino (aka: The Mandarin Pig). Having not taken any vacation in over a year, I figured it was time to go somewhere. But where? I looked at my map of the states I had been to on a motorcycle, and Idaho wasn’t filled in. Thinking it was a good time to go since Austin has had so much rain and heat, I jotted down a few quick targets, packed some gear a few days before departure, and then headed off.
My primary goal was to visit Idaho and anything else was just part of the trip. I had one week to kill and decided to ‘hotel-it’ for simplicity. I also decided to try and eat at local places to support the community.
Penciled in included:
Day 1 - Austin, TX to Clovis, NM
Day 2 - Clovis, NM to Durango, CO
Day 3 - Durango, CO to Pocatello, ID
Day 4 - Pocatello, ID to Jackson Hole, WY
Day 5 - Jackson Hole, WY to Grand Junction, CO
Day 6 - Grand Junction CO to Lamar, CO
Day 7 - Lamar, CO to Matador, TX
Day 8 - Matador, TX to Austin, TX
Bike:
El Puerco Mandarino is a 2001 R1150GS I purchased used in October of 2006 with only 5,400 miles on the ODO. I have the stock BMW cases and BMW tank bag for storage. A Helen-Two-Wheels bag and a river bag held clothes and the additional riding gear.
Equipment:
Having opted to stay in hotels, all I really needed was a few changes of clothes and a shave kit. I really like the simplicity of this type of trip. My camera is a Nikon Coolpix S7c. I’ve got a Garmin GPS III+ in a Touratech mount and a RAM camera mount setup. I brought along my iPod shuffle as well. I also had a “Stop & Go” tire plug kit on-board.
Gear:
Most of the trip I rode in my Olympia mesh pants and Joe Rocket Phoenix jacket. I did bring along my Tourmaster heavy jacket and riding pants just in case. Gloves were a Sportsman’s Warehouse doeskin. Helmet is an older Shoei 800. TourMaster rain pants and an el-cheapo rain jacket rounded out the gear.
Stay tuned as Mandarin goes to Yellowstone
This was my first big trip on El Puerco Mandarino (aka: The Mandarin Pig). Having not taken any vacation in over a year, I figured it was time to go somewhere. But where? I looked at my map of the states I had been to on a motorcycle, and Idaho wasn’t filled in. Thinking it was a good time to go since Austin has had so much rain and heat, I jotted down a few quick targets, packed some gear a few days before departure, and then headed off.
My primary goal was to visit Idaho and anything else was just part of the trip. I had one week to kill and decided to ‘hotel-it’ for simplicity. I also decided to try and eat at local places to support the community.
Penciled in included:
Day 1 - Austin, TX to Clovis, NM
Day 2 - Clovis, NM to Durango, CO
Day 3 - Durango, CO to Pocatello, ID
Day 4 - Pocatello, ID to Jackson Hole, WY
Day 5 - Jackson Hole, WY to Grand Junction, CO
Day 6 - Grand Junction CO to Lamar, CO
Day 7 - Lamar, CO to Matador, TX
Day 8 - Matador, TX to Austin, TX
Bike:
El Puerco Mandarino is a 2001 R1150GS I purchased used in October of 2006 with only 5,400 miles on the ODO. I have the stock BMW cases and BMW tank bag for storage. A Helen-Two-Wheels bag and a river bag held clothes and the additional riding gear.
Equipment:
Having opted to stay in hotels, all I really needed was a few changes of clothes and a shave kit. I really like the simplicity of this type of trip. My camera is a Nikon Coolpix S7c. I’ve got a Garmin GPS III+ in a Touratech mount and a RAM camera mount setup. I brought along my iPod shuffle as well. I also had a “Stop & Go” tire plug kit on-board.
Gear:
Most of the trip I rode in my Olympia mesh pants and Joe Rocket Phoenix jacket. I did bring along my Tourmaster heavy jacket and riding pants just in case. Gloves were a Sportsman’s Warehouse doeskin. Helmet is an older Shoei 800. TourMaster rain pants and an el-cheapo rain jacket rounded out the gear.
Stay tuned as Mandarin goes to Yellowstone