Advice for a Sportster Adventure
#11
08-27-2020, 06:03 PM
Good luck, and safe riding along the way. Make sure to check ahead for park closures, etc. If you ride the 1 up there, don't push your luck on gas, every once in a while, there are some 10-15 mile gaps between stations. A small bottle carried, might save the day. Be prepared for some hefty (I thought so anyway) tolls in the Bay area, so have cash on hand.
Check out the elephant seals on the coast in the Hearst Castle area (north of Cambria) there are brown park signs on the hwy, to show you where, but you have to be looking for them.
Also want to check put Alices Restaurant in Woodside south of San Mateo, in the Bay area. Its worth the slight out of the way detour. We stopped there on our trip last summer. I apologize can't recall the name but another member here gave me the heads up on this place.
Keep us updated.
#12
08-27-2020, 06:06 PM
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#14
08-31-2020, 10:52 AM
Based on my recent experience of touring in the UK , one thing I would advise you to do is spray a little water dispersant around your electrical connectors especially around the tank area . I rode for half a day in torrential rain and parked my bike up for another day in the rain . As a result I developed an electrical fault that I could have well done without . I eventually traced it to water in a connector that was turning the clocks on with the key out and consequently draining the battery. So although the big stuff like crank and pistons might go on for ever , it's the little things like a Deutsch connector that can spoil the trip .
15 minutes with some dielectric grease can go a long way towards keeping the electrical gremlins at bay.
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#16
08-31-2020, 05:41 PM
I'll post pics from the journey for sure.
#17
08-31-2020, 05:45 PM
Based on my recent experience of touring in the UK , one thing I would advise you to do is spray a little water dispersant around your electrical connectors especially around the tank area . I rode for half a day in torrential rain and parked my bike up for another day in the rain . As a result I developed an electrical fault that I could have well done without . I eventually traced it to water in a connector that was turning the clocks on with the key out and consequently draining the battery. So although the big stuff like crank and pistons might go on for ever , it's the little things like a Deutsch connector that can spoil the trip .
#18
08-31-2020, 05:47 PM
You've got the biggest weakness of the Sporty taken care of (clutch rivets). Like has been said, do the maintenance, make sure you're comfortable (see The Comfort Triangle Link ) and ride til you can't anymore! 
Here's a LINK to a 2000+ mile, 7 day trip I took on my Sporty. Lots of photos.
photo taken right before leaving-
Here's a video from another 1,000 mile trip on the Sporty-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFuBV6jXxAw
Here's a LINK to a 2000+ mile, 7 day trip I took on my Sporty. Lots of photos.
photo taken right before leaving-
Here's a video from another 1,000 mile trip on the Sporty-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFuBV6jXxAw
That's a beautiful bike u got there! Thanks!
#20
09-11-2020, 09:45 PM