2 Day, 600 Mile Trip

My buddy (Next door neighbor) and I just returned from a 2 day - 600 mile trip from San Jose, Ca. to South Lake Tahoe. We went from sea level to driving over Echo summit at 7300 feet and then down to Lake Tahoe at 6000 feet. We set up camp and then took a 75 mile drive around the entire lake. The bikes performed flawlessly!!! I sensed very little performance loss at those elevations. This was a good test ride for our upcoming 6000 mile - 6 week trip around the country we have planned next year.

Tahoe area sure is beautiful. Glad you had a nice trip. Been up there recently myself, and yes the NC performs quite nicely at sea level and above. Where did you camp? Wanted to do a lap around the lake last time I was there, but it was more of a family vacation than me taking off and joy riding kinda thing.

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We camped at a Fallen Leaf campground on the California side.

My next door neighbor is a Harley guy and a pastor. No trips like this in our future.

Looks nice over there!

mkmclm said:

We camped at a Fallen Leaf campground on the California side.

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What does it cost to get a camping spot for two motorcycles these days (average)?

We were $13 per night per site at Mt Nebo. 2 tents allowed per site.

State parks in south typically $15 to $20 per site and multiple tents allowed.

Most around 20.00 per night here.

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It's a national forest campground. It was $32.00 a night with a 2 vehicle 6 person limit. It is a really nice campground. The bathrooms have a coin operated shower in them.

I was there two months ago. I rode my Yamaha FZ1. Riding around Lake Tahoe and the mountain pass was spectacular. At 8000 ft elevation crossing the summit, I had to ride 1 gear lower to harness the power that I was needing.

Camping was done 'in the forest' - cost was free.

mkmclm:

It looks like you are set to go. My trip in the Spring was only two weeks long. I had the same volume in luggage as I see on your bike. I also had a similarly tall windscreen - much appreciated.

I also had my bike equipped with highway pegs. For long rides in the saddle, it is more comfortable to be able to alternate leg position. You might want to consider adding them (if you don't mind the appearance).

http://nc700-forum.com/forum/nc750-modifications/6738-fixed-stock-seat-highway-pegs.html