BTW, does anyone else of go through the phenomenon of the more I try to keep things clean, the dirtier they get? I tried to clean the dirt off the outside of the bike, but I still had to make sure I got some out of the filter housing of the block. For me, it's just easier to remove the plastic fairing. I used another Purolator L14612 , and Shell Rotella T-6 5W-40 oil. Funny thing about though; my bottles say DIESEL, others say auto. But mine does say JASO-MA recommended. I used it last time for the first changed which helped dampen vibrations so... Also adjusted the mirrors, and checked/aired the tires, lights, head bearings, steering play....adjusted chain..yada-yada-yada. 
Sounds like a very fun thing-the picture taking rally kind of adventure- awesome!
That furry thing gave me quite an unexpected start when first scrolling down, hahahahaha
Rode in a Charity Run yesterday at my local mom-pop shop-don't normally ride these things but the owners have a country camp down the hill from my place so they are kind of neighbors.
The run was a ride at your own pace, gave us directions of where to ride and we could start anytime we wanted, as long as we were back by 5:00pm.
Before the start: 100 bikes, 98 were cruisers, one Ninja and one NC700x
After the 105 mile ride-I heard so many state this was a long ride LOL (my daily commute to work is 80 mile round trip).
A good day riding; partly cloudy, on the cool side, high was in the mid-60s. Easy directions were given (probably because I ride most of the obscure roads on the directions) but saw many riders off course, going in the wrong direction, etc...must have been an excuse for them to stop every 20 miles or so for a 30 minute break
from a distance, probably, but the "face to face up close" struck me as:
Hahahahaha :d
Before the start: 100 bikes, 98 were cruisers, one Ninja and one NC700x
That's an insult to that silver Goldwing, calling it a cruiser.
That's an insult to that silver Goldwing, calling it a cruiser.
