Hey all, a friend and I are in the early stages of planning a ride from Omaha NE to the pacific coast summer of 2013. I was wondering if anyone on here would have any hot spots to stop at on the way. We have done a couple of rough maps to and from, I'll post the links. This would be both of ours first run of more than about 500 miles, any advice would be appreciated on gear, maintenance, travel plans, ect, ect. Also my bike is a 2000 R1 so it is has a carburetor. Is there anything special I will need to do for altitude, or will it be ok to run as is? Thanks in advance.
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