Recent content by BIGmackie

Wow, the response to this post is quite impressive. When I posted this ride report I figured only a few people would read it right after I posted it and it would be forever lost after that. I figure I am long overdue for an update since it has been 3 years since I took this journey and I...

I'll update everyone soon.

update: I spent the better part of the weekend camping with the wife, so the wing got put on the back burner. After putting all the camping stuff away, I was able to play with my toys. Started off by staring at it thinking of what could be wrong, then I sprayed some carb cleaner down the...

So, updates bases on these suggestions: First, the ignition switch and on switch are both in the correct position. I've been flipping the petcock over to reserve because I suspected fuel delivery issues, buts it's got a little less than half a tank. Second, I pulled the plugs to check for...

Ok, so I've been away for a little while on deployment and I think my bike got mad at me. Here's the latest and greatest on what I've got going on with my bike. I pulled the carbs in December for a quick tune up and replaced the intake seals and the bike became difficult to start, wanted no...

What I thought was the end really wasn't. This story began with my wife telling me she was pregnant so I took a trip on the goldwing. After a two week battle with premature labor, my wife was airlifted from our hospital in oak harbor to a specialized hospital. My primary vehicle was not...

The end of a mighty journey nearly insight, I set my sights on the forrest and loose sight of the trees... Time to finish this thing up. First, a lost photo of Idaho: Utah and Idaho both sucked. It was time for things to take an upturn; after all it couldn’t be worse. Leaving Idaho going into...

I’ve met the Devil, and I’ve travelled through hell. Hell is known around these parts, as Utah! This chapter will be a short one since I didn’t take any pictures. I apologize in advance for that. I woke up in a hotel room, unaware of the snow that had been falling all night. I was well rested...

Thanks to an overwhelming demand, it’s time to get this story back on track. Dashing across a windy plane nervously spying the weather looming ahead, resolving to forge on at any cost, I twist the throttle…I’m met with disappointment. After crossing the border into Utah, I set my focus on...

Sorry, works been kickin' my butt. Soon

Early morning sunrise brings with it trepidation for the course lying in front of me. An unknown path to a known destination… I planned my route back carefully, so I wouldn’t have an opportunity to get lost. Having already taken the coastal route south, I decided that no more adventure could I...

I miss riding it...

It’s been said that all good things must come to and end… I spent four days with my folks in Prescott Valley just kickin’ back, visiting. While I was there, my dad helped me rebuild my starter solenoid which had started acting up. This thing was actually a lot easier to rebuild than I had...

Sorry for not updating in a while. Work is kicking my butt! Got a flat on the Wing today just cruisin', cost me $150!

Yeah, it was an easy fix. I just needed to tighten the lockscrew on the backside that tensions the spring. It had been giving me fits ever since I left, but hadn't really gotten on my nerves until I was on the 1. Funny thing is, after I fixed that mirror the other one loosened up and I had to...