How I spent my summer vacation, or 6000 miles on a WR250R

And go take a look at all the other RR from WR owners.. they are amazing..

Also look at BigDog's Adventures.. he's on one now:
http://www.bigdogadventures.com/PonchoLefty2.htm

thanks, brother that was great. I was lurking around on the WR specific forum looking for LD adventures and came across your ride. Sweet! Gives me inspiration to upgrade the DR with something a little more modern.

not skierd is u! 1200m on a dirt bike is all i've ever done ..you def give me hope to ride the tat on my 503 . you think ur bike will be up to it again ? w/o probs? it would suck to be stuck out in those hot plains broke down . great rr ..

I'd leave tomorrow on another trip without hesitation if I had the time and cash. I have plans in the works for this summer, not planning to go as far afield but instead I'm going racing, hoping to run the full Atlantic RallyMoto series and a few Dual Sport rides. I'm also debating a trip down to Key West and the Mississippi Hill Country trail, or going back to the Plains.

Thats flippin sweet... I don't know how I missed this action for so long. Awesome report and thanks for the gear reviews... they'll be helpful to those of us who keep planning on taking a trip like that but probably won't be able to for 5-10 years lol.

No time like the present to start planning! Who knows, once you've got the plan you might find a way to get away sooner.

That was a great report, thanks for sharing.

Todd

Bookmarked....another great RR I wanna check out.

I know I have seen it before, but rack system is this with the incorporated gas can. Its probably the one I'll get when I get my WRR.

It's raining here and my arms in a sling. I just spent the afternoon reading the entire thread. Great job, I really enjoyed it.

emerson.biguns made the rack on the left side, but I don't think he's making any more. You'll have to find one used... I think if I do it again, I'd mount a 1gal on the tail and stick to saddle bags for luggage.

Glad people are still reading and enjoying my little ride. :)

I got the link for it from your post in the Main WRR thread. Thanks for the info.

thanks for sharing with us!

jimmy

You have a pic of the rack with no bags on it by chance??

Great RR thanks for sharing

Sure do!

Rotopax rack




Only pic I have of the dirtbagz rack

Thanks. I am reading your RR now and about half way through. Great trip and RR.

I sure wish that they were still in production because I want one. I am currently trying to figure out which method of carying extra fuel I will use without buying a new Safari tank. Anyone have one that they want to sell?

Really fine trip report. Appears that Sam's GPS tracklogs aren't updated with closures and essential detours. My riding buddy & I have his maps and GPS data (somewhere). Did you document at what milemarkers on his maps the closures and detours were?

Didn't mark it, sorry. The big detour is in Mississippi, which I got from this thread:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9921178&postcount=62

The TN off-piste excursion, and well most of them, were a mapping issue on my part imo, not a TAT routing issue. The roads get hard to read in Oklahoma and Arkansas... The problem isn't Sam's routes, as his maps match up very well with the CityNav2010 maps from Garmin, the problem is that bridges have been removed, roads closed/erased, etc and the maps haven't been updated. None of the reroutes took me more than 5-10 extra miles and were always just as if not more scenic. Think of the route as a solid suggestion, not canon.

inspiring RR... beautiful trip. It's also great to read that you got your license in 2008 (same as me) and felt comfortable doing this long a trip. Had you been riding before off road or are you a total beginner? Good luck with the classes