So while the ride was shortler thena the first two days, it was a little more challenging. Temperaturs were also in the upper 90's (forecast 100) but I never saw it that warm on the bikes external temperature sensor.
Had no major mishaps today. Some minor ones though. A helmet shield came undone (it was fixed at a stop) and a lost cup holder (screw came loose).
As yesterday and the day before, a lot of interstate travels. The GPS worked fine, with one exception were the road instructions (verbal) were a little behind the actual turns. Even though the maps were updated a few months ago, there are still so areas where the databases have not caught up with the actual roadways. Gets a bit hairy at 60 miles an other head to an off ramp where there are two choices, left and right and only one is right (you can always go back but that would not be fun).
The first trip I took on a bike (a road trip like this but shorter only a 1000 miles or so) I used paper maps and that was interesting but not as much fun as the GPS. Its is hard (as you might imagine) using a paper map on a motorcycle. Some bikers use tank bags that have a pocket for the map so you can look down and see it fairly easily but that creates other issues.
There is one thing some folks may not have thought of that is those of us who use glasses.
I have not tired the progressive lens but they might work fairly well. But the standard bifocal glasses are set for reading print at about nine inches. The map in the tank bag and/or the GPS are further away then that. If you need to use glasses, you have to have the bifocal part set for about 15 or 20 inches which requires the Doctor to understand what you want to do and know how to adjust the focal point. When its done right it works well
The same goes for reading the bike's instrument panel. Its the little things that make it all work.
Pictures later tonight.
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