I wrote Rif Addams, invited him to the forum, he wrote back today:
Hi Paul!
It is a pleasure to meet a fellow 'Long DistanceMoto-Biker'!!! I thought I was the only one crazy enough to do such adventures... I will certainly go to the forum and do a bit of "bench racing/adventuring".
*chuckle*
Yeah my computer is having issues and I was not able to get back into my page to edit/revise/continue my story.
That's about right though, as I nicknamed Wyoming "the Vortex" Once you get in you can't get out. I was plagued with problems and it took a week to get rolling out of Evanston, WY- Then got lost in the desert with no supplies, gas, or phone. We finally ended up loading up the bike in the support truck and driving to Fort Fred Steele, where I resumed the ride and crossed into Nebraska where I found the BEST riding of my adventure.
In July I will once again be riding across the country on my motor-bicycle.
I am going from Tacoma, WA (my happy home) to Portland, IN for the annual V.M.B.C. (Vintage Moto Bike Club) meet.This is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest, of the Moto-bike meets in the country.
I am in the process of building the bike specificly for long distance *abuse* adventuring.
Thank you for the e-mail- we'll talk more soon,
Rif