Subject: Boston > San Diego solo Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:06 pm
Welp I did it.
Left Boston rode 3,765 miles and ended up in San Diego. 9 days of riding 17 states. My exhaust header bolt sheared off in West Virginia, but other than that no issues with the GRiSO. She took the Vegas 117 Degrees F like a champ and kept going.
Averaged 42 mpg I’m sure there are better bikes to tour on, but I don’t have them, so GRiSO will have to do!
I’ll post some pics soon whenever I remember how to do it in the forum lol
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MrGPz GRiSO Capo
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Subject: Re: Boston > San Diego solo Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:11 pm
Great effort, well done
Oz1200Guzzi Don Abbondio
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Subject: Re: Boston > San Diego solo Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:15 pm
Sterling effort
Street L'Innominato
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Subject: Re: Boston > San Diego solo Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:11 pm
Two thumbs up!
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So this was basically my route (forgot to turn it on the day from PA> WV)
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b3177h Grignapoco
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Subject: Re: Boston > San Diego solo Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:10 pm
GRiSO Modifications
Side/Top Cases + extra fuel tank: Moto Machines in VA HB crash bars LED lights (I think from ADV forum if I remember correctly) Grip puppies/usb charger (Jeff Bezos) Stelvio Hand guards: Second hand from @odder thank you much sir Startus interuptus relay kit from that guy in texas Bar risers from Onurs Windscreen from somewhere +$300 in Sidecase stickers from wherever I go
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Pete Roper GRiSO Capo
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Subject: Re: Boston > San Diego solo Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:59 pm
You can't tour on a GRiSO. Just ask the experts..........
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Street L'Innominato
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Subject: Re: Boston > San Diego solo Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:00 pm
What an epic journey! I've always loved the GRiSO as a tourer. I put 50k on my first one including several multi-thousand-mile trips. What's your plan for the return route?
Pete (Street)
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rick pope GRiSO Capo
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Subject: Re: Boston > San Diego solo Wed Jun 30, 2021 7:06 pm
Looks like you got to sample a bit of US50. I know it well. Been coast/coast on it twice, and it runs through our farm.
Thanks for sharing.
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lcjohnny GRiSO Capo
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Subject: Re: Boston > San Diego solo Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:06 am
Nine 400+ mile days one after the other !!!!
IMPRESSED
Are you able to walk straight yet?
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Spruce Goose Carlotto
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Subject: Re: Boston > San Diego solo Sat Jul 31, 2021 8:02 pm
Great accomplishment!! And here I was thinking I was a badass for riding from El Paso to Hartford in 4 days. Lol I’m such an amateur! I love touring on the GRiSO!
b3177h Grignapoco
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Subject: Re: Boston > San Diego solo Thu Feb 10, 2022 5:51 pm
sorry for the late replies took me a few days of stretching to get back to normal. Morning motorcycle yoga helped me stay flexible. Did a Boston > Denver > Seattle > LA trip a few years back, but broke that into 3 weeks. wanted to say I did coast to coast non stop.. and I did.
Ended up shipping the bike back using Motoshippers.com unfortunately that was the bulk of my riding last year I only put a few hundred more miles on.
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Spruce Goose Carlotto
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Subject: Re: Boston > San Diego solo Mon Apr 04, 2022 5:34 am
After being in San Diego all last Summer with my son who is now in college there, and reading your post, and missing the GRiSO I left garaged in Connecticut, I did the unthinkable. Found a relatively cheap R1150GS and rode it back to CT, visiting family along the way. SD—>Phoenix—> Alberquerque —> Denver —> Cheyenne —> Sioux Falls and then through upstate NY back to Hartford. 6 days, 4k miles. I missed my Goose and would have rather made the trip with her but I couldn’t resist the coast-coast (although I didn’t go all the way to Boston!). Now I just have to find a tail rack for Sprucey and we’ll be in business!
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b3177h Grignapoco
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Subject: Re: Boston > San Diego solo Mon Apr 04, 2022 7:09 am
That’s awesome excellent riding will have to get together and ride sometime
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