2014 season - off to a late start!

Well this spring has been below average as far as riding goes, the weather has been difficult to say the least. Despite the challenges, I have been able to get out a bit and get some miles in.

The DR650 was running like a champ, despite the need for some serious TLC. Such a fun bike!

I made a couple trips to Chicago & LaCrosse Wisconsin this spring to do some presentations on the Trans Wisconsin Adventure Trail.  We had a huge turnout for the first presentation at MCC in Villa Park!

I was doing these presentations for the guided tours I'm leading on the TWAT route for RIDE Adventures.

http://www.rideadv.com/tours-by-type/dual-sport-motorcycle-tours/trans-wisconsin-adventure-trail-guided-motorcycle-tour-usa/

One of the attendees actually brought a TWAT cake!

Over the winter I have been planning a trip out west for the spring, and my intention was to attend the Overland Expo, and to visit a bunch of  locations where I want to take photos.  That trip required a more long distance motorcycle than the DR650 (Not that a DR can't do it, mine just would need a lot of work).

My buddy Bill had a sweet KTM 990 Adventure R that he decided to sell, so I sold what was left of my soul and purchased it. It sure was great to be back on an LC8 KTM, they are amazing bikes, but the maintenance is a bit of a pain in the ass. Its all worth it though, very fun bikes!

So now I have the bike prepped and loaded and ready to go, now I'm just sitting at home waiting for a break in the big wall of storms across the midwest so I can take off on my next adventure.

You can follow my progress on my SPOT page here:
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0BfB3vWkfNEZ4kTo19DaDRxCAk3c5ok6V

Photos, as I can load them will be posted here:
http://motographic.tumblr.com/