Route 66 bike prep… since New Mexico broke my pack last summer, I ordered a new one for the trip I took last fall, but I didn’t really like it.
I kept looking and found a hard shell tourpack that Viking makes, and I thought hmmmm… there’s an interesting idea… so I ordered it to see if I thought it would work.
When I got it, I thought hmmmmmmm…. it needs a luggage rack on top, so I found an aftermarket Honda rack (shhhhhh) that fit perfectly on top of the tourpack.
Today I finally got out to the garage and mounted everything. Pretty sure this is the best set up I’ve ever had on this bike. The only thing that would make it better is if the tourpack was quick release… one thing at a time tho. No need to rush things!
My friends Chris Bowen and Linda Kish Bowen gave me a set of super-cool, perfectly Atomic mud flaps for the 74. Seeing as I’ve had quite a lot on my plate, I hadn’t had time to install them, but I wanted to make sure they got put put on the bike before I embark on Chix on 66 in June.
Today was THE day! After running our IFRD route with Ivy Vanessa Yapelli, Kathy Strobele, Jessica Vitale and Maizie the Motorcycle Dog, I hit the garage….
The rear fender took forever… I wanted to keep the fender tip, so I integrated that into the whole situation, which complicated things a bit, but I am happy how it turned out. The front fender took no time at all, which was a relief! Pretty happy with the additional decorations!
The Atomic Shovel 