Wrestling with computers,paypal,and various sign up apps.... LA to Barstow to Las Vegas

....making lists, and checking them off...   bought a replacement Lap top...check
                                                                   AMA membership ...check
                                                                   reserved a spot in the ride...check
                                                                   bought a suitable bike for the event...check

                                                                    To do list:
                                                                             
                                                                     Go through the electrical system on the bike
                                                                     find and buy replacement bulbs
                                                                     install heavier springs in front suspension
                                                                     install heavier spring on rear shock
                                                                     install digital speedometer/odometer
                                                                     procure roll chart holder and install
                                                                     change drive chain and possibly sprockets?
                                                                     oil change and filter clean
                                                                     fabricate additional 'bash plate' and install
                                                                    

                                                                      Book some motel rooms
                                                                      install hitch on the tow vehicle
                                                                      purchase a trailer (add a channel rail)
                                                                      and probably a dozen other things...

In Honda we trust

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Got parts from Newbolds Bike Shop...

Some parts for the XR 200R project arrived.

These are some after market parts to stiffen up the suspension...and add a few inches of clearance. I bought these from Travis Newbold who I met at the first DirtQuake US a year ago. Travis has a motorcycle shop in Colorado that he runs when he isn't out somewhere racing or playing on motorcycles. Travis is also Sideburn Magazines Poet...a man of many talents. I have till Thanksgiving to get these parts in the XR, so I can chase Travis and some others through the desert...be back with more as progress is made. My computer is still down...so posts are laboriously posted via cel phone still.

As Travis is fond of saying "Sticker placement is key"