What did you do to your truck today!

[budman k20]

Put on the camper and a loaded trailer then I drove it 25.3 miles and put in 4 gallons of gas! After that test I decided I need a cheaper way to get to Milwaukee for the HD party!

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by budman k20

Put on the camper and a loaded trailer then I drove it 25.3 miles and put in 4 gallons of gas! After that test I decided I need a cheaper way to get to Milwaukee for the HD party!

Yeah but it looks awesome!!

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by budman k20

Put on the camper and a loaded trailer then I drove it 25.3 miles and put in 4 gallons of gas! After that test I decided I need a cheaper way to get to Milwaukee for the HD party!

I did some calcs for you. I do it all the time. Since I have a small Airstream motor home and I always check the +'s and -'s of taking it or the car or a plane when we make a run.

Sacto to Milwaukee is 2, 129 miles...Or 4,258 round trip. I'm figuring you're towing the bike...looks like you got something hooked on the back and you're going to the HD party...So...????

Gas prices (lowest premium) between Medford, where you'd fill up the rig and Milwaukee averages $3.70/gal if you wait until you get out of California.

At 6.25 mpg, that's $2,520.81 for gas.

I figure 8.5 nights on the road averaging 500 miles a day in the truck/house/bike rig. If you hook up at $35/nite for eight nights (full hook up), that's $280.
I figure food for two. But to make this work at all, I gotta figure one traveler.....so, in the rig, you can probably get by for $30/day cooking and the burger
from time to time...That's $240.

Never mind that these numbers don't match up with your reality. It's all about comparison. Maybe you don't hook up. Maybe there are more than one of you. Maybe you eat out all the time
on the road. The numbers are for comparison.

That makes the ride up in the style we like, bike on board, your own bed, kitchen and bathroom in your rear view mirror, for a total cost of $3,040.81.

Okay. Leave the bike at home? Take a car that gets 35 mpg? On regular unleaded? Average for the 121.66 gallons it takes there and back @ $3.60/gal (I checked the route), it's $437.97.
I figure $100/day for food for two (*we don't drink). But, take that down to $50...eating out. 8 days (yeah, maybe you make it in less in the zippy car....but, hey!), $400. Eight nights in motels?
I bet you have a hard ime beating $135/night in the summer. Okay, that's what it takes me using Priceline, Travelocity, and the oft stop at the local joints that my woman agrees, "people don't live there."
I'm gonna figure $135 x 8 = $1,040. You might go lower on the lodging. But how low do you want to go? We find places (Medford) for $75...and then we can't find any place out in the boonies
that are under $165 that aren't growing mouldy biting bugs....

Total cost in a car: Lesser comfort, lesser cool factor, no bike, $1,877.97.

Or, you could go from Sacto to Mil on the plane for $528. Rent a car, blow off the lodging, stay there longer, fly home....probably cost about the same. Then again, there's no "road trip"
experience to be had with that. Just an airport cattle-call and those idiot TSA folks (apologies to any among us...if you have a 67-72, you're different than most of 'em ).

Point: The difference, even if you factor in your own parameters, is going to be just over $1,100 for the trip.

I'm just sayin'.

[effects66]

Installed and connected all gauges...





And buttoned up all fluid connections.....






and connected all linkages...

[JJanzen]

Way Sexy!!!

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and connected all linkages...

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[jayman68]

A couple weeks ago, at the street fair in town, there was a vendor that makes signs out of license plates. I ordered one to go with my truck, then I picked it up today at the street fair in Concrete, WA.

[FrankieD]

Originally Posted by budman k20

Put on the camper and a loaded trailer then I drove it 25.3 miles and put in 4 gallons of gas! After that test I decided I need a cheaper way to get to Milwaukee for the HD party!

Ride the bikes abd Bedroll it

[budman k20]

I'm always looking for a reason to drive my 72! There are 6 bikes in our group going to the HD party. The pros to driving the 72 is it's always nice to have a tow vehicle plus everyone could put their gear in my trailer and everywhere I go I have a place to eat and sleep! The con's are I wont be riding my bike with everyone else and the high cost of fuel! We found a FREE place to stay so we are riding! It's only 350 miles one way to Milwakee so the fuel cost would only be $450 ish. But with a free place to crash its going to be a bike only weekend!

[magwakeenercew2jh]

Originally Posted by budman k20

I'm always looking for a reason to drive my 72! There are 6 bikes in our group going to the HD party. The pros to driving the 72 is it's always nice to have a tow vehicle plus everyone could put their gear in my trailer and everywhere I go I have a place to eat and sleep! The con's are I wont be riding my bike with everyone else and the high cost of fuel! We found a FREE place to stay so we are riding! It's only 350 miles one way to Milwakee so the fuel cost would only be $450 ish. But with a free place to crash its going to be a bike only weekend!

Hahahaha! I thought I read you were heading out from "Fairfield, CA".....Now THAT makes a difference.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by magwakeenercew2jh

Hahahaha! I thought I read you were heading out from "Fairfield, CA".....Now THAT makes a difference.

Wrong K20...besides I like Coors....

[In The Ten Ring]

I picked up my new springs and wrestled my drum brake today. I got it all back together then realized I put those retaining spring sleeve/washers in backwards! Oh well.....I'm new at this. Fix it and do the other one tomorrow. Oh and my back hurts! I guess I need to jack up the truck more before doing the other drum.

[DT1]

Originally Posted by budman k20

Put on the camper and a loaded trailer then I drove it 25.3 miles and put in 4 gallons of gas! After that test I decided I need a cheaper way to get to Milwaukee for the HD party!

What a gorgeous rig!

[Dunenutt]

Originally Posted by budman k20

Put on the camper and a loaded trailer then I drove it 25.3 miles and put in 4 gallons of gas! After that test I decided I need a cheaper way to get to Milwaukee for the HD party!

Cool truck, and camper combo!