Off to Pikes Peak in the morning ...

So I'm taking a little trip to Pikes Peak to watch the race, heading out in the morning. Taking my time b/c I don't check in to the hotel in Manitou Springs until Wed. Long ago, I ditched the under seat exhaust in favor of a lighter Supertrapp hung off the cat, and recently picked up a similar unit with mid-pipe which moves the exhaust back some & away from passenger feet, sort of :smile:. I briefly toyed with N2O, but that is dangerous for the uninitiated. I had 2 bottles hung under the seat in place of the exhaust, which worked well.

All that said, leads to this. I now have 2 agricultural stash cans hung under the seat. These cost about $7 each, and hold things like a stop-and-go tire plug kit, tire inflation kit using CO2 cartridges (4), pressure gauge, para-cord, duct tape, things like that. They have a rubber seal for the cap so should be water resistant. Just helps with finding places to put small things :biggrin: ...



Rear tire is fresh, oil/filter are fresh ... brakes are fair. With any luck, the old gal and I will enjoy checking out the 100th anniversary running of the 2nd oldest road race in the US :smile:. And maybe even get back in one piece ...

ACE

 

Source for the stash cans?? Never knew why Suprtrapps were not more popular for VFRs. My 91 came with a Yoshimura can that is still on the bike. I have a White Bros labeled Supertrapp on my SR500. Great design.

Never been to Pike's Peak.. Now that it's paved to the top do they let the great unwashed ride the mountain like is done at the Isle of Man?

Damn right I'm envious!!!

 

@Anne.Marie ... thx, and I'll see what I can do about pix. Taking my GoPro with intent to video a ride to the top ...

@BB ... Agricultural supply house, agrisupply.com, pg. 57 of online catalog. I think they do allow the unwashed to ride up, but I'm not sure about that during race week, will have to see.

ACE

 

Probably not during trials week. Lots of prep, practice and set ups going on with film and TV crews. The Isle of Man is different. At 37.5 miles its still a road. During race week, there are several get offs and fatal accidents. My question was mostly about being able to ride the mounting using the whole roadway and not having to contend with the normal two way traffic.

Post your stuff when you get back.. Thanks for the link.. Might be fun putting some lettering on those cans one that says N02 and the other saying NitroMethane. A dude could be the fastest faux dood at any bike night for less than 20 pesos.