I prepped the bike for shipping (filled as many empty spaces as possible - other camping and riding gear will be shipped to NM in a box - and locked them all down with either keyed locks or cable ties). I'm not really concerned, but figured it was better to lock/secure things, than to "hope" things would not "walk" during transit.
Here we are all ready to go (on a nice drizzly morning - 4/21/09; also my parents 53rd wedding Anniversary!):
Upon leaving my house in NJ we have 19115 miles (let's see what we can log in the S. West!):
I took the bike to the local BMW dealer (Cross County BMW in NJ*) and dropped it off for pick up by the shipping company (Key Board Motorcycle shipping - http://www.keyboardmotorcycleshipping.com).
[* Incidentally, this is the same BMW dealership that NEP frequents when he is in town on "business"]
She (rather, he? still not sure if "wally" is a boy or a girl!) is in the capable hands of Cross Country BMW (see ya soon!):
I wish I could say that my hands were as "capable," however after catching my finger on one of the side cases, I appear to have gotten my first (and let's hope ONLY injury) on this adventure:
This is why sailors and oceanographers DO NOT wear jewelry. I guess we need to add "motorcyclists" (or at least ME!) to that list....
(footnote: The BMW shop called on 4/22, bike shipped as planned - we are on our way!)
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