{"id":263,"date":"2015-07-13T00:10:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T00:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bassdave.com\/?p=263"},"modified":"2015-07-13T00:10:46","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T00:10:46","slug":"speed-demons-and-dirt-riding-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidbrownonline.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/13\/speed-demons-and-dirt-riding-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"speed demons and dirt riding champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there is one thing I have mastered, it is taking a selfie on a motorcycle at &#8216;operating speed&#8217;. &nbsp;And just what that is&#8230;well&#8230;..(trail off slightly)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today we departed from Omaha and set out west. &nbsp;The rest of Nebraska could be summed up as &#8216;Fun&#8217;. &nbsp;Lenient speed regulations, the overall lack of traffic, and the will to get to the next destination made for an exhilarating ride.<\/p>\n<p>As we crossed into South Dakota, we stopped at a major intersection for five minutes. &nbsp;There was nothing near us. &nbsp;No other traffic, no people. &nbsp;Just us. &nbsp;How we envisioned the west to be. &nbsp;It was like stepping back into time. &nbsp;Every town we stopped in felt like it was a prop from the movie; &#8220;There Will Be Blood&#8221;. &nbsp;The local gas station was a meeting point for farmers on a Sunday afternoon. &nbsp;Cowboy hats, coffee, and nobody knew a stranger. &nbsp;It felt nice.<\/p>\n<p>As we entered the Badlands area we were persuaded by another group of motorcyclist to travel down the path less traveled. &nbsp;Which means, the K1600GT was treated just like the R1200GSA was treated. &nbsp;The difference, the GSA was built for offered use. &nbsp;The GT was not. &nbsp;25 miles of dirt &#8216;roads&#8217; and I had my fair share of being stressed out of my mind. &nbsp;User advice, the K1600GT does not handle well in non-pavement conditions. &nbsp;Dave, on his GSA was loving it.<\/p>\n<p>Hit an awesome thunderstorm as we entered the Black Hills. &nbsp;The lightning coming down was mesmerizing. &nbsp;We got wet and blown around by some incredible cross-winds. &nbsp;We survived and ended up in Keystone, SD for the night. &nbsp;Long day of riding. &nbsp;Just shy of 550 miles, 25 off-road and grueling&#8230;&#8230;Lets not do that part again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two Wheeled Therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Rubber side down.<\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there is one thing I have mastered, it is taking a selfie on a motorcycle at &#8216;operating speed&#8217;. &nbsp;And just what that is&#8230;well&#8230;..(trail off slightly) &nbsp; Today we departed from Omaha and set out west. &nbsp;The rest of Nebraska could be summed up as &#8216;Fun&#8217;. &nbsp;Lenient speed regulations, the overall lack of traffic, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":267,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_custom_body_class":"","_custom_post_class":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","tag-2015-trip"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidbrownonline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidbrownonline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidbrownonline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidbrownonline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidbrownonline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/davidbrownonline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidbrownonline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davidbrownonline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidbrownonline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davidbrownonline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}