Dallas to Sturgis is a nice little drive.
August 5, 2005
It's only about 1,150 miles.
The See Ya! has a range of about 900 miles on a 100 gallon tank of diesel fuel. We might get a little bit less because we are towing the trailer with the bikes in it. So we are probably looking at two stops along the way, maybe one if the mileage is good. It also depends on how much riding on the bikes we do. The bikes can go about 150 miles before stopping for gas - but that is a lot more stopping over the distance and would slow us down a bit.
Anyway, the current plan is that we will head out of Dallas on I-35 and head up to Wichita, Kansas (about 365 miles). This is when we will encounter most of our traffic - in the morning, in the Dallas area. The trickiest part is probably getting out of the neighborhood with a 40 foot motorhome and 20+ feet of trailer behind it.
From Wichita, we will part ways the superslab (which diverts about 100 miles to the east) and roll north on US-81 to I-80 near York, Nebraska (about 230 miles). This will be, roughly, the half-way point of the trip. 600 miles down, 550 miles to go.
After duly acknowledging the halfway mark, we will strike out due west on I-80 for 180 miles until we get to North Platte, Nebraska, where we hear there are some good steaks to be found. With an early start and some good luck on the roads, we just might make it there for dinner.
Sated (hopefully), we will leave Ike's Interstate System again to head north on US-83 through the hearts of Nebraska and South Dakota until we hit I-90, turn west and head into Sturgis (about 370 miles).
It is a nice, flat, little ride.
It's only about 1,150 miles.
The See Ya! has a range of about 900 miles on a 100 gallon tank of diesel fuel. We might get a little bit less because we are towing the trailer with the bikes in it. So we are probably looking at two stops along the way, maybe one if the mileage is good. It also depends on how much riding on the bikes we do. The bikes can go about 150 miles before stopping for gas - but that is a lot more stopping over the distance and would slow us down a bit.
Anyway, the current plan is that we will head out of Dallas on I-35 and head up to Wichita, Kansas (about 365 miles). This is when we will encounter most of our traffic - in the morning, in the Dallas area. The trickiest part is probably getting out of the neighborhood with a 40 foot motorhome and 20+ feet of trailer behind it.
From Wichita, we will part ways the superslab (which diverts about 100 miles to the east) and roll north on US-81 to I-80 near York, Nebraska (about 230 miles). This will be, roughly, the half-way point of the trip. 600 miles down, 550 miles to go.
After duly acknowledging the halfway mark, we will strike out due west on I-80 for 180 miles until we get to North Platte, Nebraska, where we hear there are some good steaks to be found. With an early start and some good luck on the roads, we just might make it there for dinner.
Sated (hopefully), we will leave Ike's Interstate System again to head north on US-83 through the hearts of Nebraska and South Dakota until we hit I-90, turn west and head into Sturgis (about 370 miles).
It is a nice, flat, little ride.
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