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Planning for the USA & Canada has begun!

Feb 22, 2013

We decided to again source Yamaha bikes since we are familiar with them and they are good and reliable and after tracking down Yamaha Dealers in the USA we decided to base our departure for our trips in Chicago for convenience for at least the first two trips we have planned and have found a dealer now who has sourced a couple of bikes for us (pictured below).

DuPage Honda Yamaha
27 W 215 North Avenue West Chicago IL 60185
Phone: 630.231.8700
Fax: 630. 231.0215

http://www.dupagehonda.com/default.asp




My bike – Yamaha 2010 V Star Tourer (Colour - Seashell)very similar to the Champagne of the bike I had in the UK, go figure!

We are dealing with Robert Moretti at DuPage Honda and Yamaha who has been terrifically helpful so while we are finalising the route, insurance and all the legalities, the Du Page folks will take care of them until we arrive and also take care of fitting handgrip heaters and more comfortable touring seats to the bikes and a power source for our GPS units as well as panniers to Norm’s bike which just gives us better capacity to stow wet weather gear and covers for the bikes…….and some shopping if I ever get the chance! They will store the bikes for us between trips as did the Faversham Bike Shop in the UK.

We are also eternally indebted to our nephew Kevin in Louisianna who is running inteference for us with some of the arranging which needs to take place. Couldn't do it without him. Thanks Kev! One of the great advantages in having such a huge family.



Norm’s bike – Yamaha 2012 V Star 950 (Colour - Liquid Silver)

Norm will again make use of our association with our local Yamaha Dealer so he can take the measurements he needs of a 950 they have in stock so he can manufacture brackets to secure our suitcases to as we did on the UK bikes.

TRARALGON MOTORCYCLES
319 Princess Highway, Traralgon, Vic 3844
Phone: 03 5176 2399
Fax: 03 5176 2530

http://www.traralgonmotorcycles.com.au


While we are showcasing the people who make these trips possible we should include our Sign writer Neil Krutop who has done our French sign (2011) and then the English one (2012) which we will use again in the USA for the back of my bike since Norm is the ever faithful leader when we are overseas.

NAK SIGNS
43 Eastern Road, Traralgon, Victoria 3844 Victoria ,3844
Phone: 03 5173 3104
Mobile: 0427 743 104

http://www.naksigns.com.au


And last but by no means least our faithful Travel Agent extraordinaire Sue Ritter. She is magic at converting our dreaming into solid routes without forgetting spectacular sights including our ‘must sees’ in both Transport and Logistics related arenas as well as geographic and architectural along the way and has done this for all but the first two of our overseas trips both with and without the bikes.

TRAVELPLUS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Pinewood Shopping Centre, 33-45 Centreway, Mount Waverley Vic 3149
Phone: 03 9887 8836
Fax: 03 9887 8555




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