Just what does a motorcycle trip across country cost anyway?

OneSickPsycho · 06-06-2008, 10:58 AM

3869 miles on two wheels... Plus another ~1200 on four... over 5000 miles total...

2-Wheel Fuel
Location Gallons PPG Cost
Unknown 3.441 $4.26 $14.66
Warner, OK 2.751 $3.90 $10.73
Deer, AR 3.889 $3.17 $12.34
Dover, AR 1.224 $4.32 $5.29
Unknown 1.018 $3.70 $3.77
Stratton, CO 1.5 $4.05 $6.07
Limon, CO 4.051 $4.00 $16.20
Las Vegas, NM 3.427 $4.09 $14.01
Raton, NM 3.015 $4.17 $12.57
Colorado City, CO 2.74 $3.96 $10.85
Falcon, CO 2.245 $3.92 $8.80
Versailles, IN 3.018 $4.16 $12.55
Bedford, IN 1.904 $4.00 $7.61
Maple Hill, KS 2.249 $3.89 $8.75
Abilene, KS 3.28 $3.85 $12.63
Sweet Springs, MO 2.978 $4.00 $11.91
Columbia, MO 2.73 $3.90 $10.64
Salina, KS 2.169 $3.93 $8.53
St. Louis, MO 3.969 $2.75 $10.92
Berea, KY 3.764 $3.83 $14.41
Knoxville, TN 2.145 $3.86 $8.28
Robbinsville, NC 3.774 $4.20 $15.85
Unknown 2.733 $3.93 $10.74
Robbinsville, NC 1.952 $4.20 $8.20
Crossville, TN 2.862 $4.06 $11.62
Centerville, TN 2.72 $4.16 $11.31
Hazen, AR 3.245 $4.16 $13.50
Shawnee, OK 2.699 $4.04 $10.90
Jackson, TN 1.954 $4.19 $8.19
Memphis, TN 3.399 $3.97 $13.49
Oak Grove, MO 3.32 $3.83 $12.70
Clay City, IL 3.226 $3.86 $12.45
Franklin, OH 3.27 $4.67 $15.28
Hinton, OK 3.092 $3.90 $12.06
Adrian, TX 2.601 $4.10 $10.66
Erick, OK 2.282 $3.90 $8.90
Newkirk, NM 4.564 $3.80 $17.34
Total 105.2 $3.94 $414.71

4-Wheel Fuel
Location Gallons PPG Cost
Tifton, GA 9.946 $3.86 $38.38
Locust Grove, GA 13.499 $3.96 $53.44
Knoxville, TN 8.434 $3.64 $30.69
Cartersville, GA 13.057 $3.80 $49.60
Valdosta, GA 14.692 $3.80 $55.81
Orlando, FL 5.065 $3.70 $18.74
Oakland, FL 12.96 $3.88 $50.27
Total 77.653 $3.82 $296.93

Fat Guy Fuel (Food)
Location Description Cost
Locust Grove, GA Unknown $2.13
Bedford, IN Hardee's $5.54
Centerville, OH water $1.09
Oakley, KS water $1.06
Goodland, KS water/sandwich $4.82
Limon, CO juice/unknown $8.08
Raton, NM water $1.39
Canon City, CO Mexican for 2 $30.01
Carlyle, IL Unknown $8.05
Abeline, KS Sonic for 2 $17.32
Abeline, KS Sonic $10.48
Maple Hill, KS water/sandwich/snack $11.51
Bedford, IN water $1.49
Columbia, MO water/snack $4.05
Topeka, KS snack $2.23
Las Vegas, NM Unknown $9.26
Oak Grove, MO truck stop for 2 $34.40
Tapoco, NC Dragon breakfast for 2 $14.28
Knoxville, TN water $1.07
Lebenon, TN Unknown $7.87
Hazen, AR water $1.19
Cookeville, TN water/snack $3.26
Crossville, TN Dickey's BBQ $8.49
Dickson, TN Unknown $3.81
Shawnee, OK Denny's for 2 $30.57
unknown water/snacks $5.31
Adrian, TX water/snacks $4.78
Newkirk, NM Unknown $3.24
Tifton, GA energy drinks $6.94
Smyrna, TN Toot's $10.42
Dover, AR water/meat pies for 2 $9.68
Oak Grove, MO drink $2.18
Total $266.00

Lodging
Location Cost
Shawnee, OK - Super 8 $62.43
Limon, CO - Traveler's Inn $69.55
Abeline, KS - Budget Lodge Inn $44.85
Memphis, TN - Red Roof Inn $52.16
Total $228.99

Vehicle Expenses
Location/Description Cost
Colorado Springs, CO - Pikes Peak HD
Diagnostic/troubleshooting $325.00
Abeline, KS - NAPA
o-rings $11.10
Robbinsville, NC - Wheeler's Performance
Suspension Tuning $25.00
St. Charles, MO - Bob Schultz Motorcycle Supermarket
4 quarts HD syn oil $42.75
unknown - O'Reilly's Auto Parts
Iridium plugs $26.87
Oak Grove, MO - WalMart
roasting pan (for draining gas into $3.18
Gove, KS - Kansas Highway Patrol
87 in a 70

$132.00
unknown - O'Reilly's Auto Parts
Sea Foam, tools, etc $13.56
Hays, KS - Doeffler's HD
plugs, diagnostics, troubleshooting $145.80
Total $725.26

Souvenirs/Misc
Location/Description Cost
Robbinsville, NC - Wheeler's Performance
t-shirt/stickers $23.00
Tapoco, NC - Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort
t-shirt/stickers/shot glass $30.93
Kettering, OH - WalMart
earbuds/notebook/pencils $32.45
Tapoco, NC - Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort
postcard/stickers/kickstand puck $6.48
Colorado Springs, CO - Pikes Peak HD
Buell hat/sunglasses $57.89
Total $150.75

Grand Total = $2,082.64*

*This is skewed slightly low due to the fact that I lost some receipts and did not get receipts at some stops along the way. I estimate the total to be closer to $2,200... Now if you factor in the fact that I bought a new bike along the way...

Rider · 06-06-2008, 11:07 AM

Not bad for a that long of a vacation.

OneSickPsycho · 06-06-2008, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Rider

Not bad for a that long of a vacation.

I was pretty surprised when I tallied it all up... The one thing I didn't add was the cost of all the shit I bought in preparation for the trip... The cost of my bike running like assholes was about equal to my preparation cost...

Rider · 06-06-2008, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

I was pretty surprised when I tallied it all up... The one thing I didn't add was the cost of all the shit I bought in preparation for the trip... The cost of my bike running like assholes was about equal to my preparation cost...

Yeah looks like you could have spent over $700 less(excluding new bike) if you didn't have bike trouble. Should have bought a zuke to begin with......

Mr Lefty · 06-06-2008, 12:28 PM

Yeah I was expecting more... though you spent over a G on the bike... before you traded it in...

thanks for doing this BTW... gives me a good idea of what I'll be looking at in september...

then again.. gas prices will probably double by then

PiZdETS · 06-06-2008, 01:49 PM

How the fuck do you drop 30 bucks at denny's?????

Last time I went to denny's I got me and 4 fatass buddies stuffed full of breakfast shit and coffee, bought ice cream and sausage patties for 40% of mexico's homeless children, renovated the smoking section with plasma screen tv's and wireless internet and tipped the the waitress 150%... all for around 12 bucks.

Did you order a pizza and refi your mortgage or some shit?

Cutty72 · 06-06-2008, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ebbs15

Yeah I was expecting more... though you spent over a G on the bike... before you traded it in...

thanks for doing this BTW... gives me a good idea of what I'll be looking at in september...

then again.. gas prices will probably double by then

but his bike was getting crap milage too, so that makes a diff too.

Particle Man · 11-10-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Gove, KS - Kansas Highway Patrol
87 in a 70

$132.00

Am I the only one who noticed that?

There must be a story in there.

OneSickPsycho · 11-10-2008, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man

Am I the only one who noticed that?

There must be a story in there.

The whole story...

dReWpY · 11-10-2008, 12:54 PM

my ticket cost the same, i just got out of the 2points on my licsnce and had the ticket reduced to a 74 in a 70

06-06-2008, 10:58 AM	#1
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	Just what does a motorcycle trip across country cost anyway? 3869 miles on two wheels... Plus another ~1200 on four... over 5000 miles total... 2-Wheel Fuel Location Gallons PPG Cost Unknown 3.441 $4.26 $14.66 Warner, OK 2.751 $3.90 $10.73 Deer, AR 3.889 $3.17 $12.34 Dover, AR 1.224 $4.32 $5.29 Unknown 1.018 $3.70 $3.77 Stratton, CO 1.5 $4.05 $6.07 Limon, CO 4.051 $4.00 $16.20 Las Vegas, NM 3.427 $4.09 $14.01 Raton, NM 3.015 $4.17 $12.57 Colorado City, CO 2.74 $3.96 $10.85 Falcon, CO 2.245 $3.92 $8.80 Versailles, IN 3.018 $4.16 $12.55 Bedford, IN 1.904 $4.00 $7.61 Maple Hill, KS 2.249 $3.89 $8.75 Abilene, KS 3.28 $3.85 $12.63 Sweet Springs, MO 2.978 $4.00 $11.91 Columbia, MO 2.73 $3.90 $10.64 Salina, KS 2.169 $3.93 $8.53 St. Louis, MO 3.969 $2.75 $10.92 Berea, KY 3.764 $3.83 $14.41 Knoxville, TN 2.145 $3.86 $8.28 Robbinsville, NC 3.774 $4.20 $15.85 Unknown 2.733 $3.93 $10.74 Robbinsville, NC 1.952 $4.20 $8.20 Crossville, TN 2.862 $4.06 $11.62 Centerville, TN 2.72 $4.16 $11.31 Hazen, AR 3.245 $4.16 $13.50 Shawnee, OK 2.699 $4.04 $10.90 Jackson, TN 1.954 $4.19 $8.19 Memphis, TN 3.399 $3.97 $13.49 Oak Grove, MO 3.32 $3.83 $12.70 Clay City, IL 3.226 $3.86 $12.45 Franklin, OH 3.27 $4.67 $15.28 Hinton, OK 3.092 $3.90 $12.06 Adrian, TX 2.601 $4.10 $10.66 Erick, OK 2.282 $3.90 $8.90 Newkirk, NM 4.564 $3.80 $17.34 Total 105.2 $3.94 $414.71 4-Wheel Fuel Location Gallons PPG Cost Tifton, GA 9.946 $3.86 $38.38 Locust Grove, GA 13.499 $3.96 $53.44 Knoxville, TN 8.434 $3.64 $30.69 Cartersville, GA 13.057 $3.80 $49.60 Valdosta, GA 14.692 $3.80 $55.81 Orlando, FL 5.065 $3.70 $18.74 Oakland, FL 12.96 $3.88 $50.27 Total 77.653 $3.82 $296.93 Fat Guy Fuel (Food) Location Description Cost Locust Grove, GA Unknown $2.13 Bedford, IN Hardee's $5.54 Centerville, OH water $1.09 Oakley, KS water $1.06 Goodland, KS water/sandwich $4.82 Limon, CO juice/unknown $8.08 Raton, NM water $1.39 Canon City, CO Mexican for 2 $30.01 Carlyle, IL Unknown $8.05 Abeline, KS Sonic for 2 $17.32 Abeline, KS Sonic $10.48 Maple Hill, KS water/sandwich/snack $11.51 Bedford, IN water $1.49 Columbia, MO water/snack $4.05 Topeka, KS snack $2.23 Las Vegas, NM Unknown $9.26 Oak Grove, MO truck stop for 2 $34.40 Tapoco, NC Dragon breakfast for 2 $14.28 Knoxville, TN water $1.07 Lebenon, TN Unknown $7.87 Hazen, AR water $1.19 Cookeville, TN water/snack $3.26 Crossville, TN Dickey's BBQ $8.49 Dickson, TN Unknown $3.81 Shawnee, OK Denny's for 2 $30.57 unknown water/snacks $5.31 Adrian, TX water/snacks $4.78 Newkirk, NM Unknown $3.24 Tifton, GA energy drinks $6.94 Smyrna, TN Toot's $10.42 Dover, AR water/meat pies for 2 $9.68 Oak Grove, MO drink $2.18 Total $266.00 Lodging Location Cost Shawnee, OK - Super 8 $62.43 Limon, CO - Traveler's Inn $69.55 Abeline, KS - Budget Lodge Inn $44.85 Memphis, TN - Red Roof Inn $52.16 Total $228.99 Vehicle Expenses Location/Description Cost Colorado Springs, CO - Pikes Peak HD Diagnostic/troubleshooting $325.00 Abeline, KS - NAPA o-rings $11.10 Robbinsville, NC - Wheeler's Performance Suspension Tuning $25.00 St. Charles, MO - Bob Schultz Motorcycle Supermarket 4 quarts HD syn oil $42.75 unknown - O'Reilly's Auto Parts Iridium plugs $26.87 Oak Grove, MO - WalMart roasting pan (for draining gas into $3.18 Gove, KS - Kansas Highway Patrol 87 in a 70 $132.00 unknown - O'Reilly's Auto Parts Sea Foam, tools, etc $13.56 Hays, KS - Doeffler's HD plugs, diagnostics, troubleshooting $145.80 Total $725.26 Souvenirs/Misc Location/Description Cost Robbinsville, NC - Wheeler's Performance t-shirt/stickers $23.00 Tapoco, NC - Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort t-shirt/stickers/shot glass $30.93 Kettering, OH - WalMart earbuds/notebook/pencils $32.45 Tapoco, NC - Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort postcard/stickers/kickstand puck $6.48 Colorado Springs, CO - Pikes Peak HD Buell hat/sunglasses $57.89 Total $150.75 Grand Total = $2,082.64* This is skewed slightly low due to the fact that I lost some receipts and did not get receipts at some stops along the way. I estimate the total to be closer to $2,200... Now if you factor in the fact that I bought a new bike along the way... Last edited by OneSickPsycho; 06-06-2008 at 10:59 AM.. Reason: Fuckin' formatting didn't work worth a shit!*

06-06-2008, 01:49 PM	#6
PiZdETS ⎷⎛⎝ ⎝⏠⏝⏠⎠ ⎷⎛⎝ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: ⎷⎛⎝ ⎝⏠⏝⏠⎠ ⎷⎛⎝ Moto: ⎷⎛⎝ ⎝⏠⏝⏠⎠ ⎷⎛⎝ Posts: 990	How the fuck do you drop 30 bucks at denny's????? Last time I went to denny's I got me and 4 fatass buddies stuffed full of breakfast shit and coffee, bought ice cream and sausage patties for 40% of mexico's homeless children, renovated the smoking section with plasma screen tv's and wireless internet and tipped the the waitress 150%... all for around 12 bucks. Did you order a pizza and refi your mortgage or some shit? __________________

06-06-2008, 11:07 AM	#2
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	Not bad for a that long of a vacation.

06-06-2008, 12:28 PM	#5
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	Yeah I was expecting more... though you spent over a G on the bike... before you traded it in... thanks for doing this BTW... gives me a good idea of what I'll be looking at in september... then again.. gas prices will probably double by then