Trailboss to Roadking – day 5
Capitol Reef to Great Salt Lake.
Entire trip has been great on the best back roads, but now we’re near Salt Lake it’s highway the rest of the way to Missoula.
The Harley really eats up highway. 80mph / 6th gear / 3000rpm. Pretty mellow cruising.
Skipped downtown Salt Lake City and decided to spend half the day at the great salt lake and Antelope Island.
Great Salt lake is at is lowest water level ever. It smells like absolute rotten garbage on parts of the island right now which is a shame.
There are 750 Bison on Antelope Island. Wild.
Explored a historic farming settlement on the island. Don’t poop on the floor.
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Published - Dec 2, 2022
XR650L Mikuni TM40 pumper carb setup
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