Finally made it back!!! What an excellent trip! Highly recommended it. Here are some pics:
http://www.nonscape.com/1293/ If you click on the menu at the lower right, you can pull up a description for the pictures. I believe it is the second button from the left.
I will save you the long post mainly because I had started to type some stuff and lost it... here are some highlights:
Day 1, made bad time leaving, especially on 81 south, which is a two lane road with tons of trucks. Had to dip all day long. The temperature was bitter cold and it made for poor miles. Stayed in Virginia, far away from our target of Atlanta.
Day 2: Got a good early start despite the cold. Avoided cops all day. Made it to Jacksonville. A 700 miles day. Cut off a truck a bit too close for comfort, which made me more cautious for the rest of the trip, at least until the next day when we hit speeds of 125 and up...
Day 3: Florida was a breeze. Those slabs are wide, straight and boring. The only fun was getting the bike past 125. At some point we stopped at a gas station only to realize that our bank cards had been suspended. It appeared as the classic case of stolen cards. Stopping at gas stations all the way down. Make sure to check in with your bank before heading on a road trip. We made it to Miami by 5.30 pm. It was a good day.
On the return part:
Day 1. Almost ran out of gas. Somewhere on 75 (in Florida) there is a really bad stretch of little to no gas stations. Did 153 miles on one tank. We made it to Atlanta, close to 700 miles in one day.
Day 2. There was a Tornado watch going through Atlanta so we left late to avoid the heavy rain. Alas, did not fair out well at all. Rode in the pouring rain for more than 6 hours. It was miserable. Made it to Charlotte. About a 400 mile day. Ipod an out for the last 150 miles. All my gear was soaking, even the waterproof stuff.
Day 3. Made it from Charlotte North Carolina to Brooklyn New York in one day. Made excellent time. Did not speed too much. Outside of the Washington DC area and Baltimore which sucked for traffic and unfriendly bikers, we had a great time riding the last day.
Top speed: +125 miles per hour.
Most miles on a single gas tank: 140 miles before light came on, 153 total before re-gassing.
Total miles for the trip: 3200 miles.