Bluebird Bus Conversion Project & Cross Country Trip

[LuckyHenriksen]

Bus drives really nicely, which is a relief. Easy to just hangout enjoy the scenery through the giant windshield. It will cruise at 70 pretty easily but the fuel economy just drops wayyy down. If I keep it between 50-55 it does surprisingly well

[LJ851]

How does the bus drive ?

[LuckyHenriksen]

No we are just hauling the motorcycle on the back

[Liquidity]

This is amazing. Do you bring the E30 with it?

[LuckyHenriksen]

We finally made it! We stayed in the keys last night, and are now parked in Vedubin's lot right on Miami Beach! Loving the bus so far, and having the motorcycle along makes exploring so fun. Ill post photos if I can figure out how from my phone

[LuckyHenriksen]

sofa king awesome.

Thanks Darin :D

Give me a shout when you come through the Asheville NC area. I will provide the beverages and you can park at my shop which is just on the border of Pisgah National Park with some great trails to explore on the bike. We also have a really good BMW community.

Man that would be so nice to have a place to park, thanks so much for the offer! Definitely going to get in touch when we are heading that way

Patiently waiting in Pompano Beach for your Miami visit.

I am so bummed that we didn't get down there last weekend. It will be awesome to see you guys and go out on the town

[ForcedFirebird]

Patiently waiting in Pompano Beach for your Miami visit.

[RagtopE30]

Give me a shout when you come through the Asheville NC area. I will provide the beverages and you can park at my shop which is just on the border of Pisgah National Park with some great trails to explore on the bike. We also have a really good BMW community.

[CorvallisBMW]

sofa king awesome.

[LuckyHenriksen]

Your project is turning out very nice i must say !!:D

Thanks :)

They really need to make a helmet for us guys who have beards.

Hahaha yea they do, I was wondering who would notice that

Suggest replacing the missing covers on the rear turn signals on the bike. I can picture you being harassed by a rural cop for such a minor detail.
"Gee officer, how much will the fine be?"
"Well, son, how much you got on you?"

Good advice, I'm on the hunt now

[MoreMayhem]

Suggest replacing the missing covers on the rear turn signals on the bike. I can picture you being harassed by a rural cop for such a minor detail.
"Gee officer, how much will the fine be?"
"Well, son, how much you got on you?"

[rzerob]

They really need to make a helmet for us guys who have beards.

[QUKBMER]

Your project is turning out very nice i must say !!:D

[LuckyHenriksen]

Well I am still in Mount Dora, FL waiting for a water pump. We were supposed to leave last Saturday, hopefully we get to leave this Friday or Saturday. Our schedule is flexible so its not too bad, but it has kind of screwed up the first couple weeks of plans.
Since I've been here for a few more days than planned my old boss had me come back to work running the 980K in the pit. I forget how fun it can be to run heavy equipment when you don't have to do it 50-60 hrs a week.





Also, since I had a little more time before leaving than I thought, I went out and picked up a sweet little dual sport to haul behind the bus. We had this idea a while back but I was running out of time to make it happen. Maybe its a good thing that we have been delayed, now it will be a lot easier to explore the backcountry and small towns where taking the bus is too tight.
The bike is a 2008 Yamaha XT250, all stock and running great. Not real fast but its fine for scooting around the logging roads I plan on checking out, and it sips fuel. I had a local fab shop build a hitch on the back and stuck a rail on it. The shop also added a 2 foot aluminum extension to the ramp since the bus is a bit taller than a lot of trucks. Safe to say I am really excited about this addition. Been awhile since I have had a street legal bike and it sure is fun even if it is small.

Bringing her home a couple nights ago



Took a few shots this morning parked in the driveway









And here is the carrier setup

Unless you have family or friends in Nashua, NH - skip it. Not a great place. up to the Mount Washington Hotel and Resort - enjoy a drink on their deck overlooking the valley/mountain and the Cog railway. Enjoy the trip!

Thanks for the tip, we don't have a reason to be there, it was just a good point on the map to show the route. We are hoping to have some input from locals when we get there on places to see and roads to drive on :) and the Cog Railway is definitely on my list!

[UNHCLL]

Unless you have family or friends in Nashua, NH - skip it. Not a great place. up to the Mount Washington Hotel and Resort - enjoy a drink on their deck overlooking the valley/mountain and the Cog railway. Enjoy the trip!