Day20-7/10/10-Sat, Home

Cressey, CA to Lemon Heights, CA – 331

The final day on the road!

The visit at my childhood home/ranch in Cressey is always full of memories.  Most of the ranch has been sold off except for 5-acres which consist of the home place.  My dad just turned 90 years old, is in frail health.  He’s in good hands with wife Marlene.

I’m itching to get home so after a quick breakfast with Dad and Marlene, I’m on the road by 6:45 AM.

It typically takes 5 hours to drive from Tustin to Cressey.

I pull up to my garage at 11:45 AM.

I’ve been on the road 20 days.

Odometer Difference

Total mileage, V-Strom Odometer: 8,912

Total mileage, Garmin 2610: 9,139

There is a pretty significant difference between the mechanical odometer and the GPS — 227 miles.  I believe the GPS mileage is a more acurate measure.  Two factors could contribute to this difference,

First, I used a larger rear street tire — 17″ Metzler ME 880 rear tire.  The normal rear tire is a 150/70 R17 M/C 69H, tubeless.  I used a Mertzler ME 880 Marathon 160/70 B17 M/C 73H.  This tire is 160 mm wide and 70% as tall as it is wide – 112mm or 4.41 inches tall!  The difference is .07″ taller tire.  A taller tire results is less miles shown on the V-Strom’s mechanical odometer.

Second, I made a tire change, Continental TKC80 Twinduro Dual Sport rear and front tires switch for the 900 miles of the dirt/gravel/chip seal Dalton Hwy.

Tire Wear

The front Continental Road Attack 110/80 R19M/C 59H, tubeless still has .120 tread depth left.

The rear Mertzler ME 880 Marathon 160/70 B17 M/C 73H has .070″ left.