Memorial Day Weekend Camping with Tristan – West Point Lake, Georgia

Tristan and I will be moto-camping Memorial Day Weekend (5/22/2026 – 5/25/2026) at West Point Lake, Georiga (near LaGrange, Georgia).

We will first deliver the majority of our camping gear via car and setup camp. We then drive back home (DeAndra has to work Memorial Day Weekend). Tristan and I will then ride Bruce (my 2025 Harley-Davidsion Pan America 1250 Special) back to West Point Lake and camp over the weekend.

On Monday, May 25th, 2026 we will reverse the process by riding Bruce home, and then returning to the campsite with the car to retrieve the remaing camp gear.

This weekend will be Tristan’s first time fishing and my first time in over 30 years. We are going to fish for some panfish (bream fish) on Satruday and try for some catfish on Sunday. This time around, we are only going to catch and release this weekend. We are planning on more fishing this summer and maybe try frying some at home (if we catch anything lol).

Bruce and Scarlett Updates

Bruce Updates – 2025 Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Special

The only two new installs on Bruce since Florida Loop 2026 are Black Dog Cycle Work Footpegs and Harley-Davidson Sundowner seats for the Pan America. I only have about 6 miles of ride time with both upgrades, so not enough really to form an objective opinon. However, the footpegs and seat immediatly felt much better than OEM footpegs and seat. I will likely have to tweak the foot controls a little for ulitimate egronomic comfort, but I have not had time to adjust them yet. Even without further adjustments though, the footpegs feel great.

BDCW Traction Footpegs v2 – Harley Pan America – BLACK

Harley-Davidson Sundowner Solo Seat

Harley-Davidson Sundowner Passenger Pillion

Scarlett Updates – 2005 Honda VTX 1300S

Since bringing Scarlett home from Deland, Florida on May 10th, 2026, I have installed new Kuryakyn 6240 grips and Eagle Lights 5.75″ LED headlight.

I have several more upgrades to install and maintenance to perform, probably starting in June. I will be doing a full tune up (less brake system) to include, oil change, shaft drive oil change, coolant flush, spark plugs, air cleaner, and a quick carb clean (spray clean).

Scarlett Upgrades Purchased But Not Yet Installed

• Ultimate Seats – VTX 1300 S Big Boy Drive Seat, Passenger Seat, & Sissy Bar Pad
• Cobra Sissy Bar & Cargo Rack
• Leatherworks Quick Mounts – Saddlebag Mounting System
• Leatherworks Leather Saddlebags
• Touratech Locking GPS Mount for Garmin Zumo XT2
• Ram Mount hardware to mount Touratech GPS Mount
• Ram Mount Phone mount & wireless charger
• Custom tool kit (ok not really a bike upgrade but still LOL)
• Noco Cable for Noco Boost jumpstarting
• Healtech Thunderbox TB-U01 (to control power to garmin and phone mount)
• Yusa YTX14H-BS AGM battery

Scarlett Future Upgrades (late 2026 or 2027)

• Progressive Fork Suspension
• Progressive Shocks (412 or 442 HD)