Cross-country trip: what maintenance?

[mrclubike]

You should use LED driving lights and switch to a LED head light bulb
The stock charging system will be very marginal with all those lights if they aren't LED's
A permanent volt meter will be a must with standard lights so you can manage your power 

[Semper Gumby]

I did an IBA 50 hours coast to coast in 2006.  I did major tuneup and spline lube before heading out Atlanta Jacksonville Sandiego.  Once out on the west coast I went up to San Fran for a day and then to wise river Montana for a week of fishing.  The return trip was down to Provo and then on To Grand Junction to Monument Pass 11212 feet elevation to Colorado Springs.  Then two days back to Atlanta.  The only thing i did to the bike on the road was check the tire pressures once and dump the oil in Dillon Montana.  I didn't change the filter, just the oil.  When I got home I had an extra 7,500 miles on the bike. Shortly after getting back I had the heads rebuilt as the exhaust valves were receding.  They were sharp enough to shave with according to Boxerworks.  About 65,000 miles when I got home.  The bike is at 132,000 now with the original gearbox and spline.  I'm pretty religious about doing the spline lube every 15,000 miles or so with Honda moly.

YRMV.   

[qwerty123]

Thanks for the tips again guys.

Yeah, all lighting aside from headlight and parking lamp is LED. I do have a couple of driving lights up front, too, as well as a voltage display. I run a headlight modulator which reduces effective draw, and I see mid-low 13s while running (not at the battery, using the stock voltage meter plug in the instrument cluster).

I do worry about receding valves...maybe I should check.