Motorcycles

[Tumbleweed]

Day 6

[Santa]

I've had a few bikes.

Ever ride an 1100cc muscle bike during a snowstorm in the mountains with 4 inches of snow and ice on the road at 1am in sneekers and a light winter jacket?
Ever get smashed in the teeth by a grasshopper at 65mph?
Ever sit at an intersection during a full blown Florida downpour with your feet in 6 inches of water with cracks of thunder going on all around?
Ever dump a 700lb full dress Goldwing with the back seat strapped full of ceramic floor tiles in the middle of a busy road?

[monty]

I've had a few bikes.

Ever ride an 1100cc muscle bike during a snowstorm in the mountains with 4 inches of snow and ice on the road at 1am in sneekers and a light winter jacket?
Ever get smashed in the teeth by a grasshopper at 65mph?
Ever sit at an intersection during a full blown Florida downpour with your feet in 6 inches of water with cracks of thunder going on all around?
Ever dump a 700lb full dress Goldwing with the back seat strapped full of ceramic floor tiles in the middle of a busy road?

I've done most of that, and caught a yellow jacket in the stomach at 65 too. They can still sting. My ex wife rodé too. She had a bee fly into her helmet on the way home from Sturgis one year.

[Glass]

awesome looking lemon meringue pie. Just like Grandma makes. Liked the road trip to Sturgis.

[Tumbleweed]

awesome looking lemon meringue pie. Just like Grandma makes. Liked the road trip to Sturgis.

That piece of lemon pie stuck in my mind too and I'd sure like to have a pie like that sitting in front of me.

[Glass]

That piece of lemon pie stuck in my mind too and I'd sure like to have a pie like that sitting in front of me.

I think thats the good thing about Grandma's. They always got a nice piece of pie or cake just freshly baked.

Watching day 5. All I can say is, we got to get this planet back to being a free world so's I can come over there and check out some of those awesome places. The ending to day 5 was interesting. I wouldn't mind finishing up every ride like that.

[Glass]

This couple posted a few YT of some road trips they did on their motorcycle. Great country.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hHVzs94dw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZemgGPayaM

[Glass]

Been checking out a few peoples touring blogs. There was a guy who wanted to do the US bottom to top so rode to Mexico, crossed the border for the day, then rode up to Canada and caught a ferry, I think it was to Victoria island from Seattle or something. Was interesting. Just a regular family Joe living a dream. Did a whole bunch of YT's on his journey. Lots of amazing scenery.

Been looking at some aussie tourers. This one's a bit jerky but worth a look. Fair bit of Western Australia from about min 5.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqwygDb5Gkc

Actually Part 2 is pretty good.

[palani]

See if you can find a book 'INVESTMENT BIKER'. Guy rode around the world with his girl friend for 2 years around 1992. Interesting book.

[govcheetos]

I'm not much into bikes, but have some friends that have been into them since the late 60's.

About the lighting kill switch, knew a guy that his wired with a reostat to be able to fade them in and out gently for those midnight getaways.