Long trips go faster alone.

 

I like the freedom of solitude. 4900 mi last summer mostly alone. 6 days in the smokies the year before, just going wherever the front wheel pointed. No plan, no stress. As others have said, stop when you want, sleep when you want.

 

I usually ride alone, but mostly it's the 88 mile work & home trip. Best ride I've taken was a 40,000 mile early spring-late fall jaunt. It was s'posed to be a buddy-ride with a couple others, but everyone else backed out. I loaded the '78 FLH up, hit the road in ~April, and made it back to Dad's in ~October. Only time I rode with a dude on an old WLA from Idaho Falls to Twin Falls.

 

Man I'll tell ya you guys are inspiring! I ride alone most of the time on my local 100 to 200 mile rides, but my longer solo rides were back in the early 90's before wife and kids. I did the Sturgis 50th solo in 90, which was probably my longest solo ride. Like others, I like doing what I want, when I want, and all at my own pace. Looking forward to some major solo rides after retirement - I've got a lot of routes on my bucket list.