Touring with your touring bike
#101
08-24-2016 | 02:43 PM
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I do plenty of long rides each season, but occasionally I'll haul the bike somewhere for a short vacation in between long rides. Currently I'm planning to trailer it to Sturgis now that the rally is over. It's just one long day of driving to get there...day or two riding around...then I'll haul a$$ back home. I'm working it in between a couple longer rides I have planned. Yanking it around on the trailer is the only way I can do it within the time constraints. A couple days trailering and a couple days riding sure beats not going at all.
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I do plenty of long rides each season, but occasionally I'll haul the bike somewhere for a short vacation in between long rides. Currently I'm planning to trailer it to Sturgis now that the rally is over. It's just one long day of driving to get there...day or two riding around...then I'll haul a$$ back home. I'm working it in between a couple longer rides I have planned. Yanking it around on the trailer is the only way I can do it within the time constraints. A couple days trailering and a couple days riding sure beats not going at all.
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#102
08-25-2016 | 02:25 AM
For some, it is the journey. For others, it is the destination. I belong to the journey group. Meaning, the best part of going to Sturgis, attending a rally, taking a vacation is the trip to and from. I would not trailer, but I do not look down on those who do. For some, it is about the destination and the journey just gets in their way. I learned this as a young man. I cruised on a boat and so did a friend. He would race to our destination, anchor and only then start to relax. Next day the same. While I'd arrive having taken different routes, stopping g in small harbors, and trolling for for fish the whole way. To me, it was always about the trip, but I understand that to some, it's about getting there, then they relax. My friend used to ride I-90 direct to Sturgis. One year he came with me, 4 days all two lane. Now he enjoys the journey and can Sturgis in 3 days and spend a week riding. Rallies with friends has always been the trip both ways, then party hardy, and the long trip home. To simply beeline to the rally site is not in my book.
#103
08-25-2016 | 07:43 AM
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Hey Bill, where did you download your map from. We have ben to every state and would like to find that type of a map. We take pretty long trips from Florida, Nova Scotia, Glacier National Sturgis, Norther and Southern California and more.
I'm in my middle 70's and not ready to hang it up.
Loopy
I'm in my middle 70's and not ready to hang it up.
Loopy
http://www.visitedstatesmap.com/
Try this for a "states visited map"
Bill
#104
08-25-2016 | 08:09 AM
Last year I went with a friend from Montreal to Wyoming/Montana/Sturgis. This year's trip was to Tennessee. Next year is Utah/West Coast and back through Arizona. If you have the time and the bike, you should ride it.
On another note, my brother did the Tennessee trip with me driving his BMW RR1000S.... 2900 mile trip in 9 days. :P
On another note, my brother did the Tennessee trip with me driving his BMW RR1000S.... 2900 mile trip in 9 days. :P
#105
08-25-2016 | 05:21 PM
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I belong to the school of "To each their own". That said if you are trailering because you deem some states as not being ride worthy, well then you are taking the wrong roads. I've ridden in 46 states and all of them have very nice roads. All of them have roads I am not in a hurry to ride again.
I know many of you know this... get off the interstate
I know many of you know this... get off the interstate
#106
08-25-2016 | 06:09 PM
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I belong to the school of "why don't people mind their own business". I'd hate to live next to some of you guys, always looking over the fence to check out how I'm living my life. You paid for the bike, ride it however your want. Trailer it or don't. Ride it or don't.
How I ride is my business and please stop worrying about how many miles I put on it, how often I wash it, what pipes I have on my bike, do I trailer or ride or any of the other dozen other things these passive aggressive types want to lord over the rest of the other riders.
How I ride is my business and please stop worrying about how many miles I put on it, how often I wash it, what pipes I have on my bike, do I trailer or ride or any of the other dozen other things these passive aggressive types want to lord over the rest of the other riders.
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#107
08-25-2016 | 07:01 PM
My wife and I just returned from vacation, we rode our 2012 Electraglide from N.Y. Down to Gattlinburg/Pigionforge Tenn. area , I was taken by surprise when we were asked many times did you trailer the bike down here , the looks we received when we told them no , we rode it down here , I'll just say some were priceless , isn't that what we all got these touring bikes for riding long distances out of town/state instead of driving the family mini van?????
But be careful, there are some folks around here that "trailer" their bike everywhere. Saves the mileage I guess, lol......
#108
08-25-2016 | 09:51 PM
My wife and I just returned from vacation, we rode our 2012 Electraglide from N.Y. Down to Gattlinburg/Pigionforge Tenn. area , I was taken by surprise when we were asked many times did you trailer the bike down here , the looks we received when we told them no , we rode it down here , I'll just say some were priceless , isn't that what we all got these touring bikes for riding long distances out of town/state instead of driving the family mini van?????
I have a touring bike.
Got a trailer too.
Driven plenty of mini vans also.
Got the bike because i wanted it and was able to get it.
Sometimes i ride, sometimes i drive, sometimes i use the trailer.
Kinda neat to have the freedom to enjoy whatever i want to do.
#109
08-25-2016 | 10:26 PM
#110
08-25-2016 | 10:27 PM
I belong to the school of "why don't people mind their own business". I'd hate to live next to some of you guys, always looking over the fence to check out how I'm living my life. You paid for the bike, ride it however your want. Trailer it or don't. Ride it or don't.
How I ride is my business and please stop worrying about how many miles I put on it, how often I wash it, what pipes I have on my bike, do I trailer or ride or any of the other dozen other things these passive aggressive types want to lord over the rest of the other riders.
How I ride is my business and please stop worrying about how many miles I put on it, how often I wash it, what pipes I have on my bike, do I trailer or ride or any of the other dozen other things these passive aggressive types want to lord over the rest of the other riders.