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Old 08-17-2016 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by duglaura&flhti
Ride it like you stole it.....Glide while you ride.
Whenever I've stolen a vehicle I drive it below the speed limit so I'm not pulled over by police.
So you're suggesting we all drive really, really slow?
 
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Old 08-17-2016 | 07:55 PM
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My 2002 UltraClassic was a garage queen with 24k on it. Looked better than new. Since I bought it in May, I have put 4000 miles on it. And that's with me having a heart attack the 29th of June and not riding for 5 weeks. Last weekend was my first decent ride. I rode 300 miles on Saturday to West Virginia, and returned a different 300 mile route on Sunday.
 
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Old 08-17-2016 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by themensh
My wife is unable to travel long distance on our bike. To get from Florida up to the mountains of GA
we would pull or put the bike in the back of the truck. I am lucky to have her to ride with me at all.
If you see us riding my bike and ask me did I trailer it?...instead of the long answer, expect to hear : "WTF do you care how the heck I got here?"

Chuck (Lung cancer sucks).
I understand completely. My wife used to ride, and she probably has more miles than many people here. We started with her behind me. Eventually, she got her own bike. Then a VW powered trike when she couldn't do two wheels any more. It was at her urging that I purchased another Ultra Classic. Some days she can ride 20 miles. Other days over 100.

We bought a 33ft toyhauler for comfort and the ability to take the bike with us, just in case she feels good enough to ride. She's in early her early 50's with a degenerative bone disease.
 
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Old 08-17-2016 | 09:10 PM
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you folks that are so down on trailering, I don't think you have lived long enough to know what problems age brings. its my bike, my trip, my plan, i'll do it the way I like it. K. enjoy the rest of your life folks, I'm trying.
Kroozeabout.
 
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Old 08-17-2016 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by F150HD
Whenever I've stolen a vehicle I drive it below the speed limit so I'm not pulled over by police.
So you're suggesting we all drive really, really slow?
HA!
 
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Old 08-18-2016 | 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by lionsm13
i don't condone nor condemn anyone that wants to.
It doesn't really matter does it?
^^^^^exactly ^^^^^
 
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Old 08-18-2016 | 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by hdbob2006
I just shake my head whenever I see baggers on a trailer-and I've heard all the excuses.'Bad back' 'not enough time' 'want to get there refreshed and enjoy my vacation' etc.Ya ride it or sell it.!
Shake your head all you want to jackass. Hear those rocks rolling around up there ??
You have such a small narrow mind, best to keep your thoughts to yourself.
 

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Old 08-18-2016 | 04:59 AM
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With my toy hauling trailer versus tent camping or staying in a motel.
I can bring my dogs along, cases of of beer (some counties are dry) 2 refrigerators (one for specifically for beer) and my gas BBQ, firewood, A/C and heat, a nice clean bed (no bed bugs or roaches) nice clean private bathroom and shower, TV, stereo, my tools, computer, guns, a lots of extra clothes, and have we also have our truck with us just in case it's pouring down raining etc.
Cost for RV camping is about a 1/3 to 1/4 the price of a motel room.
RV camping is only about $10 a night more than tent camping.
I usually stay a month at a time and get the monthly rates that works out the cost to be around $12-$18 a night.
 

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Old 08-18-2016 | 05:17 PM
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I put my horse in a trailer, drive 15 miles up the highway when I need to round up cattle on a leased pasture. I guess I am not a real Cowboy. I could ride my horse on the side of the road if I wanted to. Shame on me.
 
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Old 08-18-2016 | 06:22 PM
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I put my horse in a trailer, drive 15 miles up the highway when I need to round up cattle on a leased pasture. I guess I am not a real Cowboy. I could ride my horse on the side of the road if I wanted to. Shame on me.
 

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