minicooperlover2
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Mmmmmm, Cafe Beemers
This was a club racer I saw last year, but it shows you the possibilities.
Mitch
This was a club racer I saw last year, but it shows you the possibilities.
Mitch
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AlexisInfectious®
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And THAT, my friend, is all the reason anyone could ever need. Ride safe.
Best Wishes,
Bruce
Best Wishes,
Bruce
maskedmanic
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BIG NEWS FOR ME!!!!! My longest trip EVER on my bike will be coming up in late April/early May. My bike is currently in MO and I will be riding it back to the Norfolk area of VA when I get back from GTMO! This trip will be slightly over 1000 miles. I have huge saddle bags and a tall windshield on it..so the bike is set up for a long haul....my seat isn't the best but I am working on getting a proven 'distance' seat (expensive).
I do this trip in 1 of 2 ways 1) a two or three day ride..maybe some side trips for scenery 2) an 'iron butt' ride...straight through. Thoughts? Tips for the trip itself and things to plan for?
I do this trip in 1 of 2 ways 1) a two or three day ride..maybe some side trips for scenery 2) an 'iron butt' ride...straight through. Thoughts? Tips for the trip itself and things to plan for?
toomuchtv23
New member
It's the journey that's important, so longer is better IMO. Take your time, take an interesting route and have a bit of an adventure
Mitch
Mitch
Yep.... take the "Buddhist Approach"---"The Journey IS the Goal". Check your route and identify possible side trips beforehand. Go around the cities but see how many two-lanes you can find. For added fun, hit the library and see if you can locate maps of your route BEFORE there were Inter-states. Lay-out a route using only those highways that were in existence, say, 75 years ago. This is an approach a lot of folks who travel the old Route 66 from Chicago to LA take, working to use as much of the OLD route as they can find rather than the newer Interstate. Just some thoughts.
Best Wishes,
Bruce
Best Wishes,
Bruce
You don't think I was crazy enough to give it a go myself, do you!?!HA.
Hell, no. My brother took me down it in his van! Being old means you lose your hair and your teeth...NOT your common sense!!
BTW: I have not seen it for myself, but my brother says there's something called the "Tree of Shame" at one end of the "Tail" where people who don't make it leave parts of their bikes to be remembered by.
BTW #2: I have heard that the Western States have something comparable called "the Outlaw Trail" but I don't know much about it. Seems that this one snakes up the Western border of Colorado and runs all the way to the US-Canada Border.......... Let's see....now where did I put that BMW?
Best Wishes,
Bruce
Hell, no. My brother took me down it in his van! Being old means you lose your hair and your teeth...NOT your common sense!!
BTW: I have not seen it for myself, but my brother says there's something called the "Tree of Shame" at one end of the "Tail" where people who don't make it leave parts of their bikes to be remembered by.
BTW #2: I have heard that the Western States have something comparable called "the Outlaw Trail" but I don't know much about it. Seems that this one snakes up the Western border of Colorado and runs all the way to the US-Canada Border.......... Let's see....now where did I put that BMW?
Best Wishes,
Bruce
Thanks guys! Looks like I will be taking a nice slow trip. The longer I can get off of work for it, the longer it will be! Tail of the Dragon is a definite portion if I can work it in! As well as anything from route 66 or other such roads as suggested above!
Anyone have some long trip tips to give on anything in particular I should take?
Anyone have some long trip tips to give on anything in particular I should take?
truthgiver
New member
A basic toolkit, as little luggage as possible and an attitude that accepts the events of the journey as the important things, not the arrival.
I did a ride through France a few years ago.
Some bikes broke down and got fixed through all manner of luck and ingenuity. But those are the moments I remember with fondness and clarity, not the uneventful miles inbetween.
We got lost and went miles out of our way. But the 60+ mile cross country ride that took us through the little villages of France rather than down the peage was the best bit of the journey.
If you've ever read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance it's the difference between making good time and making good time. Part of riding a bike is interacting with your surroundings in a way car drivers will never understand.
Mitch
I did a ride through France a few years ago.
Some bikes broke down and got fixed through all manner of luck and ingenuity. But those are the moments I remember with fondness and clarity, not the uneventful miles inbetween.
We got lost and went miles out of our way. But the 60+ mile cross country ride that took us through the little villages of France rather than down the peage was the best bit of the journey.
If you've ever read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance it's the difference between making good time and making good time. Part of riding a bike is interacting with your surroundings in a way car drivers will never understand.
Mitch
AlexisInfectious®
Active member
Need a 125, preferably from a dealer as I need a loan of some kind :/ Want something from a *reputable* make, not these knock offs.
Would like under £2000 if I can.
Would like under £2000 if I can.
Here you go. This is just a search of 125cc Hondas from £1000 to £2000 within 60 miles of the centre of Nottingham only at dealers. 80+ bikes Obviously you can lob in your own postcode as perform the search again.
Don't forget you're not limited to a 125cc bike anymore; can't you ride anything up to 33bhp?
Mitch
Don't forget you're not limited to a 125cc bike anymore; can't you ride anything up to 33bhp?
Mitch