For a lot of you who live in manly climates, hard weather is coming or has arrived, which means putting the bikes away. So you have the chance perhaps to dream of that ultimate bike journey which must cross every rider's mind from time to time.
Money no object, any bike you want (but try to stick to one bike for the whole journey and no back up from an accompanying 4x4 with every creature comfort), for as long a journey as you want (but try not to copy Ewan and Charlie) but bear in mind things like provisioning, breakdown, safety from crazy people etc.:
So where would it be - your Day Dream Journey??
I've always love the idea of starting off at the southern tip of Tierra del Fuego (Chile and Argentina) and riding north to the Atacama Desert along the coast of Chile. After that - who knows - the road goes north until you get to Alaska as far as I'm aware (could meet up with NHD74F for a beer in Camarillo on the way!)
Bike choice - well, I'd love to do it on a big Harley - an Ultra, but so much of the road is dirt or gravel, especially way south, from what I've seen on the net so I'd need something happier on that sort of surface but also good on the highway - maybe a BMW K1300GT, not too sure at this bit - this is where daydream would have to turn into hard core research before such a journey could be planned.
Let's hear yours ladies and gents. :D:D ]]>
Question: Is it unsafe to ride THIS road at night by myself?
Thank you in advance,
BuzzCap7 ]]>
The ride took us north on the P.C.H. to route 33, route 192 (Foot Hills road), to route 154, and finally, route 246 into Solvang.
The area we visited was depicted in the movie "Sideways" and offers some of some of the most beautiful I have seen. It consisted of rolling hills with endless vineyards that are outlined by mountains. We visited many great vineyards and tasted a lot of excellent wine.
We will allow some extra time on our next trip so we can jump from region to region. We will continue up to the Paso Robles region, then Napa and Sanoma.
Check out the attached pictures
:cheers ]]>
Our first stop will be the Lone Star Rally in Galveston, then on to New Orleans, LA, Panama City, FL, Lakeland FL (where we will pick-up our uncle), Miami, FL, then wake up in the morning to bask in the glory of the sunrise as we cross the land bridge down to Key West.
The weather forecast is calling for heavy rain all day today and tomorrow morning. At the beginning of the week, Friday was supposed to be clear, cool and sunny. I'm praying the rain ends today, and we get off to a great start, any prayer warriors out there can join me if you want!
I am making sure I have this photo posting thing down so we can share our adventure with you. Here is a picture of my bike I took in the garage last night, I expect it to look a little more loaded down by this time tomorrow.
]]>So for your rally dollar....
Would you expect a rally pin?
Would you expect a rally shirt?
Would you like to eat free each night?
Would you like to have a big name band?
Would you be happy with local no-name bands but lots of them?
Would you expect discussion groups for riding info?
Would you expect vendors(what type)?
Would you be happy with off site vendors that the public can see too?
Do you expect a 50/50 drawing?
Do you expect a poker run?
Do you want a parade like (closing the MS river birdges to HD traffic only)?
Would you like group competion like chapter against chapter or one on one?
What would you consider the most you would pay?
What would you consider the most for a room you want to pay?
And of course what combination of the above would make you the happiest?
Of course each rally has to break even so there's a limited budget and attendance drives what you can do. The more registered the more you can spend for food or bands.
Andy suggestions would be appreciated. ]]>