ricochetrider
Out There Somewhere
Over the years, as I've traveled about on various motorcycles, I always make a point to check in with a buddy to let him know where I am. His across-the-board standard issue response: "I wanna do that!" Mostly, his priorities are anywhere other than distance rides and/or touring...
But THIS one was his idea!
We know more than a handful of folks who ride Airhead BMWs, so we set a weekend and put The Word out:
On 6/21/14 we would depart early on our Airheads- and take back roads from our home in South Central PA to the Adirondaks- where we had a serious hook-up in the way of a lovely cabin, a few steps from a lovely bar, situated on a lovely lake. This was to be a whirlwind tour- three days of pretty solid riding. One day up, one day of riding around Up There, and one day home.
People hemmed, they hawed, they were in, then they were out. In the end, after much poring over maps, and some discussion, four of us hit the road together to ride as crooked a route as possible to our destination in Old Forge, NY. The bike line-up, from oldest to newest, was as follows: one 1973 R75/5, two nearly identical 84 Last Edition R100RSs, and my own 1993 R100RS. Mr /5 came up from Maryland, so he clocked the most miles at 1500. The rest of us had various mileages, due to differences in where we live and left from... But our total came in at just about 1200 miles ridden. Well, one guy had to hot-foot it on Sunday morn over to Erie PA for a conference... So he would'a wound up with the biggest distance ridden... Which of course has nothing to do with THIS RR! BUT to those who think ya can't ride long distance on an Airhead... I say, "That's ridiculous! Why would anyone ever think THAT?"
(Then again, there are them who might point out that 1200 miles is NOT really "long distance"... But heck with them, too! ha ha JK)
Stay tuned for pix (hopefully I can resize and upload from my "devices") and the continued "yarn".....
But THIS one was his idea!
We know more than a handful of folks who ride Airhead BMWs, so we set a weekend and put The Word out:
On 6/21/14 we would depart early on our Airheads- and take back roads from our home in South Central PA to the Adirondaks- where we had a serious hook-up in the way of a lovely cabin, a few steps from a lovely bar, situated on a lovely lake. This was to be a whirlwind tour- three days of pretty solid riding. One day up, one day of riding around Up There, and one day home.
People hemmed, they hawed, they were in, then they were out. In the end, after much poring over maps, and some discussion, four of us hit the road together to ride as crooked a route as possible to our destination in Old Forge, NY. The bike line-up, from oldest to newest, was as follows: one 1973 R75/5, two nearly identical 84 Last Edition R100RSs, and my own 1993 R100RS. Mr /5 came up from Maryland, so he clocked the most miles at 1500. The rest of us had various mileages, due to differences in where we live and left from... But our total came in at just about 1200 miles ridden. Well, one guy had to hot-foot it on Sunday morn over to Erie PA for a conference... So he would'a wound up with the biggest distance ridden... Which of course has nothing to do with THIS RR! BUT to those who think ya can't ride long distance on an Airhead... I say, "That's ridiculous! Why would anyone ever think THAT?"
(Then again, there are them who might point out that 1200 miles is NOT really "long distance"... But heck with them, too! ha ha JK)
Stay tuned for pix (hopefully I can resize and upload from my "devices") and the continued "yarn".....