Mark H
New member
In 2014 we travelled to the US from Australia with two BMW motorcycles and rode around the western side of North America and Canada. The roads in this part of the world offer an unparalleled riding experience, so I guess you could say it was inevitable........
In a few days we step on board a Qantas A380 that will take us from Sydney to Los Angeles where we will meet up with our bikes to do it all again. A new route and new motorcycles, 35 days and almost 16,000 km (10,000 mi). In total we will ride farther than the distance between the two countries and the equivalent of 40% of the circumference of the planet. It will be exclusively in the US this time, across 10 states, and we will each ride 2015 model BMW R1200GS.
However, before we embark on our journey we would like to acknowledge and thank the MOA. Even having done this once before, local knowledge is a home field advantage we don’t have, but advice on which roads to ride and which to avoid was shared freely by the MOA members along with countless insights and a wealth of experience. Then, in addition to this camaraderie is the reassurance that we have roadside assistance and the anonymous book in case of emergencies or simply when things don’t quite go to plan. The BMW MOA and the community on this forum has helped fine-tune and empower us as we prepared for this new adventure and we are very, very grateful.
In 2014 we documented our journey along the way via an online blog entitled Endless Roads and we will do that again on this ride. Endless Roads 2016 will capture each day of our adventure and we would love to share this with you. Posting photos, the occasional video and a few words or thoughts as two Australians weave their way up, over, around and along some of the most amazing motorcycle roads on earth is our small way of saying thank you. Although this adventure is a meal best served for two, Ros and I believe it is enriched by sharing it with those who clearly share our passion for motorcycling.
We won’t be posting daily to the forum, so if you would like to, please check in with us on the blog via this LINK, and by all means leave comments. We fly to the US on the 20th of May and then ride out of LA on Sunday 22nd, but if you want to see in advance where we are going or perhaps get a little more background to all of this, just visit the blog and then feel free to ride with us in spirit. Who knows, we may even see you along the road somewhere.
Mark and Ros Hubble
www.endlessroads2016.blogspot.com
In a few days we step on board a Qantas A380 that will take us from Sydney to Los Angeles where we will meet up with our bikes to do it all again. A new route and new motorcycles, 35 days and almost 16,000 km (10,000 mi). In total we will ride farther than the distance between the two countries and the equivalent of 40% of the circumference of the planet. It will be exclusively in the US this time, across 10 states, and we will each ride 2015 model BMW R1200GS.
However, before we embark on our journey we would like to acknowledge and thank the MOA. Even having done this once before, local knowledge is a home field advantage we don’t have, but advice on which roads to ride and which to avoid was shared freely by the MOA members along with countless insights and a wealth of experience. Then, in addition to this camaraderie is the reassurance that we have roadside assistance and the anonymous book in case of emergencies or simply when things don’t quite go to plan. The BMW MOA and the community on this forum has helped fine-tune and empower us as we prepared for this new adventure and we are very, very grateful.
In 2014 we documented our journey along the way via an online blog entitled Endless Roads and we will do that again on this ride. Endless Roads 2016 will capture each day of our adventure and we would love to share this with you. Posting photos, the occasional video and a few words or thoughts as two Australians weave their way up, over, around and along some of the most amazing motorcycle roads on earth is our small way of saying thank you. Although this adventure is a meal best served for two, Ros and I believe it is enriched by sharing it with those who clearly share our passion for motorcycling.
We won’t be posting daily to the forum, so if you would like to, please check in with us on the blog via this LINK, and by all means leave comments. We fly to the US on the 20th of May and then ride out of LA on Sunday 22nd, but if you want to see in advance where we are going or perhaps get a little more background to all of this, just visit the blog and then feel free to ride with us in spirit. Who knows, we may even see you along the road somewhere.
Mark and Ros Hubble
www.endlessroads2016.blogspot.com