RBEmerson
Kein Nasebohrer
I haven't done a ton of long trips on this bike. Day trips of 200-300 miles are fairly common, though. The bike remains surprisingly comfortable for that. My longest trip is Philadelphia to Fernandina Beach, FL (and back). Day #1 was mostly in non-stop rain on I-95. Day #2 the sun came out and life improved greatly. I'm happy to say I didn't have that "do I have to get back on this thing" blues.
Not a lot of mountains in the AC area, that's for sure. It's tough when the biggest "hill" is a bridge over the bay.
I'll pass on commenting about the whole "HD lifestyle" thing. Suffice it to say there are a lot of Harleys trailered somewhere, not a lot of BMW's on trailers. 'Nuff said.
Way back when, the original plan was to fly my bike to Europe. Air Canada and, I found out this July, Lufthansa have "fly your bike" programs. Do the arithmetic and it turns out that the break-even point between renting and flying is about a three week stay. My in-laws live about an hour's drive from Frankfurt. Fly to FRA, get the bike if it came on the same plane (not guaranteed), and ride off, or call someone to come get me, and come back when the bike arrives. Do the same dance, in reverse, to get the bike back on a plane, plan on staying overnight if needed, and ride home. Aside from the "how cool is that!" to have your bike on European roads, how many PA plates are on the autobahn? [/snicker] Unfortunately, my wife shot that down. But it turned out that we spent 2 1/2 weeks in Germany, etc. Sigh... And the kicker is I'd trust my bike in the hairpins more than any rent-a-bike. Oh well...
I'm kinda Alped out at this point, but there's a heckuva lot more to see. Just maybe... hmmm... [/wink]
Not a lot of mountains in the AC area, that's for sure. It's tough when the biggest "hill" is a bridge over the bay.
I'll pass on commenting about the whole "HD lifestyle" thing. Suffice it to say there are a lot of Harleys trailered somewhere, not a lot of BMW's on trailers. 'Nuff said.
Way back when, the original plan was to fly my bike to Europe. Air Canada and, I found out this July, Lufthansa have "fly your bike" programs. Do the arithmetic and it turns out that the break-even point between renting and flying is about a three week stay. My in-laws live about an hour's drive from Frankfurt. Fly to FRA, get the bike if it came on the same plane (not guaranteed), and ride off, or call someone to come get me, and come back when the bike arrives. Do the same dance, in reverse, to get the bike back on a plane, plan on staying overnight if needed, and ride home. Aside from the "how cool is that!" to have your bike on European roads, how many PA plates are on the autobahn? [/snicker] Unfortunately, my wife shot that down. But it turned out that we spent 2 1/2 weeks in Germany, etc. Sigh... And the kicker is I'd trust my bike in the hairpins more than any rent-a-bike. Oh well...
I'm kinda Alped out at this point, but there's a heckuva lot more to see. Just maybe... hmmm... [/wink]