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New Bohemia, VA | I'll be travel'n for biz in a couple of weeks to Orlanda and had high hopes of rollin' there. So I tell the wife in an "oh, me" sorta way, and she says she wants to go. So that means....ugh...driving... but we'll enjoy it just the same, we need the together time, she just don't want to roll that far just yet, and in the winter.
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Bay of Gigs, WA | Didn't think you guys HAD winter back there, and on your way to FL to boot. I'm not jealous though...much.
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New Bohemia, VA | rainryder - 2011-11-14 3:32 PM
Didn't think you guys HAD winter back there, and on your way to FL to boot. I'm not jealous though...much.
the dilemna is that she doesn't like it below 70 degrees and two hours on a bike in a day is a long trip. It's 11 hours for me and that a piece of cake if I was doing it alone. I rode there in Dec '07 right after I got the bike. |
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Perry Hall, MD | You might want to keep the Mrs. from seeing the post title. I feel your pain with the unexpected travel partner. The same thing happened to me in September with a trip to New Orleans, except we ended up flying. |
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Central New York | A little bit of bribery goes a long way.  |
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Oregon. | Feel your pain, there is always hope that she will want to go on the bike. Is it a weather thing along with the time? I know my wife loves her electric vest...thinking about it, might be smarter to take the rig. Keep the spouse happy.  |
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Gotha, FL | Put her on a plane, let her check in to the hotel, then go shopping or sit at the pool(it's 82 here today) and meet her later. Works for everyone! |
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Brighton, TN | Like that one and still have the bike. Yahooo! |
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San Antonio, TX | EGA44 - 2011-11-14 3:48 PM
Put her on a plane, let her check in to the hotel, then go shopping or sit at the pool(it's 82 here today) and meet her later. Works for everyone!
If I ever get to AVR that is how I will roll!!! |
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Edmonton AB, Canada | Yup, that's what I did last spring, flew her across the mountains and I rode with her gear! |
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| Mine flew to Montana to meet up with me at Glacier National Park. She would have bailed the first day through the desert. |
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St. Charles, MO | I did something like that this past summer. Wife wanted to go to the beach in NC, so I jump on the bike a day early, she flies to Charlotte, where I pick her up and we ride the rest of the way to the beach. Then I just drop her off at the airport on the way home and spend another day riding. Worked out great for both of us. She got her beach time plus some riding and I got to play in the TN/NC mountains both directions. |
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Northeast Ohio | I am thinking of doing the same thing, LoneWolf65, for Sturgis next year. The wife won't do a 1000+ miles, nor does she have the vacation time for the extra travel. |
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New Bohemia, VA | I really have few options, it's only a two day trip on the ground in Orlando. If I ride, it is a one day shot for me. If flying is involved, it would just me traveling business. If the wife goes, we would drive but would take our time getting there and coming back. When the boss said "Orlando" I already had the bike fueled and loaded, in my mind. When I told the wife, she had her bags packed and ready to go. I'm hoping one day it'll be a "roll together" affair, but at the rate things are going, that will likely never happen. She doesn't like flying either, so there you have it.
Chances are I'll roll, and I would like to see some folks, I might even go by and see KevinX...but I can't get cammed though... maybe my next Vision... |
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Iowa | So, when are you in Orlando? I'm going there on business the 29 - 30. |
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Iowa | So, when are you in Orlando? I'm going there on business the 29 - 30. |
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New Bohemia, VA | I'm told it's 1-2 dec, but I believe it's more like nov 30- dec 1. hopefully I'll find out today. We'll keep in touch. |
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Brighton, TN | Trailer the bike to enjoy the evenings on, that's probably the only and best solution I got. |
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Navarre, FL | Sounds like a popular destination, I am riding down there on business the 28th-2nd. This will be my first road trip and first chance to try out the T-bags ATV bag. |
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New Bohemia, VA | well, a few things are making it more smarter to fly, oh well. The Vision's down at the moment anyway, ignition switch doesn't function and had to (**gasp**) trailer it home tonight. |
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| Been riding 54 yrs 50 of those with her on the back. never had a problem like yours.She waiting on me most the time ready to go. BESIDES be a real biker tell her to saddle up or stay at home...LOL. HOPE she not looking over my shoulder.
Edited by TRELL 2011-11-19 6:59 AM
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well, this stinks...