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Puddle Jumper
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Sunshine Coast, B.C. Canada | After over a year of scrimping, saving, and overtime'n. I got myself onto a '12 Victory XCT (red).
After 7 problem free years, the softtail is gone.(no regrets, onward and upward)
As of today, I've got 600km logged, and absolutely no complaints.
We are so impressed that the wife and I decided to go for a little ride....Vancouver to Nashville.
Leaving 7th of May and back for the 26th.
Hitting the Avenue of the Giants(redwoods), Grand Canyon, Roswell(don't ask),Memphis(Graceland), Nashville (HonkyTonk Row,Grand ole Opry), and Spirit Lake on the way home.
If you see a British Columbia plate, wave, I`m always in the mood for coffee.
P.S. Mostly I-5 to Bakersfield then east(ish) to Memphis
Anyone that may know of anything worth stopping and seeing along the way, please let us know.
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Visionary
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | Nice trip. How many km was that ?? | |
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Puddle Jumper
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Sunshine Coast, B.C. Canada | The route we roughed out on google, puts us close to 6500 mi. | |
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Tourer
Posts: 520
Simi Valley, CA | Post a map showing your route! Keep us posted on your progress too.
Ride safe. | |
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Visionary
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | 6500 Miles, now that's a good trip !!!! | |
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Puddle Jumper
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Brantford, ON Canada | Your trip sounds great ,,, enjoy it.
I did a 15,000 k trip last summer , R66 out to Cal , up the coast to BC, onto Alberta, back into USA Montana Wyoming, SD and then home. 5 weeks on the road , just an awesome time.
Sounds like you are hitting some of the spots we did ,,, Avenue of the giants ,, grand Canyon North Rim ( by doing this you can see Zion NP in Utah ) Vegas was cool.
I did a trip blog and friends back home here really enjoyed seeing / reading what we did each day.
Enjoy it should be a great time.
Most of the trip was planned out, but as we spoke to the locals they would recommend spots to go to. So leave some time for side trips.
Edited by vv2008 2012-04-24 1:17 PM
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Tourer
Posts: 430
| Wow great for you guys! That would be so much fun. Memories of a lifetime.
If you have the time, stop by Ness in Dublin, Calif. Great service, if you need any, and on the second floor Arlen has his museum of gorgeous custom bikes. | |
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Puddle Jumper
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Cicero, Indiana | Man that's one way to break in the bike! I wish I could have the time to do a trip like that. Have a safe trip! | |
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Puddle Jumper
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Sunshine Coast, B.C. Canada | vv2008 - 2012-04-24 11:16 AM
Your trip sounds great ,,, enjoy it.
I did a 15,000 k trip last summer , R66 out to Cal , up the coast to BC, onto Alberta, back into USA Montana Wyoming, SD and then home. 5 weeks on the road , just an awesome time.
Sounds like you are hitting some of the spots we did ,,, Avenue of the giants ,, grand Canyon North Rim ( by doing this you can see Zion NP in Utah ) Vegas was cool.
I did a trip blog and friends back home here really enjoyed seeing / reading what we did each day.
Enjoy it should be a great time.
Most of the trip was planned out, but as we spoke to the locals they would recommend spots to go to. So leave some time for side trips.
15,000k wow.
How did you deal with your phone?
I heard that buying a pre paid phone in the US is the best/cheapest way to go.
Thoughts?? | |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 33
Brantford, ON Canada | Arby.
Phone was no problem the friend I went with had gone into Buffalo prior to the trip and he picked up a track phone. We used that in the US ,, well worth it.
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Cruiser
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W'ford Tx | +1 on the prepaid phone. If you're a big country music fan then hit up the house of cash (Jonny Chash's recording studio) Nashville also has some of the best pawn shops if you're into that sort of thing. If you're a guitar player then stop by Opry Mills, it's a shopping mall but houses (or used to, it's been awhile since I lived there) the gibson guitar shop where you can check out luthiers putting on some finishing touches on final guitars before they're set out onto the shelves. All worth checking out! | |
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Tourer
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Lansing, MI |
WOW! Figure out where or how to get your oil changed along the way? Don't forget to buy and take along a save your ride clutch cable saver... | |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 825
, WI | Sounds like a nice trip.
One of my favorite areas to ride is southern Utah hwy 9 to 89 to 12 to 24 to I-70 to 191 to Moab and then 128 back to I-70.
Favorite place - Moab, Utah.
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | see the big hole in the ground and across the reservation in Arizona and on into Colorado... avoid Kansas if you can, flat and not much to see. Be safe. | |
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Puddle Jumper
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| When you get to Nashville hit me up and we'll show you the Honky-Tonks. | |
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Puddle Jumper
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Sunshine Coast, B.C. Canada | Home again.
11800 km, no rain until Idaho on the way home.
Bike ran great, other than a little oil dripping onto the rear jug from a breather hose (so i'm told)
Made an "Iron Butt" run on sun the 20th- Bethany MO north to I 90 then east to Sheridan WY, 1048 mi.
I even detoured down to Spirit Lake and rode by the factory, (to bad it was sun. or I would have stopped for coffee).
Thankfully, Ken and Linda at "Americas Best Value Inn" Sheridan, knew about Iron Butt and were willing to sign my "end of ride form".
All in all, a fantastic vacation, although highway pegs will be added before my next long run. | |
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Iron Butt
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, WI | arby - 2012-05-27 9:40 PM Home again. 11800 km, no rain until Idaho on the way home. Bike ran great, other than a little oil dripping onto the rear jug from a breather hose (so i'm told) Made an "Iron Butt" run on sun the 20th- Bethany MO north to I 90 then east to Sheridan WY, 1048 mi. I even detoured down to Spirit Lake and rode by the factory, (to bad it was sun. or I would have stopped for coffee). Thankfully, Ken and Linda at "Americas Best Value Inn" Sheridan, knew about Iron Butt and were willing to sign my "end of ride form". All in all, a fantastic vacation, although highway pegs will be added before my next long run. Contratulations on the IBA ride!!! Sounds like a fun trip. . | |
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