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trip to usa rally - devilsyam - 15-06-13
well some pictures of a slightly wet start to a epic trip then the weather brightened up
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Bear on the tail of the Dragon
bear spotted on the dragon
Re: trip to usa rally - Lazarus - 15-06-13
nice m8!!!!
Re: trip to usa rally - brooker81 - 15-06-13
Loving that mate more info please !!
Re: trip to usa rally - devilsyam - 15-06-13
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Re: trip to usa rally - Kosmic Kartman - 15-06-13
Thanks for sharing.
The tree of shame is filling out a bit. :lol
Re: trip to usa rally - tomlinscote - 15-06-13
Great pics but is it just me or did hardly any of the bikers coming the other way wave or acknowledge you in any way, miserable sods!!
That RT did sound a bit like a diesel on tickover too, but I bet it was comfy
Tommo
Re: trip to usa rally - DekF - 15-06-13
If you have time to wave on a road like that you ain't going fast enough.
Re: trip to usa rally - ChristoT - 15-06-13
Looks epic! But how much did you try and mod your bike along the way? :lol
Re: trip to usa rally - pitternator - 16-06-13
tell us more luke, and how did you get on with the GS !
Re: trip to usa rally - bristol banger - 16-06-13
(16-06-13, 07:40 AM)pitternator link Wrote: tell us more luke, and how did you get on with the GS !
Luke was riding the 1200rt, I had the pleasure of the 1200gs. After 1850 miles on it the best thing I can liken it to is one of those motorized round bumper boats you get at fun parks, same vibration and enginenoise
Re: trip to usa rally - devilsyam - 16-06-13
and a pain in the arse -
Re: trip to usa rally - DekF - 16-06-13
:rollin Cue 10 pages from Mr Pitt now
Re: trip to usa rally - devilsyam - 16-06-13
dek the rt for wot it cost wasnt much better we both spent a lot of time stood up on the pegs to aleave the saddle pain
Re: trip to usa rally - DekF - 16-06-13
Standing on the pegs is just showing off Luke
Come on now we all want a ride report. Some of us could only ever dream of a trip you've just completed.
Re: trip to usa rally - devilsyam - 16-06-13
well thats the thing dek it is affordable
ok brief layout as im no jurno list see cant even spell
bristol to amsterdam connect to washington dc hotel days inn $70 taxi to eagle rider $50
bike hire £600 FUEL $3.49 a gallon
set off out of dc on to route 66 weather fine till we hooked up with interstate 81 and then tropical storm andrea hit was the worst rain both of us have rode in - no wet gear 410 miles of it we arrived at comfort inn johnson city $65 dried cloths out and eat at some fish restrant $8 per head
left in light rain on 26 and crossed over into nc and the weather broke 26 degree's down to ashville were a woman on her phone ran a red light and gave me a proper scare
we arrived at deals gap about 2pm to a warm greeting
room share at one of the cabins 130 bucks for two nights
plenty riding -dragon moonshine 28 lower 129 http://www.cherohala.com
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we ran 360 to 411 to 72 and picked up foot hills parkway all brill roads to ride
fantastic tarmac and views
bbq nite sat night and the yanks sure no how to bbq and you know the booze is going to be good when it arrives in a jam jar moonshine at its best lol
we left sun morning heading to lychburg tn full days ride and motel for the night super 6 $45 bargin
jack daniels tour in the morning and very good learned alot about jacks history
left there and headed back to dc overnight stop $60 super 8 motel dropped off bikes and back to first hotel
wens morning we went to arlington word cannot explain the vast ness of this memorial so heres some photo's
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the flight back was simple with no issues this is my 5 trip and steves first kosmic has been with me also words cannot fulfill the experiance fully and everytime there are special moments
there ya go dek lol
Re: trip to usa rally - devilsyam - 16-06-13
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me and ravenrider deep in suspension mode
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lee and glen traxxion guru's
Re: trip to usa rally - DekF - 16-06-13
Aw Luke what an adventure, thanks for the report & pics. That must be a year's experiences for most peeps squeezed into a couple of weeks. Quodos to you for turning what to most of us would be wishful thinking into reality. Looks like you had a great time. I'm soooo jealous.
Re: trip to usa rally - ChristoT - 16-06-13
Who are the American Fazer riders - foccers?
Re: trip to usa rally - pitternator - 18-06-13
I aint surprised you guys didnt gel with GS or RT. You do need to ride them for some time to get tuned in. Its taken me 9k miles and a year.TBH in the first 3 months I was close to selling it. Now I feel I am the groove. Question is, have I changed my perception or have I finally clicked with how to really ride a GS ? I believe the latter cos it really is hard to get it to perform.Riding a speedy or a fazer is far easier...childs play by comparison.You just open the throttle and it goes ! ...just why the GS is such a big seller mystifies me cos I do think its a niche bike. Got to be hype and marketing for sure.For the record I aint going to sit here and prattle on about how great they are , cos it is a personal and subjective thing. I still have the fazer , but rarely and I mean rarely ride it these days. Maybe says something ??
Great write up luke, and yes I would love to do the usa. At least I can ride their bikes ! LOL
Re: trip to usa rally - devilsyam - 18-06-13
:eek You do need to ride them for some time to get tuned in :eek
not for us john you should sort yourself a trip instead buggering around in euro spending a fortune on fuel cant beat $3.28 a GALLON