trip to usa rally

[devilsyam]

well some pictures of a slightly wet start to a epic trip then the weather brightened up



















Bear on the tail of the Dragon

bear spotted on the dragon

[Lazarus]

nice m8!!!!

[brooker81]

Loving that mate more info please !!

[devilsyam]

[Kosmic Kartman]

Thanks for sharing.

The tree of shame is filling out a bit.  :lol

[tomlinscote]

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

[DekF]

If you have time to wave on a road like that you ain't going fast enough.

[ChristoT]

Looks epic! But how much did you try and mod your bike along the way?  :lol

[pitternator]

tell us more luke, and how did you get on with the GS ! 

[bristol banger]

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

[devilsyam]

and a pain in the arse -

[DekF]

:rollin Cue 10 pages from Mr Pitt now

[devilsyam]

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

[DekF]

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.

[devilsyam]

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



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









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

[devilsyam]

me and ravenrider deep in suspension mode



lee and glen traxxion guru's

[DekF]

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.

[ChristoT]

Who are the American Fazer riders - foccers?

[pitternator]

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

[devilsyam]

: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