Hello everyone, A few friends and I are planning a cross country motorcycle trip this summer. Starting at chicago down route 66 to LA and up to Seattle, then to Sturgis and down to Yellowstone and cutting through mid west to Louisana then Florida and back to Upstate NY.
I will have a pillion with me, my question is, will it be doable to have a pillion with me for 10,000 miles with no issues? We will also take turns to ride the bike. Would you guys recommend it? We will be on an Africa Twin with side panniers and maybe a top box. My other 2 friends will be riding solo on an Africa Twin and a Tenere 700. Any suggestions, recommendations, advice?
I find dropper very useful when I ride trails, but cannot figure out when I need it when I ride cross country and paved routes. I wonder whether I miss something in my riding. Can you please help?
Thanks.
i'm newish to the area. i've got a full suspension mountain bike but i'm not super skilled and don't want to check out galbraith yet (soon though! at least if the trails are ridable), especially solo not knowing my way around.
any recommendations for good cross-country style mtb rides i could take? something like 1-2k feet elev gain, just nice and through the woods on trails and/or fire/forest roads? something you'd normally take a gravel bike on -- i'll probably end up getting a gravel bike eventually...
I did the interurban trail yesterday which was nice. i'd be OK with something more challenging than that, but not proper downhill riding like galbraith. thanks in advance!
Hey folks - I want to switch from a 1600cc Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad that I've ridden multiple times across the States to a Bonneville T120; in New Zealand I was on a T100 (pic posted), no windshield and with stock seat and I loved it, but while the riding position is more comfortable my butt felt like a flat board riding about 400 miles from Auckland to Wellington in a day.
I'm looking for opinions on how a T120 would handle between 500 and 800 miles a day across the US with a K&Q seat and windshield, and if you would recommend anything else (I'd like to get risers for the T120 but they didn't make them for the 2017 I had, since they changed the handlebars design).
I do a lot of miles on trips, sometimes 1,000 miles in a day. The Bonneville's upright riding position feels more comfortable, but the seat's smaller. I'm also wondering how the T120 handles at different altitudes, and through the mountains. I rode all four seasons on the T100 in New Zealand, and in any precipitation, but I was mainly at sea level or close to it.
If I could afford two bikes this wouldn't be a problem. I'd get a Vaquero or Eluder and another T100.
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Got a 6 hour flight coming up tonight and have no idea what to crochet along the way. Any suggestions ???
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The last couple months have been real tough on me. I lost two different friends in two separate plane crashes, the company I worked for closed its doors, and my girlfriend and I split up.
But what I do have going for me, is that a few months before life took a turn, I was gifted a 93' ST1100. It's a long story, but she was free to me in exchange for some engine work on an old CB500 Honda. She's also in pretty good shape. Only 60k miles on her so she's barely broken in for a Pan. I decided I needed a break from the working life for a little while, so I'm hitting the road to see what this beautiful country has to offer.
I've spent the last week going through the motorcycle, new tires, brakes, timing belt, I rebuilt the water pump, all new fluids, installed some aux lights and got her all set up to my liking. Put about 200 miles on her to shake out any gremlins (none found) and she seems solid!
I'm leaving from NC, headed to Oregon, and plan to hit Portland, Seattle, Glacier National Park, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and a few others. I have no timeline, just me, and whatever I fancy. I'll be camping a lot of the time out west, but as I come east I'll begin couch surfing with friends more as I have close friends in nearly every state east of Michigan.
If you've got any tips, suggestions, awesome places to stop and visit, or if anyone would care to join me for 5 miles or 500 miles, feel free to shoot me a message or comment below.
I should probably also clarify that even though this bike is new to me, I'm not new to riding. I'm 27, but I've been riding, wrenching, and racing motorcycles for more than 20 years at this point. This will be by far my biggest motorcycle adventure however! Thoughts and comments appreciated!
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It’s been more than a decade and no one has still ever heard from Stuart Issac who left for a cross country road trip to Yellowstone National Park in 2010.
Stuart Isaac a native of the Republic of Palau, was living in Burtonsville, Maryland with his family in 2010. A stocky man at 5’8” and 215 lbs, Stuart Issac was not usually an outdoorsman, but on September 6, Stuart decided to pack a bag, write a note to his family and leave for a roadtrip to Yellowstone National Park in his 2009, black Lexus Sedan—with no prior experience with hiking or camping. On September 7, 2010, 32 hours after he left his home in Burtonsville, Maryland, Stuart arrived at Yellowstone National Park.Then, 2 weeks later, he phoned an old friend from high school,on September 24th. Since Matsue lives in Guam, typically the two communicate via email or text. The call was unexpected because of the time change—it was 3:30am EST for Stuart. The call lasted for at least two hours.Two days later on September 26, Stuart parked his 2009 black Lexus IS-250 sedan with a license plate that read BELLEK at Craig Pass, which is approximately eight miles east of Old Faithful Geyser Yellowstone National Grand Loop Road in Wyoming.
Stuart was discovered missing during a routine night patrol in the Craig Pass area later that night. An officer had discovered Stuart’s abandoned unlocked car with his keys still inside but no other trace of Stuart. Craig Pass is known to have an approximate elevation of 8,362 feet and has a mountain pass located near Continental Drive. There were no hiking trails in this area. A land and air search began immediately but no sign of Stuart.
A timeline of events for Stuart’s disappearance
- September 6, 2010: Stuart left a note for his family telling them he would be going on a cross-country road trip. The note does not mention when he plans on returning.
- September 7, 2010 | Stuart arrives at Yellowstone National Park. The drive is roughly 32 hours from his home in Burtonsville, Maryland.
- September 24, 2010 | Stuart’s whereabouts are unaccounted for until September 24th when Stuart has a two-hour-long phone call with his friend from high school, Matsue Evens. Typically Matsue and Stuart communicated through text o
