On my first HD which was a 79 Lowrider I had 2 grand in my pocket and decided to take off on the rode. I took a few clothes, a tent and sleeping bag and a few toilit articles and of course my tools. I hit the road out of Seattle on August 1986 and decided to visit the folks in North Carolina. It felt good to be free on the hiway. My first stop that night was in Spokane and I pulled into a rest area and rolled out the ol' sleeping bag.
After a good nights sleep I tooled into Colorado the next evening and crashed hard. That morning I got up and met up with a rider and we rode together all the way to Kansas City Mo. He was riding back and forth between the east and west coast working at odd jobs here and there but mostly bouncing in bars.
I had an old bro who had a Heritage whom I did some time in the military with who lived in Mars Hill Mo. So I stopped in and visited for a couple of weeks. He had just bought his ol lady a 883 huger and together all three of us would take off in the morning and ride and explore the country side.There is some beautiful hills with grat switchbacks in the great state of Mo.
Well 2 days later I rolled into North Carolina with glazed clutch plates and a worn out chain. The local dealerships had me fixxed in no time and after a few weeks with family I was off to Orlando Fla. to visit my brother. A week with his family and I was on the road again back to North Carolina one last time to visit the family. A week with them and I was on the road and heading back to Seattle. Of course I had to stop again in Mo. to visit my bro again. A coupleof days there an I had to geton the road again and head for home.
When I hit South Dakota I decided to stop at Mount Rushmore. I tell ya, what an awsome sight. That was the highlight of my road trip.
Well anyway to make a long story short I pulled back into Seattle in Oct and had logged over 8'000 miles. I put the bike up for 9 months and figured I needed to rest for awhile.
Anyone out there ever had any similar experiences?
After a good nights sleep I tooled into Colorado the next evening and crashed hard. That morning I got up and met up with a rider and we rode together all the way to Kansas City Mo. He was riding back and forth between the east and west coast working at odd jobs here and there but mostly bouncing in bars.
I had an old bro who had a Heritage whom I did some time in the military with who lived in Mars Hill Mo. So I stopped in and visited for a couple of weeks. He had just bought his ol lady a 883 huger and together all three of us would take off in the morning and ride and explore the country side.There is some beautiful hills with grat switchbacks in the great state of Mo.
Well 2 days later I rolled into North Carolina with glazed clutch plates and a worn out chain. The local dealerships had me fixxed in no time and after a few weeks with family I was off to Orlando Fla. to visit my brother. A week with his family and I was on the road again back to North Carolina one last time to visit the family. A week with them and I was on the road and heading back to Seattle. Of course I had to stop again in Mo. to visit my bro again. A coupleof days there an I had to geton the road again and head for home.
When I hit South Dakota I decided to stop at Mount Rushmore. I tell ya, what an awsome sight. That was the highlight of my road trip.
Well anyway to make a long story short I pulled back into Seattle in Oct and had logged over 8'000 miles. I put the bike up for 9 months and figured I needed to rest for awhile.
Anyone out there ever had any similar experiences?