you should come to massachusetts
what did you end up gettin for a ped to take
you should come to massachusetts
what did you end up gettin for a ped to take
if yaa come through athens ga shoot me an email.... there are afew of us here that would show ya around this hilly city.... my dad had this on his motorcycle license plate... Live to ride, Ride to live... words of wisdom.. may they take you far
good luck man. as soon as i have the time and money to do so, i would like to take a long ride like that. not alone though. if you come through northern ky, holla at a brotha.
good luck homeskillet. take a crap ton of photos.
good luck man! have fun.
i just got a 4 gig card for my cam, so i hope to take a lot of pics along the way. the final countdown approaches, im getting excited/nervous!
wheres my florida riders? im already meeting up with one to throw the shocks on the ped, and get it packed up. who else wants to ride? i should be free in sarasota around mid day monday, then heading up to orlando area
just alittle south of of where your going, naples is where i'm at..
how far is a little?
if you come through richmond im sure you could find us.we donk know you but if you're gonna be cross country on a moped im sure you could get put up and get some garage time and help.im trying to be in charleston this summer to play when work slows,ive never been but always wanted to
My gut feeling dave is not to approach this thing lightly. xcountry is no cakewalk. 4 gigs of whatnot means dickety-pie when you're in country. Keep it charged. Plan and have your stuff on hand. Get in touch with the creatures who did the South American trip, or the mopedguys.com who did the xcountry thing, or libby, who did the whole thing on her lonesome, with a big cheering section, and as much remote help as could be gathered from away when needed. They all have a lot to help you with. It also wouldn't hurt to ask at the MRA. Being older hands, they know this stuff and my experience is they are helpful. Old and gnarly but helpful. Just a joke!
But be prepared. One of Libby's first posts was something about how many ticks you can collect in a single night of camping.
If a guy called targaped tries to sell you a toilet seat for greater comfort, just let it go.
you should do the whole trip with your oil injector disconnected just to spite you-know-who.
If Davekitts agrees to disconnect his oil injector, I'll buy him a toilet seat. That's all I can do.
so far injector is on. my last tomos, i took the whole shebang off. well see how it goes. no toilet seat, have great gear (hoping no ticks, besides, undress IN the tent.)
i have my plans in some order. ready to rock out. the 4 gig card was just a bonus. i have my gps and celly to help, as well as a few other goodies. im taking nothing of this lightly.
id try to contact all those people vim, but i leave sunday.
Dave,
Agian, if you pass through Southern Ohio, stop by my shop for a free tune up or any maintenance you may need and a place to sleep if you need it
Good Luck and be careful,
Ike
its about 45 min or so, but on a ped you would have to take 41, and it would take you more like an hour and 45 or more depending on the traffic..
ez, i might have to make the trip.
Hey Dave, I'm not trying to rain, I think this is really great. Something I thought about: Just make sure you figure out quickly how much ground you can cover in one day, ie, make sure your first couple of planned resting points are pretty conservative. You don't want to burn out quickly with a couple 12 hour ride days in the front, waking up with a back that aches like no other, Only to find that your next destination is 300 miles away. Long rides are really draining on your body. Make sure there are spots where you can take a day to rest. GOOD LUCK! hope to see you in LA! Make sure you have a way to contact all these people who plan to help, get their numbers in your phone!
tracy, youre def not raining on anything! my gps and maps that i have ive marked out a lot of places (gps does it for me at intervals i set, kinda like the nagging passenger that constantly has to pee) so im going to take my time.
the bully rally is out, tho. theres no way i can make it in under a week, 2 weeks is more like it, not to mention some familly shit i have to take care of in fla first.
i also have everyones contact stuff off here in my cell, and on paper. please feel free to email me at dmk_132003@tmail.com if you wanna ride!
this will be fun, thats all i know. even if i blow the bike to hell in 1000 miles, thats better than i expected. i live for this shit!
the meaning of life is to live. remeber that.
Yea dude come down south first. I hope me giving you a hard time about your moped trip made you want to do it more!
anything that was said made me do it more! and im not too sure if i can make it down that way, i need to get to orlando asap, but maybe.
I live right by ez
ok all, my last post from charleston! i wont be able to even check this while im out, my phone wont read this site. if you want to get a hold of me, contact stuffs in the profile! thank you all one more time. ill be in sarasota in about 24 hours! (fun)
ce ;-) joys of the worlds most needlessly complicated language heheh funny shit right there though.... good luck on your trip, be safe out there.
If your in S.E. michigan you can rests up in my geust room and wrench in my garage........holla ata moonshiner
ok all, i made it to florida ok, ive been up for almost 24 hours straight, so im about to crash here soon.
picked up the ped, runs great with just a little tinkering (new plug. tighten chain). and ill be heading to orlando on weds! i love this thing, and im so happy. thanks to everyone i met so far, ill post pics soon!
You're making a multiple cross country trip on a bike that you _just_ picked up?
its a thomas moped, those are like gold or something. I was gonna do this thing last week but it rained.
If you're coming to Arizona,
Bring beer!
dude, madd props to you, good luck and watch out for potholes n assholes. you should post a pic of the map or maps you got sketched out. id love to see the path. be safe man and keep them goggles clean. ray
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