KC, The down side is 100 plus dollars a night for the "comforts". And this is for the super 8. If you can find one. Plus buying your own food instead of cooking it on a camp fire. So bring plenty of wallet.
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Like I said... I'm into my creature comforts. Actual bed, air-conditioning, etc... Yeah it costs. To me, worth it.
I don't denigrate (and somewhat envy) those for whom a sleeping bag etc. works...
The trade off is worth it to me. I did some bike-camping a few times and it was fun. But now I don't care for the unpacking of the extra gear setup camp pickup camp and gear etc. Some riders obviously like it. That works all around. More room at a Best Western for me.red one said:
When I travel locations of Best Westerns are part of the course plotting. Sometimes money is to be saved. Other times it's to be spent. I may get home with an empty wallet but that's OK 'cause there's ramen in the cupboard. And I had a good time.
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Time to bring this thread back to life.
Now why would anyone do this to a new less than a week old Stwing?
Now why would anyone do this to a new less than a week old Stwing?
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I'd crop my head out of the photo too.
Is it just me or does that look like it is leaned much farther over than the last wing?
He's waiting for a 12yo girl to pick it up for him.
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kind of expect that from someone who will tolerate wearing a full face or modular helmet but no other protective gear. Surprised he's not in flip flops.
And that does look leaned over more than earlier models would, BUT notice it's on a road shoulder with a slight dip going away from the road so really not so much lean.
Maybe he's a new rider and just has a tip over from little experience and decided to take advantage of a photo op.
And that does look leaned over more than earlier models would, BUT notice it's on a road shoulder with a slight dip going away from the road so really not so much lean.
Maybe he's a new rider and just has a tip over from little experience and decided to take advantage of a photo op.
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Hate to break the news to you, but wrong on most all accounts. That's Nashcat and he was moving his new Goldwing when the front wheel washed out in the mud at FerrySToc.
The tipover protectors worked as advertised and no damage occurred.
And yes the new Wing does tip over further than the old Wing from what I can tell.
BTW, the original picture did not have the head cropped and he was not taking an opportunity for a photo op.
The tipover protectors worked as advertised and no damage occurred.
And yes the new Wing does tip over further than the old Wing from what I can tell.
BTW, the original picture did not have the head cropped and he was not taking an opportunity for a photo op.
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I suppose you might as well get the first one over and done with, I think I would probably cry for some time.
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While everyone was having their fun with the picture, I put another 1230 miles on it this weekend. Made it to the 3 state marker at corners of Missouri/Kansas/Oklahoma, which was down 1/4 mile of single lane gravel road.
And...so I won't be forgotten in the near future, here's the celebration picture from Ferrystoc.
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And...so I won't be forgotten in the near future, here's the celebration picture from Ferrystoc.
Ride Safe
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Man that is one good looking bike you have there John. Even that "broke in" side looks great. I never even knew there was a monument there and I lived there 55 years.While everyone was having their fun with the picture, I put another 1230 miles on it this weekend. Made it to the 3 state marker at corners of Missouri/Kansas/Oklahoma, which was down 1/4 mile of single lane gravel road.
And...so I won't be forgotten in the near future, here's the celebration picture from Ferrystoc.
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Maybe make that your avatar pic.And...so I won't be forgotten in the near future, here's the celebration picture from Ferrystoc.
Glad to hear it! Especially that the tip-over protectors were on duty and that no Tup was hurt in the making of that image.
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Well, after the 1200+ mile weekend, I found that Honda finally made a speedometer that is dead on. There is a digital readout for the cruise control that reads the set point. It reads the speed exactly as my Zumo GPS reads, plus the analog speedometer indicates the exact same speed. I could bump the cruise up or down by 1 MPH and the indicated speed from the Zumo would follow. Not higher, not lower, but the exact same number. Kinda spooky, it's so close.
I also checked the operation of the cruise as low as 25 MPH. Nice when you're crawling through a long school zone or interstate backup.
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I also checked the operation of the cruise as low as 25 MPH. Nice when you're crawling through a long school zone or interstate backup.
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Honda has made plenty of motorcycles with spot-on speedometers. My 1986 Elite 80 is one, my 2012 NC700X manual transmission was another, and my 2015 NC700XDCT is another. The ST1300 was more of an exception than the rule.
Bit of a thread piracy here, but my recent trip to NESTOC was a mixed camping/hotel affair. Based on that I've decided that camping is best done when that is the objective, or when you're staying in one place for an extended time. If you are "just passing through" on your way to another destination, hotels are much simpler. When camping it took a full two hours of steady activity from the time I crawled out of the sleeping bag until I was sidestand-up and ready to roll. Probably the same for the other end of the day, though that's a less critical measurement. Would not matter whether it was on an ST or a Goldwing, or any other bike. (There- now I've brought the thread back to the original topic...
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