Premium Member micah2074 Posted February 6, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted February 6, 2018 I’m almost as south and east as you can get in Ocoee, TN. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheridan Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Love twisties, so Greece in May, Romania in June and Italy, Swiss and Austria in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Love twisties, so Greece in May, Romania in June and Italy, Swiss and Austria in July. Words cannot describe the envy I feel. '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheridan Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 @koth442 but why? where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I'm in USA, Southern Missouri with some pretty decent riding. Maybe someday I'll be able to take that trip. In the mean time, post lots of pictures so we can live vicariously through you! '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Love twisties, so Greece in May, Romania in June and Italy, Swiss and Austria in July. I am a brighter shade of green! Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Just finished Florida-Alaska-Florida. Ride report on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted August 8, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted August 8, 2018 I was set to leave for the west coast day after tomorrow. Today I got a promotion.... I start in my new position Saturday...trip postponed for the time being. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted August 8, 2018 Supporting Member Share Posted August 8, 2018 2 weeks ago I rode 5 days through Northern California, next week I am taking a short 4-day trip down the Oregon and California coast through the Redwoods. After Labor day we are riding through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana on a 7 day trip, Bear tooth Pass, Chief Joseph Highway, Bighorn Mountains, Lolo Pass etc. I'm still not sure where to go in October, maybe the California wildfires will have died down? ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted August 8, 2018 Supporting Member Share Posted August 8, 2018 I was set to leave for the west coast day after tomorrow. Today I got a promotion.... I start in my new position Saturday...trip postponed for the time being. Congratulations on the promotion. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted August 8, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted August 8, 2018 I was set to leave for the west coast day after tomorrow. Today I got a promotion.... I start in my new position Saturday...trip postponed for the time being. Congratulations on the promotion. Thank you Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I was set to leave for the west coast day after tomorrow. Today I got a promotion.... I start in my new position Saturday...trip postponed for the time being. Congratulations on the promotion. ^This^ Bummer your trip is postponed, but hey, promotions are all good! '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted August 10, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted August 10, 2018 It's back on! Leaving Sunday morning for the 4 corners area. I had to cut about 2,000 miles off of my original route because I couldn't get as much time off. I'll get those back next August and then some. I. Can't. Wait. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member upshift Posted August 11, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted August 11, 2018 Just returned from a 10-dayr riding adventure in Ecuador with a couple of good pals. Our trip was planned and organized by the fine folks at , who I cannot recommend highly enough. We did their Pacific, Andes, Amazon route, with an additional stop in Puerto Lopez to visit Isla de Plata (ie. the poor man's Galapagos). The bikes we started on were a Suzuki V-Strom 1000, Triumph Tiger 800, and BMW F700GS. When the V-Strom had a few minor issues develop en route, the lads at Freedom drove 10-hours to swap it with a KTM 1050, which I rode for the rest of the trip. It was really interesting to ride these different bikes. The Beemer felt small, agile, and uber-capable in all conditions, albeit not terribly exciting. The Triumph was smooth and stable, but again not overly pulse-raising. The KTM was the most fun of the bunch - that twin really likes to rev and the clutch, brakes, and transmission all felt like they were a level above anything on the other bikes. The V-Strom was capable but kinda boring. It was also really interesting to get home and ride my FJ again - man, that thing felt like a 2-stroke dirt bike in comparison and I had a shet-eating grin on my face the whole time. Always great to go away and come home to appreciate the things you have, methinks. Ecuador's a pretty cool country, too. The people are friendly, it's safe, the roads are great for riding (twisty, good pavement, great scenery), and there are lots of different looks between the 3 main regions of the country (coast, Andes, Amazon). I highly recommend it, and Freedom, if you're looking for a riding adventure that gets you out of your regular day-to-day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted August 11, 2018 Supporting Member Share Posted August 11, 2018 It's back on! Leaving Sunday morning for the 4 corners area. I had a 9-day ride planned for mid-June to that area, just days before the trip I hurt my back and had to cancel, I was out of work for 3 weeks. We were going to ride The San Juan Skyway as well as Staircase-Escalante and Marble Canyon. Definitely going to try again in '19. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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