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From: Mac on 5 May 2010 20:06 In article <pan.2010.05.05.17.43.19.692049(a)ytc1.co.uk>, bdp- spambin(a)ytc1.co.uk wibbles ... > > On Wed, 05 May 2010 18:30:59 +0100, Owen wrote: > > > I told my Boss that I wanted 2 months leave of absence to travel, each > > year. She said fine. :-) > > If anyone has experience of Cali/Pacific highway?shipping wheels out > > there, feel free to put your two penn'th worth in... > > Did it in 2007, took the XJR > > http://www.ytc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/USA2007/USA2007.pdf > > > As it is 2 months it is cheaper to fly your bike out rather than rent. > > Contact James cargo for a shipping quote. I flew my bike over in 2005 for 4 months http://www.b4time.net/rtw/index.html David at HC offers shipping & US/Canada insurance http://www.hctravel.com/html/shipping.html (I haven't used his services but got some good advice from him) Other shipping info at Horizons Unlimited http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tripplan/transport/ I also got a lot of local help from the MSTA (Motorcycle Sports Touring Association). I got drunk with a few of them, dragged round their favourite twisties, given route advice and bed for the night. http://www.sporttouring.us/forum.php - Forum http://micapeak.com/mailman/listinfo/hsta - old but still kinda active mailing list. I'm renting a BMW F800S out of Denver for two weeks in June for the annual MSTA get together. It's in Taos NM this year. -- Mac
From: CT on 6 May 2010 04:07 Mike Buckley wrote: > We did it in a car going from SF to LA, stopped overnight in Pismo > beach (don't bother, nice enough beach front but not much else), but > could easily have done it in a day. The bit from SF to Pismo is by > far the bext, although we cut the bottom corner off and took a > straighter route to LA. > > Would love to do it on a bike, ditto death valley/yosemite which we > drove through on the way back from Vegas. BTDT. A loop around LA, Death Valley, Yosemite, San Francisco, PCH, LA in a week. Rental Harleys thobut. The best bit for me was coming down from Yosemite, better than PCH, IMO. Another place that is better than PCH is the Great Ocean Road[1], although a tad further away, granted. [1] I've only done this in a Toyota Camry. -- Chris
From: CT on 6 May 2010 04:15 Krusty wrote: > It's cheaper still to borrow a local's. Hell, yeah! > I had a Tiger & a DRZ to play > on last time I was over there, & it didn't cost a penny! Yahoo Groups > rock. I borrowed one off a bloke I met in a pub when I was in Daytona in 1993. OK, it was a SO-Nighthawk, but better than my Nissan hire car. -- Chris
From: Simon Wilson on 6 May 2010 04:45 On 05/05/2010 23:01, The Older Gentleman wrote: > zymurgy<zymurgy(a)technologist.com> wrote: > >> On May 5, 6:54 pm, "Dr Zoidberg"<AlexNOOOOO!!!...@drzoidberg.co.uk> >> wrote: >>> "Mike Buckley"<M...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>> > >>> >>>> Easier to hire a bike surely? >>> >>> For two months , might it be feasible to buy something over there and >>> re-sell at the end? >> >> That's why we have Timo as "our man abroad .." >> > Who in their right mind would buy a bike off Timo? > > Pretty much any septic IWHT. -- /Simon
From: Krusty on 6 May 2010 04:46
Owen wrote: > Anyone got any thoughts on bikes? I like the look of the new Bonnie > but maybe a Versys would be more practicle. How about a nice pink Tiger with full hard luggage, touring Scottoiler, heated grips & Vario screen? Wouldn't take a man of your talents long to make the pink bits black to match the frame & engine. -- Krusty |