re: Motorcycles: Harley v. BMW

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my favorites were the honda 360s,

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My first bike was a Honda 350 Street/Scrambler twin with the exhaust pipes both along the side of the bike about knee high. I actually rode that bike from Jackson, Ms. to New Orleans and back a few times.

The British bikes were the worst back then with the horrid electrics that crapped out at the worst possible time.

I loved the 59 Panhead and actually wish I'd have kept it but I sold it to bail my son out of the hospital when he was born since I had no insurance at the time.

I've had 1100 Honda twins and the 77 750 Super Sport in line 4 that was a nice bike to ride---mostly commuting though and not really long over the road hauls.

The Kaws I've had were both Nomads and I've been to a lot of states on them over the years. I don't trailer my bikes and ride them to and from rallies or just whenever the long ride hits me and off I go.

My favorite destinations are the mountains. I've been to the Smokies many times, rode most of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Natchez Trace, all over Tennessee, Kentucky, N. and S. Carolina. I've been to many rallies in Eureka Springs, AR over the years and love the Ozarks, but my favorite mountains to ride in are the Rockies. I've been there 3 times over the years and love riding those big sweepers way up in altitude as opposed to all those switchbacks in the Ozarks and Smokies.

My longest day in the saddle was over 1100 miles and I usually averaged 650-750 a day when heading to and coming from rallies or long trips. I've been up to Bloomington, IN. several time to visit a friend when he was still on this side of the ground and I'd do that in one go------840 miles from my door to his.

My wife likes to ride, but her arse is only good for around 300 a day and she says I must have a cast iron arse to stay in the seat for all those miles.

I got to admit though, as I've gotten older, it's not as easy to hit those real long days like I use to.