A buddy of mine just biked across the continent, and by biked I mean * Pedaled* from Houston up through New York across into Canadia, criss-crossed the border and finally came down Through Montana and ended up in Utah where he put the bike in the back of a rental car and drove home. He had everything you could need packed on that bike but had to keep it light since it was pedal powered. Mostly he had a tent, peanutbutter and fajitas, and a patch kit. A couple of months into the trip he realized what he forgot. He came to a camp ground and someone had left behind a cheap plastic chair. His email that evening began with "Tonight I live like a King..." Seems he had been leaning forwards all that time, either over his handlebars or sitting at a picnic table in the camp grounds. He forgot how much he missed leaning back.
That trip sounds like a lot of fun, and definitely something I would like to do, but I'd rather do it powered. I don't mind pedaling, and occasionally put 25-30 miles on one of my bikes, but I'm not hip to the idea of 50-75 miles a day every day for an entire summer. Just something to think about next time you're complaining about having to twist that throttle all day long :) -Kyle On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 4:49 PM, Mark Hasslinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Well I do have a shower stuffed in the trunk... it collapses when not in > use and can be hung from a tree branch when in use. Holds enough for a > decent wash up out naked in the woods. L0L > > --- On *Tue, 12/2/08, NytWing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: NytWing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Might as well be in a convertible! > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 2:00 PM > > > No discussion of overpacking for a camping trip would be complete > without including the kitchen sink.... I'll be he's got one stuffed > somewhere in that sidecar.... > > On Dec 2, 2:11 am, Mark Hasslinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And don't forget the COTS the full size army cots, two of'em. > I'm way to old to sleep on the ground so I insist on sleeping on a cot, > gotta have it. > > > > --- On Mon, 12/1/08, Gene Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > From: Gene Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Might as well be in a convertible! > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 10:57 PM > > > > > > Yeah, but would your convertible hold a full set of spare tires, two (or > more) jerry cans of gas, a full set of camping gear (probably including a > bathtub)?????????? > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Kyle Munz > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 7:08 AM > > Subject: SPAM: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 84 700S on eBay, With SIDECAR! > > > > I just viewed the image, highlighted it, then copy/pasted it into the > gmail composition box. > > I'm just saying that bike is so loaded down that I'm sure it > doesn't handle like a "bike" anymore. You might as well be in a > convertible. > > > > -Kyle- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
