i can only hope to make that kind of trip one day... i tried to go from florida to NC on the 250, and dident make it.. i blame it on meeting a girl ;)
On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > Great story and welcome to Texas > > -Kyle > > > On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 3:04 PM, MJB_LBC <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ok, the final update. In one word the trip was fabulous!! The odometer >> read 39808 when I started out on Wednesday morning at 5am, it is currently >> 41357 after arriving in San Antonio on Saturday at 3pm. 1549 miles! Would >> have made it a day earlier, but took a detour to Midland, TX to catch up >> with friends. >> >> I'm 6' 2" about 250 and the Nighthawk 750 handled the trip beautifully. >> Zero real problems or concerns. I need to replace the back tire and replace >> the turn signal stems (my quick fix didn't hold up on the trip) all mostly >> minor stuff. I had to purchase chain lube as I got in the heat of Arizona, >> only had one close call with finding a gas station in Casa Grande. Reserve >> tank got me through! >> >> Long Beach to San Diego, was early morning and a cool ride. San Diego to >> Yuma was the hottest and the grittiest. Sand blowing across the freeway, I >> was taking water breaks about every 50 miles. Pulled into a Motel 6 to >> spend first night in Tucson, AZ. >> >> Second day, repacked the bike so everything was tighter, headed to El >> Paso at first light. Was a really smooth trip, crossed the Continental >> Divide in New Mexico. >> >> Third day, decided to go to Midland, again left at first light. Great >> time to travel, few trucks and fewer cars. Midland/Odessa is booming, saw >> plenty 'we are hiring' signs in just about every business in West Texas. >> >> Day four, again got packed ready to travel early. Midland to San Antonio >> is secondary roads to get back to the interstate, not a lot to see. But >> once you get back to I-10 at Junction, TX that's when you start getting >> into the rolling hills. Really beautiful! Rode with a pack of Harley's for >> a little while. >> >> Trying to keep it really simple cause I know you guys know the feeling >> you get traveling around by motorcycle. But it was great to be able to >> spend a lot of time thinking, looking at stuff, etc. At just about every >> gas/water stop many ex Nighthawk owners would come up and start talking >> about their old bike, etc. >> >> In San Antonio for a bit, then will decide the route back. >> >> >> On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 11:36:16 PM UTC-5, MJB_LBC wrote: >>> >>> First of all, I want to say how much I enjoy being a member of this >>> group. I'm riding my Nighthawk from Southern California to San Antonio, TX, >>> leaving in the morning. I submitted my story to Honda about why I'm making >>> the trip and they approved it for use on their 'I Wanna Ride' site. >>> (Anybody can submit, so feel free to share your story if you want. I don't >>> work for Honda.) >>> >>> You can check out the link here: http://powersports.** >>> honda.com/IWANNARIDE/?cid=**6fad7db6-4b9f-441c-8644-**c2002c6b6ae0<http://powersports.honda.com/IWANNARIDE/?cid=6fad7db6-4b9f-441c-8644-c2002c6b6ae0> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/ExFphQHC_sMJ. >> >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
