Soloing Cross Country on CM400

[undgsx-R]

This is a really cool story, I hopefully will be able to do a cross country ride soon.

The rain started slapping and the thunder cracking a few hours into my cross-country motorcycle trip. I’d been racing the clouds since I left the Atlantic coast that morning, and now they’d caught me, in a barren stretch of road outside Tallahassee, Florida. I was already feeling stupid when I stopped to pull on raingear – and that feeling intensified when I discovered that, in the rush to blow town, I’d packed an extra set of rain pants instead of a jacket. With only swaying cypress for shelter, I did what I could – scavenged a white trash bag from my luggage and punched my head and arms through. Then I climbed back on my 28-year-old motorcycle and raced for Tallahassee. More than 3000 miles remained to the Pacific Ocean. The learning curve was going to be steep.

This whole trip began in a rush, when I was offered a job in California. Motorcycling cross-country had been a growing dream of mine, so I seized this as my chance. Yes, I’d only been riding for 10 months, and yes, the 1981 Honda CM400T I’d inherited was three years older than me. But, heck, I told myself, I had three weeks to prepare, and I was ready for a challenge. So I gave away most of my belongings and strapped the rest to my bike. The plan? Take the back roads. Go slow. Tent camp, diner hop and drink in as much Americana as possible along the way. And prepare as well I could by following the advice of friends who were wise in the ways of motorcycles.

The sun in your face and blue skies, this was what every motorcyclists envisions when planning a cross country ride.

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http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/309/54...-on-CM400.aspx

[edger]

Interesting. Suppose that'll be you this summer!

[undgsx-R]

I wish edger, but I doubt I will have the money or the time to do it this summer. I wish that I could though