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Voodooo
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I’ll be 50 years old this coming August 31st. All my life I lived a non adventurous life that literally revolves around work and my business.
Until 2020, I worked 7 days a week, 12-14 hours a day for the past 22 years that I’ve been in business, not taking any days off, no vacations, only taking a week off this past August to spend the last remaining days of my favorite uncle before he passed, my Uncle Ed.
Staying by his bedside, reliving his pass and listening to the story of his life from a young boy, to his 3 tours in the Vietnam war, to how he met my aunt and raised his family and his architect business.
After spending every hour of every day for a week sitting with him talking about everything, I realized how short and fast life goes by.
He died on my 49th birthday which hit me hard. He would of been 73 on September 14th. His and my aunts 50th anniversary was on September 5th.
Seeing him pass was one of the hardest things I witnessed and to this day I still hear him and feel him near.
I find myself seeking a adventure of my own and feel if I don’t, my time will come and I won’t have any stories to tell or remember. I realize now that there is more to life than working it away. I need to take time for myself and enjoy the life I was given as it’s done and gone before you know it.
I decided I want to do a motorcycle road trip across America starting from New York City to Seattle Washington, down the pacific coast line to Los Angeles, back across the US on old Route 66 to Nashville Tennessee then back home to my home in Michigan.
How do I prepare for this?
being that the space for luggage and travel items are limited, what essentials do I need?
Im not concerned about more than a 2 or 3 day supply of clothing, small tent, limited camping supplies, basic tools, spark plugs, few quarts of oil, oil filter, camera, small charge packs to charge cell phone, go pro, etc.
motorcycle jacket, gloves, rags, tire plug kit, tire inflator, rain gear etc.
I want to do this on a new Triumph Speed twin or Scrambler street or 1200 XE. I know other bikes are more comfortable and offer better wind protection. But I have a desire to rough it lol.
I’m leaning more towards the scrambler because in some areas I’d like to take the beaten path.
Is this a insane idea and have any of you done this? What is a realistic mile per day / distance coverage?
I’m not looking for a cannon ball run record, but I’d like to do it in a 4 week period during the early summer months.
Until 2020, I worked 7 days a week, 12-14 hours a day for the past 22 years that I’ve been in business, not taking any days off, no vacations, only taking a week off this past August to spend the last remaining days of my favorite uncle before he passed, my Uncle Ed.
Staying by his bedside, reliving his pass and listening to the story of his life from a young boy, to his 3 tours in the Vietnam war, to how he met my aunt and raised his family and his architect business.
After spending every hour of every day for a week sitting with him talking about everything, I realized how short and fast life goes by.
He died on my 49th birthday which hit me hard. He would of been 73 on September 14th. His and my aunts 50th anniversary was on September 5th.
Seeing him pass was one of the hardest things I witnessed and to this day I still hear him and feel him near.
I find myself seeking a adventure of my own and feel if I don’t, my time will come and I won’t have any stories to tell or remember. I realize now that there is more to life than working it away. I need to take time for myself and enjoy the life I was given as it’s done and gone before you know it.
I decided I want to do a motorcycle road trip across America starting from New York City to Seattle Washington, down the pacific coast line to Los Angeles, back across the US on old Route 66 to Nashville Tennessee then back home to my home in Michigan.
How do I prepare for this?
being that the space for luggage and travel items are limited, what essentials do I need?
Im not concerned about more than a 2 or 3 day supply of clothing, small tent, limited camping supplies, basic tools, spark plugs, few quarts of oil, oil filter, camera, small charge packs to charge cell phone, go pro, etc.
motorcycle jacket, gloves, rags, tire plug kit, tire inflator, rain gear etc.
I want to do this on a new Triumph Speed twin or Scrambler street or 1200 XE. I know other bikes are more comfortable and offer better wind protection. But I have a desire to rough it lol.
I’m leaning more towards the scrambler because in some areas I’d like to take the beaten path.
Is this a insane idea and have any of you done this? What is a realistic mile per day / distance coverage?
I’m not looking for a cannon ball run record, but I’d like to do it in a 4 week period during the early summer months.