Just curious, what are your dream rides? If time and money were no object?
I'll start with my two:
Pamir Highway (the "stans"):
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202624 (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202624)
Iceland:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=282019 (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=282019)
(http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s290/DARIO1_PHOTO/Islanda050.jpg)
Alaska - Which is in it's planning stages.
Scotland
Southern France
Baja....planning for April.
South America to Tierra del Fuego....two years out. (Won't be taking the Steamer for obvious reasons).
Mongolia.
I must really like dust or something. :roll:
Italy, Switzerland, France, possibly UK as well. Also in planning stages :)
Hopefully the girl and I can find a decent deal on renting a bike over there...
England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
Eastern Europe and Siberia.
The full length of the TransAmerica Trail.
While this is not my "dream ride", Geoff Thomas is living his dream.
It is quite an interesting story. A trip around the world on his Tiger.
http://poorcirculation.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-10-19T10%3A29%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=12
Across Asia, and down thru Africa.
Sadly, neither'll never happen.
I've also thought that I'd love to one day to ride my bike north from Basra to Mosul in Iraq. I've spent so much time flying over it I'd love to see it (safely) from the ground. I guess it's like the vets going back to Vietnam many years later; I'd like to see it in a different, more pleasant situation.
This one probly won't happen either.
If the speed limits were more realistic, Norway/Sweden in the summer (ride all night with the sun out). BIG fines over there from what I hear.
Across the USA hitting all the sights I want to see. No time limit.
Tip of South America up through the States and Canada to the top of Alaska. Not much chance of being allowed to have the time for that trip in the forseebale future though :(
To take my Tiger home some day. A one way ride from Seattle to Wisconsin. Go across Washington to Idaho, thru Montana to Red Lodge and the Bear Tooth Highway. Over the Big Horn Mtns and then across S Dakota, MN, and arrive in WI.
A full circle ride around the Australian continent, and a tour of North Africa to include a Nile River run through Egypt.
Oh man, I need to get my Tiger under me sooner than the 22nd.... I'm drooling through the Tiger Triple and ADV Rider web sites and can't wait to file my first trip report.......
I do miss popping up to Scotland on the weekends for rides all over.. but I don't miss stopping in the road to wait for the sheep to cross...
probably would have enjoyed it even more if I had a Tiger then in stead of the Sprint.
Id love to hope on the bike, pack extremely light and just ride for a few weeks... anywhere
I would like to travel the "road of death" in Bolivia from La Paz to Coroico.
(http://officespam.chattablogs.com/archives/Stremnaya-road-of-death-picture-2.jpg)
oooooooh.....you've got more hair on your chest than I've got. :shock:
Quote from: "mille44"I would like to travel the "road of death" in Bolivia from La Paz to Coroico.
(http://officespam.chattablogs.com/archives/Stremnaya-road-of-death-picture-2.jpg)
Yup! Sign me up for that one, too! 8)
I wouldn't care for the Twinkies coming from my ass! :shock:
Quote from: "haulin' daze"I wouldn't care for the Twinkies coming from my ass! :shock:
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Quote from: "mille44"I would like to travel the "road of death" in Bolivia from La Paz to Coroico.
(http://officespam.chattablogs.com/archives/Stremnaya-road-of-death-picture-2.jpg)
F'in-A, I want to ride that road. But don't you think calling it the road of death is unfairly prejudicing people?
Geof
count me in for the road of death in La Paz. i saw a great tv show on it, and ever since then, i've been dreaming of the ride.
That 'Road of Death' looks tempting.
I reckon the bike is part of the ride hence my dream rides:
Across the US with my wife and I on a granny glide ( do yanks call electra glides that?)
Mumbai, New Delhi through to Kashmir with my Friend Eddie on Royal Enfields.
About 6 weeks through Europe taking in the Isle of Mann, a Motogp and a WSBK weekend on Tigger
A 'dirt lap' of Australia. Its just about possible
Well, I guess the Stelvio pass is up there with the greats, Jeremy Clarkson votes it the best in the world? I did it on a Varadero and found it so lardy I sold it and bought my Tiger!
Personally I preferred the Col D'Iseran and the Col De Mont Cenis on the run down to the Stella 2yrs ago!
http://www.jamessimpson.dsl.pipex.com/0 ... Iseran.JPG (http://www.jamessimpson.dsl.pipex.com/05%20Col%20D'Iseran.JPG)
One of mine has to be the Stella Alpina!
http://www.jamessimpson.dsl.pipex.com/L ... 20rise.JPG (http://www.jamessimpson.dsl.pipex.com/Looking%20back%20from%201st%20rise.JPG)
The best roads are in Scotland though, stick to the North and the west, especially Applecross, a bikers mecca every summer.
http://www.jamessimpson.dsl.pipex.com/Ullapool%202.JPG (http://www.jamessimpson.dsl.pipex.com/Ullapool%202.JPG)
I'm goin to the beach, lay in the sun, slam down some brew, and watch good looking women walk by....
Let the CURVES and the MOUNTAINS come to Mohammed!
Quote from: "Advwannabe"About 6 weeks through Europe taking in the Isle of Mann, a Motogp and a WSBK weekend on Tigger
A 'dirt lap' of Australia. Its just about possible
Mmmm, now those two sound interesting