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I am in the very beginning stages of planning a trip. I have made a couple of trips some years ago. I was one rider on one bike with no other bikes along for the ride. Those were solo trips and that was then. This is now. I will be making this trip with me on my Wing and my girlfriend, Wendy (My Bodyguard) on her VTX 1300. After we have taken a few day trips from Miami to Everglades (150 mi round trip), Miami to the Middle Keys (180 mi R/T), and Miami to Naples (250 mi R/T), I have come to a decision that we will tow the bikes, preferably for 1 long day, approx 650, maybe 700 miles; of course less is better! A 700 mile radius from Miami is shown here in this link:
http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-...-80.226439&r=1207.01&lc=FFFFFF&lw=1&fc=00FF00
We are towing in order to cover more distance in less time on the way out of Miami. Keep in mind that if I got much further south I'd live on an island named Cuba. It is 350-400 miles just for me to cross the GA - FL border. My galpal has alot of heart but I can see the miles wearing on her as we hit 250. Her bike is nice but it is not a Wing....
I would leave on a Friday, drive 1 day Miami to the starting point of the motorcycle trip; we would ride the bikes on Saturday thru Friday (7 days inclusive), and drive back to Miami on Saturday.
So, with all that as an introduction;
We have never seen the BRP, the Dragon's Tail, Moonshiner, Devil's Triangle, and/or The Cherhola Skyway.
I want to take us up that way. Some questions I have for myself and for those of you having experience with this region.
Using that 700 mile radius as a guide, where would be my starting point?
Should we pick a spot, rent a house for a week, call it headquarters, and make day trips in the 200 mi/day range heading in all different directions?
Is it better to cover that area by securing the truck and taking off on a 7 day loop and returning to the truck for the return home?
Some constraints:
I don't want to push high speeds for any significant distance on Interstate hwy for any length of time on the motorcycles. Actually, leisurely pace takes less toll on the VTX rider
I am thinking that on any given day we would do as little as 150 miles or max at 300 if we had to cover the distance but 300 mi days would be an exception
I'd prefer to do this immediately before schools let out for summer or right after school begins in late August/early Sept... I hope this means less cagers on family vacations.
I plan on buying Wendy some electric clothing but better if we don't have to deal with much cold weather. What does she call cold? Well we rode this weekend at 70F, she had a mesh jacket with liner in.... I'd say 50F would be the absolute coldest and only as the day warmed up. No kidding, we ain't in South Florida by accident!
I am just not familiar with this area and there is so much information out there that it is overwhelming. If you could help me sort this out and narrow down my choices it would be a great help.
Thanks
Donald
I am in the very beginning stages of planning a trip. I have made a couple of trips some years ago. I was one rider on one bike with no other bikes along for the ride. Those were solo trips and that was then. This is now. I will be making this trip with me on my Wing and my girlfriend, Wendy (My Bodyguard) on her VTX 1300. After we have taken a few day trips from Miami to Everglades (150 mi round trip), Miami to the Middle Keys (180 mi R/T), and Miami to Naples (250 mi R/T), I have come to a decision that we will tow the bikes, preferably for 1 long day, approx 650, maybe 700 miles; of course less is better! A 700 mile radius from Miami is shown here in this link:
http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-...-80.226439&r=1207.01&lc=FFFFFF&lw=1&fc=00FF00
We are towing in order to cover more distance in less time on the way out of Miami. Keep in mind that if I got much further south I'd live on an island named Cuba. It is 350-400 miles just for me to cross the GA - FL border. My galpal has alot of heart but I can see the miles wearing on her as we hit 250. Her bike is nice but it is not a Wing....
I would leave on a Friday, drive 1 day Miami to the starting point of the motorcycle trip; we would ride the bikes on Saturday thru Friday (7 days inclusive), and drive back to Miami on Saturday.
So, with all that as an introduction;
We have never seen the BRP, the Dragon's Tail, Moonshiner, Devil's Triangle, and/or The Cherhola Skyway.
I want to take us up that way. Some questions I have for myself and for those of you having experience with this region.
Using that 700 mile radius as a guide, where would be my starting point?
Should we pick a spot, rent a house for a week, call it headquarters, and make day trips in the 200 mi/day range heading in all different directions?
Is it better to cover that area by securing the truck and taking off on a 7 day loop and returning to the truck for the return home?
Some constraints:
I don't want to push high speeds for any significant distance on Interstate hwy for any length of time on the motorcycles. Actually, leisurely pace takes less toll on the VTX rider
I am thinking that on any given day we would do as little as 150 miles or max at 300 if we had to cover the distance but 300 mi days would be an exception
I'd prefer to do this immediately before schools let out for summer or right after school begins in late August/early Sept... I hope this means less cagers on family vacations.
I plan on buying Wendy some electric clothing but better if we don't have to deal with much cold weather. What does she call cold? Well we rode this weekend at 70F, she had a mesh jacket with liner in.... I'd say 50F would be the absolute coldest and only as the day warmed up. No kidding, we ain't in South Florida by accident!
I am just not familiar with this area and there is so much information out there that it is overwhelming. If you could help me sort this out and narrow down my choices it would be a great help.
Thanks
Donald