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- From: spgo@is.morgan.com (Stefan Goellner)
- Subject: Re: What would you ride on a long distance trip?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.161048@is.morgan.com>
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- References: <BxvKzz.2n1@apollo.hp.com> <1992Nov19.215704.23017@serval.net.wsu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 21:10:48 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.215704.23017@serval.net.wsu.edu>, bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015) writes:
- |> In article <BxvKzz.2n1@apollo.hp.com> brady_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Brady) writes:
- |> >Recently I've been thinking about taking a long distance solo ride -- a ride to
- |> >Alaska from my home in New Hampshire. I'd ride the Trans-Alaska Hwy through
- |> >Canada (my 2nd favourite country, and sometimes my most!), go up through the
- |> >Territories to Dawson, over to Circle, down to Fairbanks, then Anchorage. From
- |> >there, I'll take the state ferry to Sitka and Juneau, then down to Vancouver,
- |> >into the Pacific Northwest, then trundle my way back across the USA to New
- |> >England.
- |> >
- |> >So here is your essay question -- what would you ride on a 10,000 mile trip?
- |> >Pencils up... and begin.
- |>
- |> At the risk of being a little different, I'd strongly recommend the
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Joke right? You recommend one of the "official" DoD bikes and are worried
- about being different? To me that would be the obvious choice too, at least
- from what I've read about some Alaskan highways. Ofcourse the "Team Bumblebee"
- colors are a must! :-)
-
- |> R100GS p/d. I've done 550+ mile days with no butt burn. I _love_
- |> the huge tank. I've done a bit of all kinds of roads. You'd be
- |> hard pressed to find a better bike for that type of travel.
- |>
- |> Ride Free,
- |>
- |> Bill
- |> ________________________________________________________________
- |> johnsw@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu prez=BIMC
- |> AMA #500924 DoD #00314 WMTC #0002 SR= 2.125
- |> Yamabeemer fjgs1200pdr100 740GLE KotV KotRR KotD #0001 :-)
- |> \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
- |>
- |> If life were meant to be easy, we'd all be rich and ride like Rainey.
-
- --
- Stef aka spgo@is.morgan.com DoD#0190
- '82 KZ550 (Commuter) '84 750 Interceptor (Toy) '86 Alfa GTV6 (Money drain)
- Warning: I brake for radar traps.
- Disclaimer? I don't need no steenkin' disclaimer!
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