Uncle Punk

This is an accurate summation of my experience riding to Maine as well. Figured because the Appalachians were in Maine that they would have good roads too. Not the case at all but the scenery is beautiful and unique to anywhere else along the Appalachian territory. Vermont and New Hampshire have better roads but you will have to get off of the main drag that looks like a good road. It's hard to plan a good route in the area because what looks like a good road by map is a good road but they are often ruined by traffic. Think Amish country or Helen, Georgia.

Great interview. The Marine Corps is definitely ingrained in him. Knife hand talking and all. Semper Fi

I believe we were purposefully lead down the wrong path.

That's a great choice, the new 750s seems like a fun one too.....

That's way different than my guess at a $276,000 Turbo S

Does this new vehicle happen to have a Turbo?

My guess will be Cayman?

@Tonik you beat me to it this year.

Infamy!

Would love to make this but my bike has been at Sill's on consignment since June. I only rode twice this year before I put it up for sale. Hopefully I'll have a new bike next year if this one ever sells. Have fun both of the groups!

I have searched high and low for a nice car hauler. Ended up with the conclusion that a good one doesn't exist. You will find great features here and there but no one puts them all together in one unit. A platform that extends from the trailer such as on a stacker that would allow you to secure the vehicle onto the platform then slide the platform into the enclosure un-manned is the closest thought I can come up with for an ideal trailer. Trailers you can drive in rarely give you the ability to open the vehicles door to get out, especially if it's a low ground clearance vehicle. There are trailers that have nice doors on the drivers side that allow a large portion of the side to open but they still don't allow access for a good tie-down solution. I like to use the tires as a tie-down point so that the vehicle still rides on it's own suspension which means that you need access to all four tires with the ability to secure the tie-downs to a floor track. I couldn't find anything enclosed that could give me everything I was looking for. Other must haves, seamless 0.040 siding, V-nose, 15" minimum wheels with brakes on both axles, large RV style side door, all aluminum chassis, stainless hardware, interior lights, winch mount if not an included winch, led lights, spare tire and more that I can't think of writing this. Good luck finding something that you are satisfied with the compromises that need to be made. Post up if you find the holy grail I'm interested too.

I was always told that route was Pauly's. I'm sure that I'm not wrong about that.

Just getting around to seeing this. Sorry to hear about your friend, hope he heals back to the way he was before. I have gone through many iterations about riding with others and completely understand the sentiment about not wanting to do it again. I imagine your calculation for this new self imposed rule will change many times based on new input to the decision and the desire to partake in something you once enjoyed. I have rode many miles with people on this board without incident. I would ride with those same people again should our schedules allow. You are included in the group of people that I would ride with again. All risks can't be avoided and any of the skilled competent riders previous mentioned prior could have a mishap at any time, myself included. If we are in that type of environment you aren't responsible. Riding with new people is very tricky and I haven't come up with a formula to use as a hard fast rule. I have been rewarded and devastated when riding with new people so have minimized those experiences. Some here might remember the incident where my nephew was injured on a ride. I avoided riding with him for years until he had some road experience. He had gone through two bikes with several seasons and was on his third bike in the start of it's second season before I agreed to bring him on a group ride. He crashed on the 10 minute ride we took for me to evaluate what group he should ride with that day before the group ride started and injured himself permanently. I was devastated and didn't ride with groups for a while after that. When I finally did decide to get back into it I would not ride with my familiar group if a new rider would show up unless a few of those guys could vouch for their competency. Competency is all you can ever ask for out of your fellow riders since you aren't responsible for the risks they assume. A few years after my nephew's recovery he convinced me into teaching him how to ride. We took it slow and he over the years has become a very competent rider. Last year he even went off the road following me which was an okay learning experience since he didn't get hurt and the bike was only scratched up with no mechanical damage. That incident must have taught him something since he knew exactly what happened and was able to apply a different mental process to his riding. That must have been the final piece to his riding puzzle because I couldn't lose him out of my sight this year.

Infamy!