Cross country trip-link

I read this great story about five 20's kids take round trip from NY to San Fran. Try the link for their story.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=366117

"Me (Grisha): 1976 Yamaha XS500C, just broke 40k miles before the trip. Brandon and I bought our bikes together for the sum of $100, with a spare engine included. Mine needed a new cam chain and valvetrain put back together (some idiot removed all of the tappets and threw them all over the inside of the head, some got into the crankcase)

Brandon: 1973 Yamaha TX500, we're not sure of the true mileage of the bike, the cluster was around 20k but we had replaced the engine with the spare (new rings, gaskets, etc). Before the trip we replaced the ehad again after the old one cracked on a trip to the Adirondacks.

Vanya (my brother): 1982 Yamaha Seca 750, he bought it for $1000 with 1800 miles on it. All it needed was fork seals and the carbs cleaned.

Anton: 1979 Kawasaki SR650 (like KZ650), bought for $600, it needed some electrical work and the carbs cleaned.

Tom: 1981 Honda CX500C, bought for $800, it needed a new alternator, CDI box and a waterseal somewhere in the engine."

 

The two brothers have a good knack for writing and pulling you into the story.

Makes me want to plan something like this.

 

Yes, that story is simply amazing. You not only capture the ride route, but the feeling of the ride at every turn. It's so down to earth and funny some days, but seriously sad in some cases. All in all, it must've been a great experience to say the least. It was an experience just reading it!! Hat's off to all who were involved.

 

That was FANTASTIC!!!

There return trip was right along side of the route I took to and from Toronto/Vancouver separated over a year (In my cager, I didn't have a bike then)

I cant wait for riding season, I'm planning a trip out as far east as I can get in Canada. Back to the family stomping grounds of Gander Newfoundland

 

I bet that's beautiful country!