I’m not sure if it was a sane decision to ride a motorcycle from Kitchener to Daytona for Bike Week 2002. We would have to go two-up as Mary Ann does not have her own bike. We are both in our fifties, with enough medical complaints to make a car trip iffy.
Here are some pictures of the trip and
preparations for the
trip. Click on the thumbnails for a bigger picture
The
practice run in February to Cambridge and back. For the
actual trip I
changed to leather pants with track pants under them.
This is
what the bike looked like in Dresden, the first night away from
home.
(March 5th)
The ferry
crossing into the USA at Walpole Island. March 6th
This is
Ormond Beach (I think) Florida, the fifth day (Saturday March
9)
This is our first day actually in Florida.
Last day
of Bike week. Sunday morning, minutes before I knocked
the bike
over trying to stuff my left saddlebag. Many people have already
left. Although the picture looks quiet, imagine the sound of
three or four
Harleys being revved to redline nearby, and Interstate 95 is about 40
yards
behind me as I take the pictures. Many Harleys on that road too.
We spent
another 5 days in Florida. Doing more peaceful
environmentally
friendly things to make up for bike week.
March 19th, made it home. BTW This is Mary Ann in the picture, not
me. I had a black helmet on this trip, but I can see how somebody
might make a mistake!