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Originally Posted by mrlmd1
And how do you convince her to go for "a month or more on the road, whatever it takes, and I'm going to do this"? Either she truly understands your need to go for a long solo journey or she wants some peace and quiet for a month too. Do you take along a Spot Messenger so she can follow your travels online?
How soon 'till all the bags etc. are delivered and attached and you're ready to roll?
When I told my SO after the fact that I had bought a new bike, I used the lame excuse that I wanted a little more fun in my life and I could hone up my riding skills on the Ninja so I could better handle the S50 and she bought it and said "great, go for it, be happy and stay safe" What more could you want out of life?.
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Well, it helps to marry the most loving, understanding, forgiving, giving, and agreeable spirit God ever made, I swear. I really got that right the second time around. And, yes, she does understand my need for this. I'm just one lucky SOB, and that's all there is to it. I did have to deal a little. No more major trips for a year unless it's with her. No more big toys for a while. What the Hell, I get my dream bike and my dream trip, I can give a little. She also gets to spend some time away doing some stuff she wants to do while I hold down the fort at home. Our daughter has a condition such that one of us needs to be in town, so I owe her the same total time away, and that's fair.
I don't know what a Spot Messenger is. I have my Blackberry, and intend to do a blog while I'm on the road, with pictures. And we talk pretty much every day while either of us is away.
Sounds like you have a great SO, too! It's the most important thing a man can have, and that's for sure!
I just discovered this morning that the handlebars on the BMW are the same diameter as on the GZ250. So, I took the little Spitfire windshield off the GZ and put it on the Beemer as a temporary measure. So, I can get out for a ride as soon as the roads dry out, possibly later today. The big Cee Baily is supposed to be in in a week. The bags, they don't know, maybe 2 weeks, but a month at the outside. I need to put 600 miles on it and get it in for its initial service before I can leave on a long trip. I'm going to let the dealer do that first service. Those first 600 miles will take a while. It's January in New Hampshire. In January and February, I'm lucky to get out at all. Last year there was not a single day in January with the roads safe for a motorcycle. So this trip isn't imminent.
All in all, I'm thinking May or early June sometime would be the ideal time for the trip. There are no real constraints on the Spring or early Summer. I'll look for a window of decent weather, if we get one this year about that time.
Thanks for the good wishes! Much appreciated.