I am renovating one of the finest road cruisers ever made to her original glory. I am planning to take her from here in L.A. to Washington D.C., coast to coast, and back again next Fall or late summer. The trip itself is the adventure and I plan to take my time. Six weeks, round trip on the road seeing the real United States instead of the tourist traps. Six weeks at a minimum. My bike's name is Lydia. We just met the other day. Somebody abused her pretty sad. They let her fade, and treated her like dirt. So her and me made friends. I will be giving her a "make-over" but more than that too. Everything from the depth of her treads up front, her cams inside, and back to the little chrome frame around her license plate is what i mean by tender loving care. And so, planning such a trip for next year is certainly within reason for that sort of renovation. I have a picture of her on my profile page. And if you notice, she has that sort of seat that fits two by design. And while i am riding, my hands are where they are supposed to be, on the handles. So it sure would be nice if somebody out there had a penchant for taking photos, because i plan to blog the entire trip and make it available on the internet.

Now i do realize that most women are simply too afraid to even chat with a guy like me, but that would be a basic prerequisite to travel. It doesn't matter much if you think you are afraid of motorcycles, once you have something exciting between your legs, trust me, you'll be bored in a car forevermore. But a normal quality camera on a phone should do the trick, so add that to the list of prerequisites. Other than that, you'll only need your soul and the ability to set it free. And so if you live in Los Angeles and want to go for a once in a lifetime ride, just let me know. But there's only room for one. Lydia told me so, and i trust her.

:)

It sounds like fun. I grew up around big road bikes. yes had many rides on them with Dad.
I love my road trips in a car.
Enjoy fixing your bike and the road trip.
Next summer I have a trip in mind that is going to take me to new places and to fantastic people.

Now, THAT's a date :-)

I looked at your bike. She doesn't look too bad.

I've done the long trip from Texas to the Arctic Ocean. Maybe someday I'll do it again.

Good luck on your journeys!

Her body is in great shape. Front left turn-signal lamp was home repaired with electrical tape and is dangling. The handle-bars are slightly askew. Looks like she hit something up front on the left. Those repairs are easy. She has an unknown maintenance history though. So every fluid will be replaced, battery needs a modern type, and there are other known issues with her model regarding lube from the factory in her drive train that the other owner probably ignored.

I used to work on the crab boats in the Bering Sea. That country is immaculate up there, but it's been ~25 years since. That's the kind of trip one should make one way only. ;)

That's encouraging. From a smattering of sampling a statistical dating population of ladies over the past two weeks, as well as a public poll on g+ regarding the same, though, so far the issue is fear and/or prestige ( which could simply be fear in disguise or vice versa ).

As you can probably see, from your own experience, the idea has several built-in features that protects one from the various types of dating-site undesirables though too. Beyond the obvious, for example, is simple plain honesty. A retired woman that says she loves to travel on her profile is capable of six-weeks off her schedule. The profiles that say they "still have the zest for life", have an opportunity to prove it. And here in L.A., just my opinion, but compared to the rest of the country, the physical fitness genre is a bit overboard ( due to Hollywood i suppose ). And finally, for those that say they like camping out, 90% mean they attended a backyard barbecue and saw a real fire under some food ( "drinks anyone?" ).

So thanks for the encouraging words, and the review.

Good luck with the trip!
I am half planning the same type of thing...


This is my ride. I am working on fine tuning a ton of small stuff that I have not been able to afford and work on because of my back.

I spent 20+ years as a truck driver traveling through places that I would like to go back to and spend TIME visiting...

Sounds like a blast. Have a great time....you and Lydia that is!!

Exactly. ;)

Sort of funny. I saw a KIA commercial on TV. Some kid and his dad. Kid sold all his stuff to buy a car and travel cross country. His dad is at the table looking like he's going to scold him for that. Ends up they both riding the car together in the end.

Not really sure how or why i became such a traveler or if it's just me or just the way other people were raised here in L.A. or if possibly it's only the dating site statistical population or "what ever", but for some people it's like a dream. I can't figure out why it's so hard for them to just pick up and go. I realize most have jobs, etc, but i mean those that are retired. And for some people it's like they are chained to the city somehow; as if they'd die after 2 hours without "services". "What honey? What do you mean it's got to last awhile?" Some of the best roads i've ever been on were up in Wyoming and in the Dakota bad lands. Places where the road is literally covered with dust. Places where it looks like a different planet. Places where the detours got so old they have detours.



Whalemstr'll tell you. I am sure he's seen his share.

Not an issue for me.....I will take my last dime and start over. Not afraid lol.