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26 Mar 2013
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Any bike beats a car if you are 125crazy go across the country and back,The pacific coast highway(just follow the coast) is great from Los Angeles to Port Angeles washington where there is ferry service into Victoria BC Canada,
Be aware the only mc dealers in small towns the harley dealer so parts can be an issue.
Keep off the interstates where size rules.LA traffic the worst,only seen road rage in LA & NY but in LA the drivers may be armed.
This would be a huge ride,north America is vast.
I did 20,000 km in six weeks but on a harley 1450cc
Good Luck Bon Voyage
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26 Mar 2013
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I've spent a couple of weeks at a time on 125's and similar small bikes, and if I were you I'd stick relatively close to wherever I shipped the bikes to--no cross country 12,000 mile journeys in limited time frames.
If arriving in New York, you've got the whole Appalachian Mountain range from Georgia up into Maine (and beyond) to explore, plus waterfalls and glenns in the Finger Lakes, Amish country in Pennsylvania, wild horses in the Central Atlantic, sand beaches in whatever climate zone you choose (and rocky beaches, and tidal extravaganzas, and icebergs, whales, moose, wolves and bears if you carry on into Maine and eastern Canada). Then there are the small towns, the large towns, the big cities, and even the hollowed-out shells of formerly bustling commercial centers.
Since you don't say anything about what you like seeing or doing, there's not much point getting any more specific than that...but you could easily spend a couple of years poking around within 1000 miles of New York without getting bored. At least, I sure could--and have.
If you want to tour the western half of the continent (highly recommended), ship your bikes to a western port and do the obvious.
Hope that's helpful.
Mark
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21 Apr 2013
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Thanks for the replies folks.
It's food for thought and gives plenty of scope for planning
Have spoken to a mate who knows a man who crates his Harley's stateside for rides and costs don't seem that bad by comparison.
My traveling companion is now doing his full bike licence so perhaps my larger steeds may make the journey instead,but my love of small capacity bikes does tend to leave my sensible head at home
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25 Apr 2013
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If you are on adventure/enduro style bikes you might consider the TransAmerica Trail. There are many ride reports about this dirt and backround route. If you start in May/June it should be good weather. You'll just have to figure out another route for the return.
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