Haven't done a big trip yet, but my little trip was big to me.
I'd just bought my KLR, my first ever motorcycle, and had 800 miles of lifetime motorcycling under my belt. I was working driving a truck around the US, had plenty of room on board and time to ride in various places, and thought heck, the bike's coming along. Problem was I was in North Carolina and the truck was in Iowa. Only one thing to do right? Ride to Iowa!
I had a week to get there, planned on taking four days, and not taking a single interstate the whole way up. 1200 miles of my inexperienced butt wobbling along twisty scenic back roads on a loaded-down topheavy bike, it would be great. And it was.
But when I left...I'd never ridden a loaded bike before, had barely ridden an empty one, and it was one of the greatest days of my life. I barely slept the night before, and it took half the day for the butterflies to settle down.
All loaded up and ready to go-
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