Two Trips to Florida

[Damfino_imp]

Beautiful trip and recap. Makes me want to get out there. Looks like the big CB got the job done just fine.

It did indeed. Thus far, I have enjoyed the CB more than any bike since my BMW that I had in 1973. Like the BMW, it seems relaxed and willing on the highway giving an impression of "go the distance" reliability. I find it excels in one area that is often overlooked in bikes of this type, that is the ability to take on graded dirt roads better than so called "adventure bikes". My home is located one mile down a graded dirt road that becomes loose sand during dry spells and slippery mud after hard rains. Like my old BMW, the CB handles these type roads quite well, at least as well as my wife's V-strom. Of course ground clearance is limited and the CB would be at a real disadvantage on unimproved roads and trails but most adventure bikes are never actually ridden in such conditions.

Long before "Adventure" and "Sport Touring" bikes, we bungeed our duffel bags to the back seat and hit the road. No fairings, no luggage, no GPS, just manly men riding manly bikes in a manly way.

Right on, Redbirds!

True Spaceman. I used to bungee my sleeping bag, tent and a change of clothes onto the rear of my R75 and head off to the mountains in NC. Lots of good memories I'll always cherish. I was single and responsible to no one but myself.

You're kinda big on the color green, aren't you redbirds?