way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your in my mileage league!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! better put your mileage in the mileage tracker
I understand the Harley garage queen. Harleys are often just very expensive fashion accessories. Low mileage Ducatis and Hayabusas also don't surprise me. However, the NT700 is about as far removed as you can get from hip motorcycle fashion. It's about as trendy as a large rubbermaid tote with a seat and two wheels. I just don't get why someone would spend thousands on one if they didn't plan to use it.Most of the folks on this forum are riders. I'm amazed when I look at Craig's List, 20 year old Harley's with 5,000 miles on 'em. They will tell you... "Why I been ridin' for twenty years..." when actually, they have learned to ride twenty times...
Mike
They probably did intend on using it. A lot of NT’s were bought by older gentlemen. You can see in some of the selling descriptions mention of scratches on the side covers from a drop. I suspect many bought the NT and found out it was not as small and light as they had hoped our medical issues got in the way.
I hope that next summer once my retirement is finalized, I will be able to embark on my epic ride as I too dearly love long distance riding. Nothing makes me happier than to hop on Traveller and take off. My oldest son, Mike Jr. shares my love for the call of the open road. We both have documented Saddle Sore 1000's and several undocumented ones. I don't know if this 70 year old body is up to a Bun Burner though. I am formulating my plan to hit the four corners and the maritimes in Canada and maybe Alaska. I'm considering a bit of a cheat on Alaska though. I am concerned that if I ride the Alcan highway to Alaska I may have trouble with the inevitable gravel sections and if I drop Traveller I will be screwed since I plan on riding alone. I am thinking that once I reach the Washington state corner I will take the inner passage ferry to Alaska and ride up there for several days and then return via ferry to resume my four corners trip. Yeah, it's cheating a bit but would still be an epic trip.
No worries about the Alaska Highway Mike, it is all paved. Sure there is construction during the summer, but the construction areas I saw were very well managed. Biggest obstacles there were RVs - they travel in herds and it is hard to pass. I think I passed 13 at once, but Phil beat me by passing 14 in a row. The only bad road we saw was the last 50 - 100 miles before the Alaska border where there are huge frost heaves. I saw Phil launch his butt off his seat a few times. I've seen many much worse construction zones in the continental US. The Cassiar Highway was much worse than the Alaska Highway but all paved.
Well, that settles it! Both you and Phil want to go back so we can make it a threesome! …. and of course, you get to buy the ice cream!
Me and my ice cream are "in".
So you have a traveller then?
Traveller is my NT's name.
