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    LA to Daytona Beach via Phoenix, Fort Stockton, N'Orleans and Lake City...

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    Left Saturday. Arrived today. I-10 nearly all the way. Had a deadline... so no secondary roads.

    Distance: 2623 miles by the GPS
    Gas mileage: WGAF

    10 things it's always fun to relearn crossing the US
    1. Texas. New Mexico. 80mph speed 'guidance'. Nice!
    2. Holiday Inns have the most comfortable beds.
    3. A turbo really does make overtaking a breeze.
    4. It can rain all the way across 2 states (Texas, Louisiana, I'm looking at you...).
    5. Reliably, keeping wearing rain gear into a third day will make the sun come out.
    6. Hitting the Interstate at 0300 courtesy of jet lag gets you a magic 4 hours' riding just with other nighthawks...
    7. Always stop the far side of any city / town, thereby missing the commuter traffic.
    8. Open roads are great for thinking...
    9. The slab fast traffic has a rhythm all its own.
    10. Riding is the second best way to clear your head.

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    Wow on so many facets.

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    Daytona and Arizona by way of LA

    A few more pix: I tend not to take that many as I find taking pictures interferes with remembering what I saw at the time.

    So most of these are to capture the moment when I saw some very outre bikes... I did have a soft spot for the Dragon Trike. And the Nurse-Themed V8 Bike. As One Should...

    That said.

    My assignment here in the US is coming to an end so last weekend I rode the turbo V8 and the 502 V8 bikes back to LA for storage (probably for about a year - i'll miss them :-) ). I flew back - flying and riding is truly the Worst and Best ways to travel.

    I stayed two nights at the Sunset Tower off Sunset Blvd; I got a really good rate because Night One I looked for a room about 22:30 which is when you can get cheap deals at Very Upmarket Hotels as / if they still have an empty room, they'd rather get some & than no $. And the second day, they closed the pool / restaurant for a private function which of course I leaving sparrow chirp after dropping the second bike off, did not give a Flying Whatever about. I did hang around long enough before heading to LAX, to witness Why The Pool Area Was Closed and Marked 'Private'. Sheesh. Get A Room, People...

    I did take the time on Sunday to traverse the very first part of Route 66 I ever rode, some 10 years ago now; vis Oatman to Kingman. I did not stop at Oatman as I was on a deadline, and the tourist traffic was overwhelming. But I did stop at Cool Springs (allegedly the inspiration for 'Radiator Springs' in the movie Cars; and although I had zero room for more Route 66 memorabilia, it was / would be a great source therefor. And very friendly proprietors.

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    Some more...

    Here we go again

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    Some more...

    Here we go...

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    Still going...

    These...

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    More...

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    Leaving Daytona

    To LA and then Phoenix

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    Finishing Up...

    Nearly done

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    I did not stick around for the Burning Of The Wooden Bike - riding back to work, but I bet it was a helluva party

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    And Here We Finish

    That's All For Now Folks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RDJ View Post
    3. A turbo really does make overtaking a breeze.
    Yeah, you can pass anything on a turbocharged V-Rod, except a gas station.
    There are two songs, "Stairway to Heaven" and "Highway to Hell" which I think give an indication of expected traffic flow

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