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chuckyj95
08-14-2008, 10:51 AM
I just made the disition I want to ride down to NC next summer. I want to go see my grandfather befor he is not around any more. I think it would be a lot of fun to show up at his house on my bike. He had a harley at one point as well as raced dirt track. I also have a high school friend who lives there so I could see him and get a new tatoo from him.
If I do this I want to do it for as cheap as posible, gas and food. My only consern is It is a bout 12 hours drive I would think I could shave at least 1 hour of that because I am on a bike. I will be on a sporster so I will be stoping about every 200 miles or so for gas.
So do you all think it is posable. I would only have 5 totel days to do it.
oaksong
09-17-2008, 10:55 PM
I just made the disition I want to ride down to NC next summer. I want to go see my grandfather befor he is not around any more. I think it would be a lot of fun to show up at his house on my bike. He had a harley at one point as well as raced dirt track. I also have a high school friend who lives there so I could see him and get a new tatoo from him.
If I do this I want to do it for as cheap as posible, gas and food. My only consern is It is a bout 12 hours drive I would think I could shave at least 1 hour of that because I am on a bike. I will be on a sporster so I will be stoping about every 200 miles or so for gas.
So do you all think it is posable. I would only have 5 totel days to do it.
Totally doable! It is about 4 hours from NC to DC, and I think maybe 5-6 more to NY right? So... if you have crazy endurance you could ride down in a day and a half, hang out for a day or so, and then ride back.
dude, i live near florence sc and i can be in newburgh in a tad under nine hours if traffic isn't stopped somewhere along the way. i take I-95 to the jersey tp to the gsp to the thruway if i am travelling at night or on the weekend.
if i am travelling during the day during the week, i take I-20 to I77 to I81 to I84. this route takes about 12 hrs, but if you hit a nasty jam around dc, jersey, or ncy, it can actually take longer than that.
several times i have driven from here to newburgh, slept for a couple of hours, hung out that day, and driven home that night. red bull can be a beautiful thing, lol
dude, i live near florence sc and i can be in newburgh NY in a tad under nine hours if traffic isn't stopped somewhere along the way. i take I-95 to the jersey tp to the gsp to the thruway if i am travelling at night or on the weekend.
if i am travelling during the day during the week, i take I-20 to I77 to I81 to I84. this route takes about 12 hrs, but if you hit a nasty jam around dc, jersey, or ncy, it can actually take longer than that (on I95 i meant to say).
several times i have driven from here to newburgh, slept for a couple of hours, hung out that day, and driven home that night. red bull can be a beautiful thing, lol
sorry about the double post, i wanted to edit my original but couldn't. the edited parts are in red.
chuckyj95
10-15-2008, 01:33 AM
Thanks VLX I am defintly do the ride some time in june eather the week before fathers day or the week after. The best part is my friend who lives down there is going to ride back to NY on his bike. Some of his famialy is still up here.
Chuck
Conleyevans
10-15-2008, 11:20 AM
Where in NC are you heading?
chuckyj95
10-15-2008, 06:02 PM
My grandfather is near rockmount and my friend is near greensboro I dont know spasifics. I also think I am going to move the trip more towrds end of july begining of august
Conleyevans
10-16-2008, 10:37 AM
i have a lot of friends in raleigh and i live out at the coast. do you mean Rocky Mount? cool place. sounds like a rockin' trip.