Encountered a lot of bikers in my travels over the past couple of days. Looking at the roads – mostly long, straight, and wonderfully smooth – it’s easy to see how bikes like the Harley or Honda Goldwing evolved to meet a market need pretty specific to the USA: long distance cruising. While I did see a couple of groups of sports bikes, by far the most dominant kind were all in the “big and comfy” category. In addition to easing long hours in the saddle, they are probably more stable in crosswinds, doubtless a significant problem out there on the plains, and you can also seemingly carry a lot of stuff on them and hence be out for days, if not weeks, in a row, something that's not quite so necessary say in the UK, for example!
April provides almost perfect biking weather out here in the desert states: mild enough to be pleasant when wearing leathers and not so hot or cold that the whole experience becomes some kind of torture. And as you can see, traffic jams and lane splitting really aren't problems that get encountered around here very often either!
April provides almost perfect biking weather out here in the desert states: mild enough to be pleasant when wearing leathers and not so hot or cold that the whole experience becomes some kind of torture. And as you can see, traffic jams and lane splitting really aren't problems that get encountered around here very often either!
