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@sonny
Not only extra time is involved.
I have made cross country rides of the coast to coast variety on my motors.
I have found that the more time required equals extra days, which equal extra hotel/motel rooms, which equals MUCH more expense!
. . . And all freeways SUX!!!
That's where I am too Steve. I used to never haul a bike as I rode around the country, somewhat viewed those who did as not quite real riders. Wrong. Now if I want to ride a particular area, I don't mind hauling to the vicinity. I would like to visit Arkansas and Louisiana next year. I'll haul my Rocket to a friends spread in East Texas, park the rig and ride on down the road. I drive 650-700 miles a day but ride only about 300-400. This old mule just ain't what he used to be.
With that said, for some reason guys who own $40k Harleys, stupidly expensive riding leathers that always look new, whose bikes have terminally low mileage, appear to have never been in the rain and who haul them everywhere in a big trailer that says something like "Harley Hauler" on the side still seem to put me off.