Virginia
Return to Sanity Tour - 2003
Submitted by: Mark on Sun, 2006-08-20 02:23.Categories: Blue Ridge Parkway | Motorcycles | North Carolina | Ride Tales | Tail of the Dragon | Travel | Virginia
In August and September of 2003 I took my first long motorcycle ride. In March of 2003 I purchased a 1999 BMW R1100RT. My only previous motorcycle was a Yamaha V-Star 650 custom cruiser.
In 2002 I started reading a BMW sport touring discussion board BMWST.com. This story was originally posted on that site in about 18 parts, as I edited them for posting. I wrote this story as I travelled, then edited it and posted it on the BMWST.com site.
Please enjoy this tale. It was a transformative ride for me. My life gained a new focus and has been interesting s
Delivery is Tough Work
Submitted by: Mark on Sat, 2006-07-15 20:36.Categories: Blue Ridge Parkway | Motorcycles | North Carolina | Ride Tales | Tennessee | Travel | Virginia
I posted the following on the BMWST.com website in August of 2004. Enjoy!
Last week was pretty amazing. Actually the past month has been pretty amazing. I offered my friend Sylva a ride on the RT at the beginning of July, and it went very well. As a friend of mine said, "motorcycle magic."
Anyway, Sylva did so well on her first ride on July 3rd that I asked her if she'd like to ride to TN with me to deliver my friends GL1100 Goldwing to their new home. Happily Sylva accepted. She's a true trooper.
Here's our mighty steed sitting next to the RT in the garage:
