Getting lost on purpose
 

I love doing that on my bike. Yesterday, I had the best ride. I knew the general area I was in, but I was on some backroads in the middle of nowhere. I would just take a turn if the road looked interesting. It was a really sunny afternoon so I knew which direction I was going, and I knew if I drove far enough which major roads I would run into. But I had never been on those roads before. Saw some beautiful country. I kept thinking "I should stop and get a pic for the POTM contest", but I was having way too much fun to stop.

Oh, and yesterday confirmed my love for the SV. After the winter mods, it handles great in the curves, but I could also ride all day given the riding position. Those of you who have known me know that I've been through bike after bike. I think this one is a keeper.

Nothing wrong with that type of ride.

...just don't do it too far from gas stations. :wink::lol:

I filled up first. And drove really fast when I started to hear banjos

awesome man, glad you found a keeper!

So you made it about a mile out of town? :lol:



I normally ride with a group, but there are tons of times when I have no idea where we are and just keep following.

Aw, Im so happy to hear that! Congrats on finding a ride you love! I still miss that pearl white kawi tho...

It's still around town. The guy that bought it from me highsided and had it repainted plain white. No pearl. It's a sharp ride, but I don't miss it. That thing handled like a tank

hard getting lost in south jersey. Our roads are setup too well ;)

I may have missed it - did you mod the bars, seat, etc to get the ride position you wanted or is it stock?

I do this all the time. I know my directions pretty well so it's hard for me to truly get "lost" but I love heading off on my own and just seeing where the road takes me.

I'm hoping to do more rides like that. I would like to pick up a GPS tracking unit first such as this...just in case.

http://www.findmespot.com/en/

Jackson/Minallipan area is great, been lost there many times

I have to go a ways away to get lost, been exploring too much around here.

Plus the Zumo always knows where I am at.

All stock on the ergos

I've actually done the same thing between here and your neck of the woods. Although I did have a map that I would consult from time to time. Just so I wouldn't bypass my brother's place in Nashville and end up in Kentucky :)

Did this myself Saturday. There was this one really cool looking road I wanted to try that goes past my son's daycare. Unfortunately all it did was loop back around back into town! Grrr..

ill have to check it out. I like the roads out by chatsworth if you can catch em without harleys blocking shit up

aWESOME... LOVE THAT STUFF. bUT i HAVE LIVED IN THIS AREA NEARLY MY WHOLE LIFE SO LIKE tRIP i CAN'T GET LOST VERY EASILY.

I learned the hard way to stay OFF county roads...my Hornet wasn't exactly set up for "gravel" and I got myself stuck...long day. :lol:

So, where 'bouts in 'bama can I find these roads? I'm always looking to get lost.

This Spring I wanna hit the backroads from Atlanta over to Huntsville, then up into TN to check out the Paper Clip project. Bet I can get lost pretty easy, huh?

Is this what drewpy calls the pancake road? 85?

The wife and I did something similar this past weekend...just riding around and enjoying the beautiful weather.

Only problem is when the wife's low fuel light came on...we weren't real sure of where we were plus it was Easter Sunday. :lol: All worked out though...we rode by a place finally with about 50 Harley's in the parking lot and two gas pumps !! :rockwoot:

If you still have gas, you're not lost yet.

JC

Don't know. The Paperclip Project is in Whitwell, TN, which is NW of Chattanooga. It's on Hwy 28.

http://69.8.250.59/homepage_pc.cfm?id=78

I always loved doing that. So much fun to just explore.

I'm in NE Bama. The backroads between Atlanta and Huntsville are really great. I would recommends heading north through the Blue Ridge, up to Chattanooga, down lookout mountain, hit Little River Canyon in my neck of the woods, then backroads to Buck's Pocket and Lake Guntersville, that gets you close to Huntsville. Then from Huntsville, head north through middle TN to Drewpy's area.

oh, nevermind, I thought you were talking about a paperclip shaped road....

best kinda ride is the one without a known destination