[rogue]

Originally Posted by ebbs15

as weird as this may sound... for me... that's part of the attraction... what could go wrong... I love it... that's not to say I drain all but half the oil out then run 500 miles at 80 in 2nd gear... I do my preventive maintenance... and always have a back up plan... and a cell phone and cash.

take my Indy trip... I wrecked 40 or so miles south of Chicago... but was able to rent a truck and haul it back to my parents 800 miles away... but looking back... I wouldn't change a bit of it... even in the immedate moments after my wreck... I thought... wow... i'm gonna remember this trip forever.

from packing my broken tent and gear in and riding for 3 hrs in hurricaine Ike... to Riding the gap, the journey through central KY, hang'n out with friends I'd never met, to the wreck... it all adds to the memory...

to be honest I'm not sure I'd take a trip if I was 100% sure nothing was gonna happen...

You have a point. I've taken a couple of short (500 miles or less) trips by myself. I had numbers of different people who I could contact along the way if anything happened. I *know* I can make a long trip and can prepare for some things to happen as I've done them before, but they made me anxious, especially as I'm leaving out. Once I get going, it's not so bad. Still, companionship is always nice.