Morrissey
Well-known member
A long trip on a bike is one of life's great pleasures. Doing it on a 300cc is very doable, but doing it all on the super slab is going to SUCK! Winding that 300 out almost all the way for hour after hour will be awful, not to mention being blown around by semi's. Then there is the Cities. You have to consider where you are staying and what kind of parking they have available. A decent motel will usually let you park the bike right outside the front door in plain view of their security staff and security cameras. Who knows what kind of security you'll get at an Air BNB or Hostel. Then there is the partying. If you luck upon a great club and have an epic night, there's a good chance you'll spend the next day hung over and not making any miles. Can you stay an extra day at these places with no notice? Also your budget is unrealistic. Traveling on a bike and planing on going to clubs + lodging and food on $100/day? Unless you like bed bugs, the bar will let you drink tap water and you like gas station hot dogs, it's going to be pretty tough to stick to that budget. What kind of a buffer do you have in your budget for the unexpected? Do you have some extra $$ in case you get a flat or something else happens? Do you have a time buffer? It sucks having to cover 4+hrs in the pouring rain. You should plan a few extra days at the end of the trip for when you need to be home. Maybe you get perfect weather and you get home 2 days early. Worst case is you spend 2 extra days on the road due to rain but you still get home without being late for something. You will also have to plan time for stopping at laundromats. You will have limited space for clothing, especially on a 300, so you might only have one change of clothes.
There is nothing wrong with taking an extended trip like this solo, but I would rethink the plan. If it were me, I would plan a route using secondary roads and taking the scenic way as much as possible. Plan on hitting one town for a night of partying on the way down, spend your week in Florida and then maybe one night of partying on the way back. The rest of the nights you'll have to settle for a couple of beers on a patio chair outside the hotel. You'll still get a few nights of partying in different cities and you'll have a much more enjoyable ride. Best of both worlds.
There is nothing wrong with taking an extended trip like this solo, but I would rethink the plan. If it were me, I would plan a route using secondary roads and taking the scenic way as much as possible. Plan on hitting one town for a night of partying on the way down, spend your week in Florida and then maybe one night of partying on the way back. The rest of the nights you'll have to settle for a couple of beers on a patio chair outside the hotel. You'll still get a few nights of partying in different cities and you'll have a much more enjoyable ride. Best of both worlds.