Bike camping 1998

[Rocky]

Seeing the video of the guy in the small tent who was scared by the rifle shot brought back good memories of the days in the 1990's when I did a lot of bike camping.
I retired in 1992 and all my friends were still working. I could ride with them on the weekends, but during the week I rode alone. I also enjoy riding alone so I often went for overnight rides to various parts of the province on the 1989 Honda NT650 that I bought new, still in the crate, in 1992. I was a wonderful bike and I rode it over 70,000 km's before I sold it in 1993. It's still with a club member, but it doesn't look like it did when I owned it CRY
These pics are from a run over the Cabot Trail in 1998. I stayed at this campground 4-5 times on my various rides over the Trail. The other shot is of a twisty section of the Trail where I stopped for a butt rest.
Around 2002 I had retired friends to ride with, but they weren't campers so I moved to motels after that and it didn't take me long to become spoiled
I still have all my camping gear, but will probably never use it again.

 

[keystiger]

Cool photos Thanks for sharing Rocky
Lots of great camping down this way. You need to become a "snow bird"

 

[DaveM]

Nice one Rocky I was never huge on this camping thing, sort of liked the soft comforts of a motel and such like

 

[CarlS]

I have done a whole lot of bike camping. Those photos sure brought back a lot of memories.

 

[hemibee]

I did a fair amount of bike camping back in the early 80's but never carried a camera with me, film & my camera at that time were too expensive to ruin in the areas I was going or banging around on the HD.

 

[otherwise]

1972, married for a year, no kids so we hit the road for a bit over 3 mths.

The ride (did I say that).



The hotel.

 

[hemibee]

1972, married for a year, no kids so we hit the road for a bit over 3 mths.

The ride (did I say that).

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The hotel.

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1st Class Hotel

 

[DaveM]

Nice memories hey Kev

 

[CarlS]

Very cool pics. Looks like a really great trip.

 

[Rocky]

It's hard to explain, but there is just something about hitting the road on a motorcycle with a tent. It certainly was a carefree feeling of freedom to just wander where you wanted to, and stop when you wanted to. I think that's why (in many ways) I like to ride alone sometimes.
I would watch the weather and if I was in the mood to get away for a couple of days - and the weather was going to be fine for a few days - I would just take off. Those summers in the 1990's were great years with a tent.
My wife wouldn't get on a motorcycle for all the tea in China, but had no problem with me going off alone for a couple of days - and longer if with friends on a tour.

 

[devo]

1972, married for a year, no kids so we hit the road for a bit over 3 mths.

strewth Kev
would they be the same hardbags you got on your street trip.

 

[devo]

It certainly was a carefree feeling of freedom to just wander where you wanted to, and stop when you wanted to. I think that's why (in many ways) I like to ride alone sometimes.
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My wife wouldn't get on a motorcycle for all the tea in China,.

Two things we very much share in common Rocky.
except I'm much betterer looking of course.

 

[otherwise]

strewth Kev
would they be the same hardbags you got on your street trip.

No, not the same bags, similar in general function and style. They're the well known UK Craven bags.
A contact is slowly working on buying an old bike with Craven bags fitted, I have my name down first to buy the bags off it if the deal comes together.
The bags on my Street Triple are from a late 70's Australian police bike, probably a CB750 or a Z series Kawasaki.
A Sydney fiberglass company will make a similar bag, choice of 2 sizes, from memory about $200 / $250, they still have the original moulds. I had a set of those on my T100.

 

[otherwise]

Two things we very much share in common Rocky.
except I'm much betterer looking of course.

Thank your grandfather for that.

 

[Rocky]

Two things we very much share in common Rocky.
except I'm much betterer looking of course.

Well, yes, of course, that's a given, but for many years I was proud of the fact that people said I looked like a movie star.
That is, until I found out they meant Lassie

 

[devo]

for many years I was proud of the fact that people said I looked like a movie star.
That is, until I found out they meant Lassie