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Hi FLSTF gal,
I rode from Atlanta to LA in 93' on my own, camping in State Parks each night. I did it in 5 days.
Easy, you might say, your Male!
But not so, as I come from a small, remote village in the Scottish Highlands & had never been to the US before, or ridden on the right (we drive/ride on the LEFT side of the road in the UK).
The bike was a 78' 650 Yam that I paid $500 for, the week before I left Atl!
I have been riding for 29 years now, but nothing really prepares you for such a trip, so all I can say is do your preparation throughly, keep your eyes open on the Freeway, when you stop to eat, park in front of the diner & sit by the window so you can watch your scoot while you dine, if you can't, move on to the next diner, there are plenty to choose from in the US!
Simple things like that & you will be fine! Wear leathers, regardless of how hot it gets, better to be sweaty & have all your hide than be fragrant & needing loads of grafts or worse....
Oh, take plenty of pics, as you may only do that big road trip once!
I did it 4 times in total, I rode the bike back in 95' via Laramie, Wyoming & IN, & rode another bike from Atl-San Antonio-Michigan-Ontario-NY State-Atl in 98'
Ride free,
Ross x.
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