Long Distance Cold Weather Riding tips needed

[FlaBound]

Daveinva,

Thanks for the great tips. Very helpful.

 

[SNOOPY]

Call me crazy.
But I thinking about riding my RT, instead of flying to my annual Florida destination, in JANUARY.
Will be a little over 900 Miles one way, leaving from Maryland to Central Florida.
Normally my wife and I fly down, but I'm getting real serious about riding, and meeting up with her. (She won't ride, thinks I'm crazy)

I'm becoming obsessed with the idea of this adventure, and have been spending lots of time on the internet looking for tips.
I've done 300+ miles in a day with no problems at all. Have road all through the winter, provided there is no snow or threat of black ice.
Figure once I get south of Virginia, traffic and cold weather will be less of an issue.

Can't decide on a route though. 81 South, 95 South, 301 South, or 1 south.
Hoping to do the ride south in 2-3 days.
Don't mind highway riding, other than bad traffic, (won't ride highway at rush hour), and boredom.

Looking for some sage advice.

Screw that. :roflblack:

 

[FlaBound]

Screw that. :roflblack:

You been talking to my wife?

 

[SNOOPY]

You been talking to my wife?

:roflblack:


Actually, you should go for it.

Let me know how it goes.

I wouldn't do such a trip since I have a trailer for my Spyder. LOL

More power to you! Go for it!:yes:

 

[FlaBound]

I came up with a compromise for the Mrs.

We'll both book round trip flights.
If the forecast looks like snow and ice, I'll hop on the plane with her.
Otherwise, I'll meet her in Florida a couple days later (Good Lord Willing)

 

[flaggerphil]

I came up with a compromise for the Mrs.

We'll both book round trip flights.
If the forecast looks like snow and ice, I'll hop on the plane with her.
Otherwise, I'll meet her in Florida a couple days later (Good Lord Willing)

Good idea!



When I lived up north (DC area and St Louis) I'd ride down to around 40 degrees. Lower than that it simply wasn't worth it to me. Down here I ride year round but bundle up when it starts to get in the 60s...



I rode from St Louis to central Florida in two days in early March 2012 and the heated grips on my RT REALLY came in handy.

 

[Pennyrick]

Call me crazy.
Can't decide on a route though. 81 South, 95 South, 301 South, or 1 south.
Hoping to do the ride south in 2-3 days.
Don't mind highway riding, other than bad traffic, (won't ride highway at rush hour), and boredom.

Looking for some sage advice.

My suggestion would be to take 66 west to 81. South on 81 to 77, south on 77 to Columbia and then US 1 down to the Florida state line.

Should be cool but I doubt the roads will be bad at that time of year.... maybe a little dicey in West Va.