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yeah so i've been on the road now for a little over a month...been alot of fun. i get super shotty internet where i'm at so i'll make it brief for fear of getting kicked off at random. the trip has been great. first day i covered about 430-450 and made it all the way of to a buds house in GA...stand up guy... fed me and gave me a place to crash took me on some cool roads and the next day i was off and made it to the base of the blue ridge where i found a little spot to camp for the night...it was super sketch but it all worked out. riding the blue ridge is one of the most spiritual things i've done...it was pritty slow goings after the first day...covered probley 200-250 miles a day just chilling and enjoying the ride. eventually made it up to MD...did an interview for a job and then hoped back on the scoot and headed south to NC where my folks got a place. stayed there a week and came back up to MD...I'm in MD now and have been doing some riding with some guys i know localy and they have been showing me some great country roads...within the first day of the trip i realized my oil issue was not resolved so i've been just dropin some oil in here and there...ordered a new umbrella valve for the front cylender and instaled it... i'll be seing if that helped at all. here are some pics of the journy so far...
super sketchy tower i climbed...i -I LUV XLF!--I LUV XLF!--I LUV XLF!--I LUV XLF!-in hate hieghts but i had to see the view...it was amazing

yeah thats my bike

shot from the top

cool shot of pyro's and my bike

peace out FL hello GA

cool random plane at an airport i drove by in GA

new unexpected cargo...extra oil

out to breakfast with rich and his crew

rich, me and his boy (sorry i forgot his name) rich made this guys bars for him and not only is the style super nice but my he did a hell of a job welding them up with a flux core welder

peace out GA hello NC

cheezin on the blue ridge

first tunnle

my camping spot that was sketch...it was cool too...i camo'd my bike all up...it looked like this from my angle and this from the road...


MADE IT!!!



I got attacked by ****ing bees is this is a stragler that hung on for probley 100 miles...found him when i was getting gas

peace out NC hello TN

ok so my *** got pritty tore up and i crashed in a hotel the last 2 nights...so i saw this...

thought to myself **** you guys and did this...had to walk the bitch down the hall and everything hahah
so now i'm up here...gotta a few more pics i'll post when i can...this was suposed to be a short one haha. i'll be takin pics along the way and all that jazz. figuring around 1500+ miles on the scoot so far. be well all...

PEACE OUT!
 
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thought to myself **** you guys and did this...had to walk the bitch down the hall and everything hahaha


peace out TN hello VA

you can see a bird in this pic...i'm above him...it was sooo cool

peace out VA hello MD

so now i'm up here...gotta a few more pics i'll post when i can...this was suposed to be a short one haha. i'll be takin pics along the way and all that jazz. figuring around 1500+ miles on the scoot so far. be well all...

PEACE OUT!
 
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Well its been busy as hell, been riding a little bit haveing some fun catching up with old friends, got to go for a ride with my dad, this dude jerry. went to carisle PA bike (skipped out on morgantown...wanted to go but it was just too much for a half a day) and saw some killer sportys there. also got to ride threw Ghettysburg on the way home...haven't been to that place since I was like 12. I came up here for a few reasons, the trip itself, school, and my wife and I are moveing up to the tri-state area so I'm applying at a bunch a places. I was planing on leaving today to head back home but I have a **** load a stuff to still do. Bike is running well and besides all the rust from being outside instead of in her usual garage its all good. on with the pics
Jerry and me...he's got a V-max...pritty cool scoot...super fast

peace out MD hello PA

me and my pop

some cool sportys/beulls...and some other cool bikes...




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not a big fan of long gas tanks but this buell chop was awesome to me







Ain't it the truth..

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chillin with john in Baltimore...


I can't get over how insanely simple and well done this bike is
 
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possibly my most favorit pic of the trip so far

Well thats it for now...hopefully my head won't explode (or my motor)
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Great pics man. Thanks for sharing your trip w/ us. I love the sketchy camping spot on the side of the road. Reminds of something from the Easy Rider movie.
 
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Looks like a good trip and good photos. Stay safe.
 
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Sounds like an awesome trip. Thanks for the trip report and pics!
 
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thtas awesome brotha tahnks for the pics and the adventure. be safe good luck with the job hunt.
 
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Killer. I don't know how you did all them hours on that seat, I get about 3 hours on mine and start really thinkin' about home.

If you make your way anywhere in Jersey towards the coast, I'd be happy to meet up and take a ride.

Godspeed and safe travel, son.
 
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looking good ........pics are awsome,,,,,,,def my favorite one also,,,poster dat byyyyyyyytch,,,,come home safe,,,,hooheehoo
 


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