I-95 is dangerous irregardless of the state it runs through. Congrats on surviving.
lessons learned
Thread Starter
|
Novice
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 19
Likes: 0
From: The Tundra
lessons learned
Hi crew..
a while back I asked some ignorant questions about riding in florida and I was grateful for the responses/ advice. Just got back from a wonderful 4 day trip orlando-FL City-Key West-Vero-Orlando. Orlando HD on 192 gave me a great deal on a ultra limited ($126/day with full coverage). We went down the center of the state to 41 and crossed the glades over to Fl City, then to Key West the next day. Drop dead gorgous riding!
Only real issue was hwy 1/ i95 in Miami area.. a guy could get killed there. I'm sure my knuckles were still white well past Pompano.. A charmin truck exploded or something just at the start of 95, and there was TP all over the hwy. I had no place to go but thru the mess at speed. Streamers of TP were still on the bike well past Ft Lauderdale.
The bike didn't have hwy pegs and I was burning the **** out of my leg, which is why we deviated to the free way. .. get some air moving over the engine and try cool the jewels. That stop and go traffic was brutal!
Bikes were blackened by the love bugs only twice.. just coming into the glades and again coming across from Merrit to St Cloud. Even with farings and faceshields those little ba***ds got into everything.
Next time I'm renting a classic and duct taping a broom stick across the engine guards.. and maybe come down when it isn't 95 degrees.
a while back I asked some ignorant questions about riding in florida and I was grateful for the responses/ advice. Just got back from a wonderful 4 day trip orlando-FL City-Key West-Vero-Orlando. Orlando HD on 192 gave me a great deal on a ultra limited ($126/day with full coverage). We went down the center of the state to 41 and crossed the glades over to Fl City, then to Key West the next day. Drop dead gorgous riding!
Only real issue was hwy 1/ i95 in Miami area.. a guy could get killed there. I'm sure my knuckles were still white well past Pompano.. A charmin truck exploded or something just at the start of 95, and there was TP all over the hwy. I had no place to go but thru the mess at speed. Streamers of TP were still on the bike well past Ft Lauderdale.
The bike didn't have hwy pegs and I was burning the **** out of my leg, which is why we deviated to the free way. .. get some air moving over the engine and try cool the jewels. That stop and go traffic was brutal!
Bikes were blackened by the love bugs only twice.. just coming into the glades and again coming across from Merrit to St Cloud. Even with farings and faceshields those little ba***ds got into everything.
Next time I'm renting a classic and duct taping a broom stick across the engine guards.. and maybe come down when it isn't 95 degrees.
Funny sh.t, but I think your right. I know who I want to hunker down with.
Trending Topics
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 8,961
Likes: 263
From: Conroe Texas
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 5,331
Likes: 56
From: north of Daytona
"A charmin truck exploded or something just at the start of 95, and there was TP all over the hwy."
Wow! We thought you may have missed our little "Welcome to South Florida!" display...
sometimes we may use a "Heinz bar-b-que beans" truck...
Sometimes it is a '69 chevy truck full of water mellons...(you never know).
Last time I rode to key west....Barbara asked me why I was riding so fast (about 90 MPH
through Miami)....I just turned and said "I am trying to stay out of the way...."
Please come back again.
chuck
Wow! We thought you may have missed our little "Welcome to South Florida!" display...
sometimes we may use a "Heinz bar-b-que beans" truck...
Sometimes it is a '69 chevy truck full of water mellons...(you never know).
Last time I rode to key west....Barbara asked me why I was riding so fast (about 90 MPH
through Miami)....I just turned and said "I am trying to stay out of the way...."
Please come back again.
chuck
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
champ198
General Harley Davidson Chat
29
Jun 22, 2019 02:53 PM
Cosmic Razorback
General Harley Davidson Chat
18
Dec 31, 2017 02:21 PM