I don't know about you Hrethgir but often it's the riding that's the 'funnest' part of the trip for me. I'd like hop on my bike, ride 200km to a destination, use the toilet there and then turn back
That's basically what we did last summer, except we had to stop for gas every 100-110 miles! Left Woodburn, OR at 5 AM, jumped on I-5, rode down to Arbuckle, CA, about 507 miles away, then turned around and went back to Woodburn, arrived there a little after 2 AM the next day. We had all kinds of weather and temperatures and everything, and it really was a blast! Cool and dark when we left, warmed up as the sun came up and we got further south, until we go deep into California, where it was probably around 100 degrees. We went through the Siskyou pass between Oregon and California late morning, and that was my favorite part. It was jus right temperature wise, the sky was clear blue, the sun was out, the views were great, and the traffic was light, we had a blast! Of course, go through the same pass that night, probably around 11 PM, it was dark and very cold, probably in the high 30's, not quite as fun! We did see a semitruck that looks like he probably fell asleep at the wheel, went off the right side of the highway, hit a barbed wire fence, then came back across the highway and ended up with the cab in the median and the trailer blocking 1.5 lanes, and he also drug the barbed wire fence across the highway behind him! Next gas stop, we all checked out tires for leaks, but no problems, thankfully! Oh, and I had a spaz moment at the first gas stop, and fell over in the driveway while trying to leave... twice! Went to leave, and saw a car coming, and decided to wait for him, but I was just starting the turn when I decided to stop, and my balance just got off and I fell over to the right side. D'OH! Got it back up, then because i was in a hurry to catch the other guys I was riding with, I just tried to hop on quick from the right instead of going around to the left, and when I took it off the kickstand while jumping on, I pulled it too far and went right back over on the right side! Double D'OH! No damage but my ego, and no real problems the rest of the way, just a lot of sweating and freezing, LOL!
Here's my bike, a 1984 Honda Magna V65, all decked out for long rides:
