2024 Pashnit Touring on a Hayabusa

Bruce at 74 just got back a few days ago from a tour of the Himalayan Mountains - we were excited to hear the tales of his trip and riding at 20,000 ft on a Royal Enfield.

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What's the best part about these tours? Well, the easy answer is the endless twisty roads we have here in California. But everybody knows that. What's the real reason for 21 years? And many pardons if I've already blathered on about this topic.
So, here's the same answer I've been blathering on about for years. It's our people, our riders- and nowhere does this show up more than when I review the photos a day or two later after the ride. It's the same thing, over and over, the best part, the very best part, is all of us together, talking bikes, talking oil & tires, sharing pictures of past bikes, kids, work, while enjoying a view of the endless ocean. Together.

Nothing compares to that, and we keep coming back for more. Next we head into the Sierra Nevada Range to check out giant sequoias, then into Coastal Oregon, then across the high deserts of Nevada.
Each time, all together once more.

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I’ve looked at these, BMWs 740 pound six. In addition to the weight before I sit on it or load it for a tour, reading about them on their forum is scaring me away. The ergos didn’t seem quite right either after sitting on the GT and a GTL. Didn’t ride though. Confusing as hell too. Despite their faults it seems some buyers have purchased 3-4 of them over the years. Some even place heavy weights in the right saddlebag to counteract its tendency to veer hard left if they take their hands off the bars….and still buy another that does the same thing. Their reverse quits, the coils tend to be faulty and even changing the oil requires a bit of work because it has two drain plugs, one you can’t even see apparently. Still, I do like the looks of the GT. And the alleged 165 ponies at the motor might be tolerable. :D
 
Bruce at 74 just got back a few days ago from a tour of the Himalayan Mountains - we were excited to hear the tales of his trip and riding at 20,000 ft on a Royal Enfield.

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What's the best part about these tours? Well, the easy answer is the endless twisty roads we have here in California. But everybody knows that. What's the real reason for 21 years? And many pardons if I've already blathered on about this topic.
So, here's the same answer I've been blathering on about for years. It's our people, our riders- and nowhere does this show up more than when I review the photos a day or two later after the ride. It's the same thing, over and over, the best part, the very best part, is all of us together, talking bikes, talking oil & tires, sharing pictures of past bikes, kids, work, while enjoying a view of the endless ocean. Together.

Nothing compares to that, and we keep coming back for more. Next we head into the Sierra Nevada Range to check out giant sequoias, then into Coastal Oregon, then across the high deserts of Nevada.
Each time, all together once more.

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Do you suppose at least part of this experience is because none or most of your clients don’t share a forum like this one where all those conversational topics are covered? They have no interaction until they’re on one of your tours. Try as I might it seems impossible to get any rider/forum members here to agree to any kind of a meeting, whether it’s a rolling type rally or just one destination for more than a day.
 
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