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("God's Country" IS of course, Texas!  ):
and don't you forget it!
Stewart
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"It's outside your field of expertise."
"Poppycock normally is."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Let's see mostly, California, and surrounding states like Arizona, and Nevada, also South Dakota Colorado Wyoming Hawaii, Harley Rental Holland, stationed at CNA, Soesterburg That's all for now. 
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("God's Country" IS of course, Texas! ):
and don't you forget it!
 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Let's see mostly,
California, and surrounding states like
Arizona, and
Nevada, also
South Dakota
Colorado
Wyoming
Hawaii, Harley Rental
Holland, stationed at CNA, Soesterburg
That's all for now.
I guess you never did ride while passing though Montana, eh?
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CT MA NY VT NH NJ PA GA KY TN IN OH SC NC VA WV MD DE need a road trip - bad  better days ahead 
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I have nothing against OK in spite of how it might look: 
Thom
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I have nothing against OK in spite of how it might look:
Ran into a couple on a HD from Australia once in Ratton, New Mexico....they were scared to death of ridding through Oklahoma...said they had seen the movie "twister" and knew all about our flying cows...I tried to persuade them otherwise but they were quite serious...last I saw of them they were headed off to ride through the serene and calm Texas panhandle to Lubbock then along IH20 to Texarkana...yep, a much safer route than route 66 or IH40 through Oklahoma
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Ran into a couple on a HD from Australia once in Ratton, New Mexico....they were scared to death of ridding through Oklahoma...said they had seen the movie "twister" and knew all about our flying cows...
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Thank God we live in such a big and beautyfull country and even if your on a budget we can see as much of it as we like. 
"Big" Jack Wilson
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In fairness, we enjoyed our visit to OK, but on that trip I was driving the R.V. and towing the bike, and as my daughter likes to tell me, "trailers are for boats"
Thom
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I've got that sticker on my helmet, "Silly yuppie, trailers are for boats." With all the traffic coming through here for Sturgis, I've been thinking that a lot the past two weeks.
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If some simple jetting work could just get the America to pull that 34 foot RV, it would be a different story.
Thom
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Actually I don't have a problem with an RV towing a bike. A lot of people (maybe most) attending Sturgis camp. You pretty much have to unless you've got friends there or are independently wealthy to afford a room. But pickup (sans camper) or car? Silly. Lazy. Wussy. Whatever. "I don't have time to make it there riding. It takes too long." Pfft. Whatever.
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The ride to rallies is the true adventure. Once there the riding is simple riding. Going it with a cage and trailer is like running away from home, but never quite leaving home behind. Go for a ride? Well you have to always go back to the cage. Alas, I'll have to buy a trailer ifn' I want Lynn to participate in riding it seems. Gone are the days where she could ride pillion for 500 miles and 12 hours. Now anything over 200 miles or 60mph is pushing it. Speaking of States I have ridden in, I knocked out the Midwest and Western states Between September of last year and the 2011 SWTF this year. 14K miles of motorsickle nirvana. Gosh, this is an amazing country! Every time I watch Marshall Dillion, I think of winds and desolate roads with no gas. And Highway 50 that had been grooved for like freaking ever! Heck most TV shows now carry some trigger for memories of cross country riding. Riding is a godsend. The act of throwing a leg over and twisting the throttle is beyond description. So whether we ride in one state or many, we all share the bond of riding in the wind. 
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So go on, put us all to shame and list the countries you have ridden in.
And another thing, when are you going to start on your US trip??
Shaun,
I know the list is big but not really as long as could be considering I have geared a lot of my life since 1981 (practice runs from '77 while a teenager) to riding longish expeditions.
I have also probably left a few out.
Many of these countries (primarily in Europe, Morroco and the Near East) I have ridden through again and again and again.
Some (around 25) I have ridden again on the Speedmaster (as marked).
1 Andorra (also done on the Speedmaster)
2 Albania
3 Armenia
4 Austria (also done on the Speedmaster)
5 Italy (also done on the Speedmaster)
6 Germany (also done on the Speedmaster)
7 Netherlands (also done on the Speedmaster)
8 Belguim (also done on the Speedmaster)
9 Luxembourg (also done on the Speedmaster)
10 France (also done on the Speedmaster)
11 Monaco (also done on the Speedmaster)
12 Lichtenstein (also done on the Speedmaster)
13 Spain (also done on the Speedmaster)
14 Portugal (also done on the Speedmaster)
15 Denmark (also done on the Speedmaster)
16 Sweden (also done on the Speedmaster)
17 Finland (also done on the Speedmaster)
18 Norway
19 England
20 Scotland
21 Ireland
22 Macedonia
23 Serbia
24 Croatia
25 Bosnia
26 Slovenia
27 Montenegro
28 Bulgaria (also done on the Speedmaster)
29 Romania (also done on the Speedmaster)
30 Moldovia
31 Estonia (also done on the Speedmaster)
32 Latvia (also done on the Speedmaster)
33 Lithuania (also done on the Speedmaster)
34 Belarus
35 Hungary (also done on the Speedmaster)
36 Poland (also done on the Speedmaster)
37 Czech Republic (also done on the Speedmaster)
38 Slovakia (also done on the Speedmaster)
39 Russia (West only)
40 Ukraine
41 Turkey
42 Syria
43 Jordan
44 Iraq
45 Lebanon
46 Israel
47 Yemen
48 Cyprus (also done on the Speedmaster)
49 Egypt
50 Lybia
51 Tunisia
52 Algeria
53 Morocco (also done on the Speedmaster)
54 Mauritania
55 Mali
56 Senegal
57 Gambia
58 Guinea Bissau
59 Guinea
60 Sierra Leone
61 Liberia
62 Cote d'Ivoire
63 Ghana
64 Togo
65 Benin
66 Nigeria
67 Cameroon
68 Equatorial Guinea
69 Gabon
70 Congo
71 Angola
72 Namibia
73 Botswana
74 Zimbabwe
75 South Africa
76 Greece (of course) - (also done on the Speedmaster)
I have often thought and attempted to write travelogues (and failed as they tend to be too long - as are the rides involved) but have now more or less set my mind on one day perhaps writing a series of short stories (other than a fictional book based on real events I have already started ... well sort of) since I have very many in mind ... some perhaps good, some probably indifferent.
... and thereby hangs a tale (I think it was Shakespeare).
Bedouin.
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Well folks, if ya ask me, I'd say unless Ted Simon suddenly becomes a member of BA.com, I think Thanassis here "wins"!!!  (...yeah, I know this wasn't a competition)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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(...yeah, I know this wasn't a competition)
Of course not Dwight, most people (heroes) here got married and raised families, something I didn't in order to preserve the freedom and flexibility to be able to pursue my ... bad habits.
Not exactly a level playing field.
Bedouin.
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Yep! One of the advantages of not havin' those little rugrats, alright...no offense to all our moms and dads 'round here, of course. (...btw...WHAT?!...you missed my "Tijuana, oh I mean Macedonia" line up there or somethin'???!!!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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... when are you going to start on your US trip??
Thanassis,
When you head Stateside, you have a layover ready for you here on Merritt Island if you are so inclined.
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(...btw...WHAT?!...you missed my "Tijuana, oh I mean Macedonia" line up there or somethin'???!!!)
LOL!
You are one of the few people who have seen first-hand both the fake Macedonia (the little country lying north of Greece) and the real Macedonia (province within Greece) including the birthplace of ole Alexander the Great.
It was an honor and a privilege to be with you riding on both occasions.
Bedouin.
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Right back at ya, ol' buddy! 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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... when are you going to start on your US trip??
Thanassis,
When you head Stateside, you have a layover ready for you here on Merritt Island if you are so inclined.
Thank you kindly Jim.
It is my intention to get over there to your amazing country and get lost for a year or so discovering it.
As you probably know, my country is in a bit of a shambles right now so it's not the right time to be undertaking such expeditions.
It will be truly special to be able to look up so many friends I have interacted with on here, over the years.
A few from the US and Canada (not to mention a lot of the Europeans, of course), I have been blessed to have already met personally.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
North Carolina
Georgia
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Arizona
Utah
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota
Idaho
Canada-Ontario
North Vietnam
Italy
Austria
Germany
Czech Repbulic
Netherlands
Greece
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FL, AL, GA, NC, TN
Oh boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy!
I got me some riding to do. Look forward to it. Or maybe in my shape, look forward to attemp it. But, you know, I may not have ridden
in very many states but I have to say the NC/ TN area is beautiful. And a good place to start with.
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You right about that. Arkansas has some nice ridin roads too.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
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ME
NH
VT
RI
MA
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
OH
MI
WV
VA
NC
SC
TN
GA
ONT
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You right about that. Arkansas has some nice ridin roads too.
We hope to ride the Ozarks in a few weeks...
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Well folks, if ya ask me, I'd say unless Ted Simon suddenly becomes a member of BA.com, I think Thanassis here "wins"!!!
(...yeah, I know this wasn't a competition)
You are not kidding - Thanassis is da man! (and btw Thanassis put me down for a copy of the first edition of Bedouin Travels)
Although I have traveled to Asia, Africa, North America as well as extensively in Europe I have only managed to ride in 14 different European countries (even then had to split the United Kingdom and include the likes of Luxembourg and Liechtenstein to get the numbers up). 
Pathetic effort on my part - inspiration drawn from more adventurous contributors. Planning next years trip to the former Eastern Bloc that should make my numbers look a little more respectable.
One day as a tiger is worth a thousand as a sheep
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Thanassis...
1 Andorra (also done on the Speedmaster)
2 Albania
3 Armenia
4 Austria (also done on the Speedmaster)
5 Italy (also done on the Speedmaster)
6 Germany (also done on the Speedmaster)
7 Netherlands (also done on the Speedmaster)
8 Belguim (also done on the Speedmaster)
9 Luxembourg (also done on the Speedmaster)
10 France (also done on the Speedmaster)
11 Monaco (also done on the Speedmaster)
12 Lichtenstein (also done on the Speedmaster)
13 Spain (also done on the Speedmaster)
14 Portugal (also done on the Speedmaster)
15 Denmark (also done on the Speedmaster)
16 Sweden (also done on the Speedmaster)
17 Finland (also done on the Speedmaster)
18 Norway
19 England
20 Scotland
21 Ireland
22 Macedonia
23 Serbia
24 Croatia
25 Bosnia
26 Slovenia
27 Montenegro
28 Bulgaria (also done on the Speedmaster)
29 Romania (also done on the Speedmaster)
30 Moldovia
31 Estonia (also done on the Speedmaster)
32 Latvia (also done on the Speedmaster)
33 Lithuania (also done on the Speedmaster)
34 Belarus
35 Hungary (also done on the Speedmaster)
36 Poland (also done on the Speedmaster)
37 Czech Republic (also done on the Speedmaster)
38 Slovakia (also done on the Speedmaster)
39 Russia (West only)
40 Ukraine
41 Turkey
42 Syria
43 Jordan
44 Iraq
45 Lebanon
46 Israel
47 Yemen
48 Cyprus (also done on the Speedmaster)
49 Egypt
50 Lybia
51 Tunisia
52 Algeria
53 Morocco (also done on the Speedmaster)
54 Mauritania
55 Mali
56 Senegal
57 Gambia
58 Guinea Bissau
59 Guinea
60 Sierra Leone
61 Liberia
62 Cote d'Ivoire
63 Ghana
64 Togo
65 Benin
66 Nigeria
67 Cameroon
68 Equatorial Guinea
69 Gabon
70 Congo
71 Angola
72 Namibia
73 Botswana
74 Zimbabwe
75 South Africa
76 Greece (of course) - (also done on the Speedmaster)
Wot...!? No Switzerland? That can't be right!!!
Get yourself over here PRONTO!
As for my pathetic input:
1) Switzerland
2) Germany
3) France
4) Italy
5) Greece
6) Austria
7) Slovenia
But I've only just started! It is only my second riding season....
Lee aka Birdy68
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Leave the pork pies for now - get the sausage rolls while they're hot!
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Thanassis...
1 Andorra (also done on the Speedmaster)
2 Albania
3 Armenia
4 Austria (also done on the Speedmaster)
5 Italy (also done on the Speedmaster)
6 Germany (also done on the Speedmaster)
7 Netherlands (also done on the Speedmaster)
8 Belguim (also done on the Speedmaster)
9 Luxembourg (also done on the Speedmaster)
10 France (also done on the Speedmaster)
11 Monaco (also done on the Speedmaster)
12 Lichtenstein (also done on the Speedmaster)
13 Spain (also done on the Speedmaster)
14 Portugal (also done on the Speedmaster)
15 Denmark (also done on the Speedmaster)
16 Sweden (also done on the Speedmaster)
17 Finland (also done on the Speedmaster)
18 Norway
19 England
20 Scotland
21 Ireland
22 Macedonia
23 Serbia
24 Croatia
25 Bosnia
26 Slovenia
27 Montenegro
28 Bulgaria (also done on the Speedmaster)
29 Romania (also done on the Speedmaster)
30 Moldovia
31 Estonia (also done on the Speedmaster)
32 Latvia (also done on the Speedmaster)
33 Lithuania (also done on the Speedmaster)
34 Belarus
35 Hungary (also done on the Speedmaster)
36 Poland (also done on the Speedmaster)
37 Czech Republic (also done on the Speedmaster)
38 Slovakia (also done on the Speedmaster)
39 Russia (West only)
40 Ukraine
41 Turkey
42 Syria
43 Jordan
44 Iraq
45 Lebanon
46 Israel
47 Yemen
48 Cyprus (also done on the Speedmaster)
49 Egypt
50 Lybia
51 Tunisia
52 Algeria
53 Morocco (also done on the Speedmaster)
54 Mauritania
55 Mali
56 Senegal
57 Gambia
58 Guinea Bissau
59 Guinea
60 Sierra Leone
61 Liberia
62 Cote d'Ivoire
63 Ghana
64 Togo
65 Benin
66 Nigeria
67 Cameroon
68 Equatorial Guinea
69 Gabon
70 Congo
71 Angola
72 Namibia
73 Botswana
74 Zimbabwe
75 South Africa
76 Greece (of course) - (also done on the Speedmaster)
Wot...!? No Switzerland? That can't be right!!!
Get yourself over here PRONTO!
See, I remembered Lichtenstein and forgot Switzerland.
So ...
77 Switzerland (about 12 times)
Bedouin.
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The states of confusion and Matrimony are sometimes best routed around ..
07 SPEEDMASTER ..SLASHCUT BUBS..
NOLOGY COILS/WIRES ..PHANTOM BLACK ..CHROME COVERS...K&N PODS..
BEAUTIFULL WHEN SHE RUNS RIGHT..SHE WAS ..
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Well, I've added up the states (and country..canada) I've ridden through...not anywhere near ...but I can say this.... I've ridden the squat out of Arkansas and Oklahoma
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