Why are ADV writers such windbags?

[Linc]

And damn you Linc for wasting my weekend with those posts.
I think anyone who thinks they need a GSA or Multistrada needs to do 2000 miles on a PC800 first.

Haha... so you must have read it!

Dennis has a flair for photography and writing which I enjoyed quite a bit... and I love his dissertation on why he chose the 1199 Panigale over a comfy mount:

"Choosing a bike for a trip isn’t unlike choosing what bike to purchase. Too many struggle with what they want vs. what they 'think' they should get. My advice has always been: "Get the f'ing bike you lust after. Write the check, max the card, do what it takes... you won't regret it." Not everyone follows that advice, but anyone who's ever owned a bike understands that sentiment the moment they are out cruising around and feel a pang of regret when someone goes by on the bike they really wanted. And so the same logic went into my decision on what bike I wanted to do this trip on: the bike had to get my rocks off.

Oh I was apprehensive--new model bike: strike one. New model ITALIAN bike—strike two! Cross country trip on a ‘torture rack’? Strike three! Errr....not a good idea. Actually, probably a really stupid idea. But it's the ‘stupid’ things we do that we remember the most. All too often the 'good' decisions we make we forget or regret. But the stupid ones? Ahh, those are the memory builders and the building blocks for great stories and adventures that make you smile and laugh many years later.

Additionally, the logic with the 1199 was to not compromise my choice of bike and instead overcome the compromises that the Panigale would require of me. Too often people don’t factor into a decision is our outstanding abilities as humans to adapt to difficulty. The result of overcoming adversity and mastering one's ability to triumph over environmental challenges through persistence, determination and imagination produce self-sufficiency and feelings of personal power luxury and security can never hope to provide. The harder the journey, the greater the cultivation of the will—and mastering one thing leads to greater proficiency on how to overcome challenges in other parts of our lives as well."

-- AntiHero --

 

[FJReady]

ADV riders have a lot of time to pontificate while they're awaiting shipment of replacement final drives. Sorry, had to say it.

Actually, like Linc, I've been thoroughly enjoying the AntiHero r/r. Extremely good reading. the guy can write and he has good stuff to write about. I don't know his current status; i'm only about half way through his report. I highly recommend it. It's been a helpful thing to get me through PMS which should be ending real soon, btw.

 

[hppants]

With my ride reports, I like to set the stage in the beginning with just a little background. I'll usually write a little on ride duration and destination, the ride weather, perhaps fuel mileage and any mechanical mis-haps, etc. Otherwise, for the most part, I think the pictures are usually worth at least 100 (or 1000) words. If not, then the pictures suck and I won't include them in the ride report.

Oh, and you can't go wrong with food porn.

 

[Hudson]

Linc, I like the idea of any rider who decides to splurge on a great track bike, then promptly points it on a cross country run.

But man, my heart is with Vermin, and I love the fact that his RR always put the journey and the people front and center, not the gear. Very grounding.