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Greece, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia and Italy – that was the trip we made last September-October on our VSX1300 Tourer (2007), equipped with Mustang seats, "Zomo 550" and loaded as much as possible.
We drove mostly back roads, some of them in very bad condition.
No doubt, it is a great motorbike: powerful, very comfortable (for both riders) and fast enough on highways.

Well, after checking, rechecking, and checking once more of my bike/equipment, I set out on my trip round California. I took off last Sunday morning at 6:20am and I don't mind tellin' ya'll, it was friggin' cold. 34-whatwasIthinking-degrees. Low clouds turned into ice on my helmet and jacket when at speed on the I-5S. Yeeesh... So I made it from Canby to Roseburg before I had to stop to get feeling back in my hands. Coffee cups are really good for this. ;) The next heat stop was in Grants Pass at my favorite coffee place on the planet; Dutch Bros. After downing my 9-11 (6 shots in a medium) I departed the I-5 for the 199w, which is 81 miles of gorgeous everything. Perfect weather and it warmed up to a sweltering 49 degrees. The road is filled with twisties and in great shape. There's a ton of locations for pictures along with huge fields for wildlife viewing. This dumps you right onto the 101, which I took all the way to Larkspur, CA. 654 miles on the first day, thankyouverymuch. Commence achy butt. Stayed with a bud that night and Monday and on Tuesday, I headed to Monterey. That was a quick hour and a half trip. Travel tip: No matter what google maps or mapquest says, stay off the 580 and 880. The 280 is the best kept secret around the south bay. If you do anything under 80, you're a hood ornament and it's wide open. I met up with 10 buds that rode up from El Paso and that was awesome. Most of them I haven't seen in the four years since I was stationed there and the stories/bs flowed constantly. So, our merry gang took off from there to Barstow the next morning and it was another great day. A little wind (hey, it's the coast!) but nary a cloud in the sky. We went back up the 156 to the 25 through Hollister. Talk about a slice of Americana!

Here is the 2009 version of our bike, I don`t see much of a difference except for the new color. I see they kept the red which is definitely the best color, Ha Ha !!!
Kevo
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