Steve Rossier rides his motorcycle across continent

Cape Gazette (Delaware) ^ | Tue, Dec 7, 2004 | Karl Chalabala

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[Hank Rearden]

I drove one from Moscow to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Did you have a choice? ;-)

[AdamSelene235]

Seemed a logical choice. Everyone knows how to fix them, plenty of spare parts in the FSU.

[killjoy]

Seemed a logical choice. Everyone knows how to fix them, plenty of spare parts in the FSU.

Yes.. in Khazakstan, man who drive motorcycle has very big, how you say... khrom.

[AdamSelene235]

My first guess for the location of your Ural pic. was Nicaragua given the vegetation and prevalence of commie transport. Unfortunately, the license plate text rules out Central America. Laos, who'd a thunk it. I suppose they did receive some, uh, charity from the USSR.

[BipolarBob]

"Guys, I need help wearing the old lady down . . ."

Well Braveman . . do what I did. I turned 50 this year and I had not ridden in 30 years but I decided as someone stated above life is not a rehearsal and this was something I was going to do. My wife hit the ceiling, but I kept nagging and nagging til she finally said "if you want a motorcycle just get the d__n thing". Within 5 minutes I was out the door and 2 hours later I had my bike.
She still wasn't pleased but I upped my life insurance and she got the best vehicle(my truck) as compensation. This happened last month and I've not regretted a minute.

[JoeSixPack1]

That was the exact color of the one I saw. Thanks for the pic. :-)

[JoeSixPack1]

That's it!

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[JoeSixPack1]

Guys, I need help wearing the old lady down . . .

I'll hold her, you hit her! :-)

[uglybiker]

I did see a Russian "Uro" with a sidecar today. The big fat guy who had it said it was a Russian copy of a Guzzi. Perfect shape.

Are you sure it wasn't a "Ural"? Russian copy of a BMW?

[JoeSixPack1]

Uh, yeah!! Ural! :-)

[killjoy]

Laos, who'd a thunk it. I suppose they did receive some, uh, charity from the USSR.

Yes, in Vien Chang (Vientiane). Pretty cool bike. I have some more pictures of it around here somewhere. Unfortunately it didn't have the sidecar with it. The picture was taken in April of this year.

[uglybiker]

C'mon man, you ride! You know that Guzzis are too wierd to be copied! ;-)

[AdamSelene235]

That was the exact color of the one I saw. Thanks for the pic. :-)

That's the "tourist" model.

I really wanted the Patrol with a driven sidecar wheel.

Or the Gear Up.

Sadly at the time all of those were being shipped to Saddam to fight the US.

[AdamSelene235]

My wife hit the ceiling, but I kept nagging and nagging til she finally said "if you want a motorcycle just get the d__n thing". Within 5 minutes I was out the door and 2 hours later I had my bike.

YESSSS !!!

Now just point it south, until the land stops. Put it on a boat, head east until the land starts again. Point North until the land stops, then east.

[BraveMan]

I showed my lovely wife this thread. She cautioned me to "never refer to her as an 'old lady' again". Damn, strike two . . .

You're sure you can hang on to her, right?

[BraveMan]

Good for you! Ride safely and always stay alert. I practice constant threat assessment . . .

Getting the motorcycle is the easy part. Convincing the Missus to ride along, well therein lies the difficulty for me. She tolerates, even enjoys, the little day rides up & down the lakefront and through the country. A Grand Adventure like this however is another matter entirely.

During all our previous adventures (before the kids came along) it seemed we were rain magnets. I was seriously considering contracting my services to various drought stricken regions. I need to get some of the Beemer riders to chime in; they know rain gear . . .

[blackie]

Love those copies. :)