Bringing motorcycle with move

I'M bringing a 2007 Harley Street Glide. You can drink in my bar,when I get it open. We can drink,laugh and bitch about them rusting.
I am not worried about gas, I just can't leave the ride.

Chokeman

The speed limit is like 30 mph. I am bringing a sporster 883. I will never get the thing out of 2nd gear.
But what the heck, its gotta be good. I understand about not leaving it behind.

6 Speed,103 inch. There are a few places we can get up to speed,well close anyway. Defensive driving like their is no tomorrow. Between the stereo and pipes,they can't say they didn't here me coming.

I get mine into 4th ('76 Sporty w/ a '74 XL1000 engine) in several places here on STT, albeit illegally...but it sure is fun to stretch 'er legs!! The 'official' max speed limit on STT is 35, but on STX you can go 55 on the QMH , legally.....rust happens...just keep some bronze wool in your clean-up kit, that takes care of it nicely on the chrome...as far as safety goes, be sure to lock it and you'll be fine...my wife's (EX-wife, gotta remember tha! Haha!) Rebel 250 got stolen when we left it alone, unlocked forks, in the parking lot behind the old IRB building overnight...found it and got it back within 2 weeks. (remember, it's an island! You'll see it, eventually!) . As far as repair shops go....well, I opened my own mobile mechanic service to avoid those...it seems that the majority of shops will try to make as much as they can, if they can get away with it (i.e - a lady with no mechanical knowledge may get told that she needs new brakes, new tires, new struts, new windshield wipers, the headlight fluid and filter changed, the muffler bearing replaced, etc.). If you need any work/maint. done, feel free to contact me, Marty's Mobile Mechanic Services, 340-643-4922.

Chock - I run drag pipes on the Pirate Bike and an off-duty cop still creamed me as I tried to pass him going up Donoe...claimed I sideswiped him (funny...why are the marks where my bike went down on the OTHER side of the road??). I had downshifted into second and I was making PUH-lenty of noise...he was just being a &%$...cost me 6 days in ICU, Traumatic Brain Injury, loss of memory, mashed up bike...and MY fault, of course...can't fight that Blue Line....

Riding here is a bit different than in America, as one needs to be more aware, but the weather is perfect for it and our bikes sure get better mileage than the cages do! Not to mention, 'traffic' becomes less of a problem!8-)

~Marty on STT
My Club: http://www.myspace.com/carib_riders

Thanks Marty

That is great information. I really appreciate it. I am looking forward to scooting it around on Islands.

Marty,Cop or no Cop. Never forget the "Son of a bitch". I hope he reads this board.

Getting someone to fix a motorcycle is easy. Getting the parts for it in a timely and not-ridiculously-expensive fashion can be more of a challenge!

Riding down here is much more challenging than riding anywhere stateside, between the road conditions, the crazy/drunk drivers, and the inevitable moment of a tourist on the wrong side of the road. The slow speeds are the only thing that prevent most bike wrecks from being fatal.

The tourist on the wrong side of the road has popped in my mind more than once. The rest sounds kind of like riding in New Mexico. I'M not worried about fixing it,I'll do most of that. Always have a back up plan,she won't be my only means of transportation.

The tourist on the wrong side of the road has popped in my mind more than once. The rest sounds kind of like riding in New Mexico. I'M not worried about fixing it,I'll do most of that. Always have a back up plan,she won't be my only means of transportation.

Hi chockman,

I haven't been there, but I am pretty sure NM doesn't have our steep hills! Although you are going to STX, if I recall, which isn't as bad as STT or STJ. Once you learn what gear you need to be in to power over the top of each one properly, the hills aren't much trouble. Do keep in mind that the roads get unbelievably slick in the rain, like nothing I have encountered stateside. If you can avoid riding in the rain, avoid it.

The tourist thing has happened to me only once in the last couple of years, but if it had happened 200 yards further up the road from where I was, which would have been around a blind curve, I probably would not be here typing this message to you. I can still recall watching the woman's face change from :S "Why the hell is that motorcycle in my lane?" to 😮 "OMFG, *I'm* the one in the wrong lane! Aaaah!" *swerve* When there is no other traffic around, be especially alert, as that is when it's easiest for a visitor to forget which lane to be in.

IMO, a backup means of transportation is always a good idea down here, whether your primary vehicle is a car or a bike. All it takes is one single tiny part not being available on island, and you are stuck till it arrives! For those for whom owning more than one vehicle is not feasible, make good friends. 😉

Good advice FDR. No big hills in New Mexico only 10,000 foot elevations and the interstates have some pretty crappy spots. For the most part you can still see what is coming towards you.

Mates:

Cool. I didn't even think about the wet roads, I bet it has something to do with the salt content, humidity and other envirmental factors. Also, taking a slow at first on and about the roads is probably pretty advisable. I am only bringing the Harley. Thus, I think I may have to look to the buses as a second means and future friends.

The speculation I've heard about the roads' slickness runs the gamut from the asphalt composition being different from stateside to the fact that we have more slow-moving vehicles in poor repair using the roads and leaking fluids everywhere. No idea what the true story is. Anyway, being aware of it is half the battle. The rest is skill, luck, and prayer.

@ marunner - you will need some sort of plan for how you will transport items that are too big to carry on your bike. Even if you anticipate such events being rare, they will happen. I carry almost everything on mine -- groceries, four gallons of water, even a three-drawer filing cabinet (disassembled, but in one go). But that game gets old. The day will come when you are tired, or it's raining too hard, or you have to be somewhere 5 minutes ago, or you decided in favor of those three extra beers... these may all seem like small/rare events, but I have personally found that they pile up and can take the fun out of life on two wheels.

I tempted fate with my earlier post about wrong-lane tourists, BTW -- there was one coming over the crest of a hill toward me this afternoon not far from town, during what is normally a busy time of day but today was quiet due to the holiday. Thankfully there was another vehicle in front of me, and the tourist-car corrected before an accident happened.... but it was a scary reminder that it can happen anywhere anytime.

That said, I had a great ride back home in the warm wind just before sunset. Wouldn't trade it.