Montreal

[Guest Boomerbiker]

Arrived home last Thursday evening from the international city manager conference in Montreal, Quebec, traveling from Coldwater, Michigan, via Port Huron through Ontario returning through northern New York (reminds me of Michigan's UP) and highway 6 across PA through Cleveland (during rush hour) arriving home at 8:45 pm.

 

I sure wish the bike had better lighting. Deer are random creatures especially at this time of year when the rut is about to begin. Everytime I think about a different ride, the Venture reminds me of why it has been in production for a dozen years essentially unchanged. What other bike would it be? The Wing has great lights I am told and the new Ultra Limited with heated grips is an attractive ride at an unreasonable price and all that Harley hoopla attached to it. I just like to ride lots and lots of miles.

 

Saw some beautiful scenery and only one idiot driver in New York state out in the middle of nowhere. Go figure. This guy is driving an old Camaro on a straight stretch of road with me behind him and three vehicles behind me. He whips off the shoulder and back onto the highway in the beginning of a 180 degree turn. I hit both brakes stopping short of a vehicle that now crosses the lane in front of me. He sheepishly waves (driving gloves, no less) for me and the cars to move around him in the opposing traffic lane. It's hard to understand the mind set of this kind of driver. A real menace.

 

All in all a fun 1,900 mile trip.

 

Bill

[mini-muffin]

Glad you had a nice trip, now for the lighting. I'm sure the guys will help you out with all the upgrading of lights you can do. Really need lots of light, heck as many as you can get on the bike. Not just the deer either those cagers need to see you too.

 

Margaret

[RandyR]

Sounds like a good trip.

 

Increasing the forward lighting may be counterproductive in some cases. While you want to be able to see the deer, those that get blinded by the light may be even more random in their actions than normal.

 

You didn't say whether or not you have driving lights or fog lights on your RSV.

 

Of course there's a sizable list of lighting upgrades/changes members have done to their 2nd gens.

 

I've bought a set of the driving lamps to add to my RSTD, and am going to try some high intensity yellow LED H3 replacements as combo fog lights/driving lights. That will be my #1 attempt to increase forward lighting and help in the all to frequent fog situations.

[Guest Boomerbiker]

Thanks. The bike does have driving lights.