#tigerexplorer

[purplerabbit92]

Ain't she pretty in the sun light, I got a new seat for it since the seat it came with was too small for my thicc booty lol the seat is from bioflex and it's the ongeltechnology gel seat if you wanna get one. Both the bike and the seat got from the @philiplangcycles shop in Glasgow. #philiplangcycles #bikes #bicycle #thiccbootyseat #thiccgirl #thiccgirlproblems #cycletowork #sunnyglasgow😎 #offtowork #tigerexplorer #gold #nofilter https://www.instagram.com/p/B0yJCrtHYVy/?igshid=nxgjxk0m6g5w

[motocante]

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Você quer ser exclusivo? ⠀
Preferível ser inclusivo. Inclusive, é vocação humana ser inclusivo. Em nada somos independentes. Podemos ser autônomos, individuais mas, ainda assim, dependentes dos nossos semelhantes. E também dos nossos diferentes. Afinal somos impactados por opiniões, decisões, humores e amores de outros, que não raro, nos colocam a prova confrontando a validade do que somos ou parecemos ser. ⠀ 
Portanto, ser inclusivo é a melhor opção relacional que podemos ter. Excluir, diferenciar, destacar nos coloca desconfortavelmente em desalinho com os demais, e essa condição tende a gerar desequilíbrio e desarmonia na nossa existência. ⠀ 
Você quer ser exclusivo? Eu não. Eu quero mais é ser feliz, com o maior número de seres possível. ⠀ 
PRESTENÇÃO !!!! Cabeça irmão!! Cabeça.✌️✌😎 ⠀ Meditação #estilodevida #vidasaudavel #pensamentos #tigerexplorer #tex #triumph #filosofia #ghostwriter (em Desanuviar A Cabeça) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCcP4qpF9bw/?igshid=3arg3ax8ew9l

[motocante]

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Você quer ser exclusivo? ⠀
Preferível ser inclusivo. Inclusive, é vocação humana ser inclusivo. Em nada somos independentes. Podemos ser autônomos, individuais mas, ainda assim, dependentes dos nossos semelhantes. E também dos nossos diferentes. Afinal somos impactados por opiniões, decisões, humores e amores de outros, que não raro, nos colocam a prova confrontando a validade do que somos ou parecemos ser. ⠀ 
Portanto, ser inclusivo é a melhor opção relacional que podemos ter. Excluir, diferenciar, destacar nos coloca desconfortavelmente em desalinho com os demais, e essa condição tende a gerar desequilíbrio e desarmonia na nossa existência. ⠀ 
Você quer ser exclusivo? Eu não. Eu quero mais é ser feliz, com o maior número de seres possível. ⠀ 
PRESTENÇÃO !!!! Cabeça irmão!! Cabeça.✌️✌😎 ⠀ Meditação #estilodevida #vidasaudavel #pensamentos #tigerexplorer #tex #triumph #filosofia #ghostwriter (em Em Algum Lugar Por Ai) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCUeoP9lSxv/?igshid=g8s1aom377ey

[donvulpes]

Ooh yer bug...... ger

It's been a quiet couple of days on the blog front, so I thought I should jot down a few lines to keep this updated. We had a lovely stay in Shelbyville and an excellent meal too, but Leicester City were playing in the Champions League on Tuesday so we had to make a dash to get to Nashville, checked in and in a sports bar in time. Thankfully we made it with time to spare, but this just meant we drank more and after the full time whistle had blown ( and City had won.... again ) we both decided that enough beer had been drunk to write the rest of the day off and head into Nashville in the morning. Wednesday was hot and dry, so we enjoyed a lovely walk round Nashville ( the Johnny Cash museum is excellent and informative ) taking in a few of the sights and generally enjoying a chilled day. Neither of us are real country music fans, so a lot of it was wasted, but we enjoyed the charm of the place, the warmth of the people and another famous US city 'ticked off' This morning the weather threatened to turn ugly, so we headed out quickly and made our way over to Chattanooga, before leaving the interstate behind and heading over to Murphy for the night. Luckily we were off the interstate as just outside Chattanooga a flying beetle ( dune bug ? ) managed to hit me square in the eye and lodge itself under my eyelid ! It bloody hurt I can tell you, but thankfully the road was quiet and I was able to get over to the hard shoulder and extract the nasty bug..ger. Thankfully it didn't do any lasting damage and I was able to carry on riding, as our route took us through the glorious Cherokee National Forest just at the right time. The stunning variety of red, oranges and yellows looked amazing as the forest donned it's Autumn dress. We were sad that we weren't able to see Vermont at this time of year, but North Carolina did a great job of making up for it. Tomorrow is the last Leicester of the trip and then hopefully time to enjoy Deal's Gap ( sans luggage ideally ) before heading south towards Miami.

[dasowon]

Śniadanie w porcie Umag

[donvulpes]

What ? No Yogi ?

Well the last two big items on the this trip happened ( or not ) over the last couple of days, so I thought I should at least throw together a penultimate update. Yellowstone National Park was the destination on Thursday and it didn't disappoint in the slightest. Luckily the weather was perfect for the day and as I managed to get there early ( I stayed in a cabin fairly close by ) the crowds hadn't arrived. I had already seen some pics online and read write-ups about how amazing the place is, but even that didn't truly prepare me. If you've ever seen the Jodie Foster film, Contact, you'll understand what I mean when I say that my words and photos don't do the park the justice it deserves. It's more than four times the size of Leicestershire and took me seven hours to ride round the loop inside. There are stunning views round almost every corner and it was fantastic to see some more wildlife in it's natural habitat. If you are ever in the area, I can't recommend the place enough. Make sure you allow yourself a few days though, as I can pretty much promise you won't want to leave. I know I didn't. The next stop was Utah. I didn't have the time ( or tyres ) to get to MOAB but I hoped to get some great sunset/rise pics last night and this morning, especially against the reds and golds of the Utah landscape. Sadly the weather gods made sure I paid for the Yellowstone weather, by giving Salt Lake City and blanket of cloud and any hopes of some interesting pics were dashed :/ Another tick to be added on the next visit. For now the idea is to head East and get to Chicago in time to sort the bike and bags, as well as catching a Cubs game if I can :) 480 miles today sees me in Colorado ( that now makes 26 states in total by the time we ship back in October ) and heading for Omaha in Nebraska tomorrow

[donvulpes]

Do The Hucklebuck

Sorry it’s been a while since an update, but there’s not really been that much to write about, so I didn’t want to bore you ( more than you are already ).

The planned trip to Glacier National Park didn’t go as well as expected, sadly. I woke on the day to drizzle, rain and more drizzle. I tried to head out, within minutes I was soaked and could hardly see a thing. Most of the park scenery was going to be obscured, so I decided on a day of rest and Netflix instead.

The following day, before I headed off towards Seattle, I was able to spare a few hours and the park didn’t disappoint. I would have loved a whole week to explore, so I’ll be coming back and really make the most of it.

Once I got to Seattle, the first order of business was to get Hobbes off to TriumphOfSeattle to have new fork seals fitted. They’d started weeping back in Chicago and wouldn’t last the rest of the trip, so they guys in Seattle squeezed me into their busy schedule and Hobbes is fit and raring to go again.

Other than that, it’s been a quiet week compared to the first part of the tour. Seattle is a much quieter place than Chicago and I’ve mostly just been ‘chilling’ and enjoying some time off the bike.

If you ever get over to Seattle I can highly recommend the Duck Tours. One and a half hours through the streets of Seattle and around Union Lake with a funny/interesting commentary. Well worth $35.

Today sees me heading back to Chicago to get a flight home, but I’ve done a fair few miles to allow me a full day in Yellowstone this week and then a few photo ops in Utah, before blazing across Nebraska and Iowa to catch a Flight home.

Hopefully there’ll be a few more pics and titbits still to come.

Total miles 6314 miles ( 2998 on the second leg )

[donvulpes]

The dollar bill guy

It’s been a hectic couple of days since I left Iowa behind. The route to Glacier National Park passes close by Mount Rushmore ( thanks for that snippet of info, Jon ) so I knew I’d have to put some serious miles if first, if I wanted to take a detour. Thankfully the weather was a lot kinder than in Iowa and as I was able to make an earlier start, 530 miles were racked up by the time I decided to find a place to crash.

I was still some way short of my intended destination, but after a good night’s sleep I woke late and headed out on nearly empty roads, thanks to it being July 4th. Sadly my luck changed as I neared Rushmore and the holiday traffic built quickly. Hobbes was overheating as quickly as me, but thankfully the folks on the entrance sorted things and I was into Rushmore.

As expected it was absolutely mobbed ( my fault for picking a crazy day to visit ) so a quick couple of photos were taken and I headed out. Thankfully another friend had pointed me towards a great bike road for leaving, so ignoring the GPS I hit the 16A and wound my way for miles, through some glorious scenery, on well maintained roads and despite the slow RVs and Harley riders, had a great ride. Thanks again Cliff :)

After Rushmore I headed north again, aiming to hit Big Timber and find a campsite to finally get some camping time in. Montana had other plans though and with clouds looming, I was racing to find somewhere to stay. Rounding a quiet corner, I noticed an American flag and something clicked. Sure enough I saw the sign for the Little Big Horn monument, so I nipped in for a look and survey the fantastic Montana landscape ( and skyscape ).

Today I woke under tiles again. Those threatening skies had opened up good and proper overnight, so I was glad I had decided to grab a motel room. I will get some camping in, I promise.

Leaving the motel I got talking to some other bikers who asked about Hobbes as they had a friend in St Louis who rides one too. Turns out their friend is also my friend, Cliff. Talk about a small world ! Sadly I was distracted after this so left my glasses on top of my luggage and they’re now on an interstate somewhere :/

After a very scary time where I was convinced I was going run out of fuel in the middle of nowhere ( note for Tiger Explorer owners, as your fuel remaining indicator clears to say ‘no range’ you can squeeze at least 18 miles more out of the tank ! ) I arrived at my base for a couple of days. Glacier National Park is supposed to be amazing and I can’t wait to explore. Standby for a blizzard of pics.

I might even go to Canada !