Feb 18, 19 Weather warm 80's, nights 60's
We are back at Alliance Coach Service Center for two more items on our "to do" list for the motorhome. We left here in January and once we camped for a few weeks we realized we should really get a couple more things fixed while we are so close to such a competent shop. While we were here we ran into 3 different ways to take your Motorcycle with you on the road. This is a personal preference for each couple. When we made our choice we looked at the pro's and con's.
We pull a covered 12 ft cargo trailer with no car. We are on the road with the Harley only. We also use it as a garage too, all our motorcycle riding gear, cleaning supplies on the door, tool storage across the front, plus our pedal bicycles strapped to each side wall. Big advantages are that we can push it around when it is unhooked, it stores quite a bit, keeps our bike clean and safe, and we still stay at 56 feet from front of coach to back of trailer which is not too big for finding campsites. Disadvantage to most people is that we have no vehicle. Billy and I have not found this to be restrictive but we do have to watch the weather to plan when we are riding and preparing for down days during inclement weather days. In big cities or places if we are not feeling safe to ride we rent a car. For us it works as our main enjoyment is to ride. The shelf on the door is a real organizer! We had to special order it at our trailer supplier, we have only seen one other fellow with it and Billy had to have one after he spied it.
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One other coach had a 24 ft enclosed trailer with a motorcycle and his Jeep. Advantage for them was they had the Jeep plus the motorcycle - best of both transportation. Disadvantage was how long they became and he said it was a real pain to park the trailer; most times separate from the coach and then have to hook up again. Sometimes he fit in an extra long pull through, many times not. Only way to move it as far as he was concerned was to unload his Jeep and use it to tow the trailer around the campground. He said it was not convenient to move around with the motorhome since the campgrounds often make you drop a trailer in a confined area. Obviously you cannot push it, since it is just too heavy even with the bike and Jeep unloaded.
Then there was a coach with a motorcycle lift on the back of his motorhome plus he towed a car. Once again he had the best of both transportation. Disadvantage which to Billy would be a deal breaker was that his bike was always dirty and not locked up at night inside. He said it was dirty every time he got to the next campground and it smelled like engine and/or road dirt but his wife would not travel without a vehicle.
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So every time we see others different than our choice Billy likes to talk to them and ask how they like their option. He always comes home feeling we have made the right choice for our time right now. Now being that we want to ride our Motorcycle when we are traveling and healthy enough to enjoy it.
We are back at Alliance Coach Service Center for two more items on our "to do" list for the motorhome. We left here in January and once we camped for a few weeks we realized we should really get a couple more things fixed while we are so close to such a competent shop. While we were here we ran into 3 different ways to take your Motorcycle with you on the road. This is a personal preference for each couple. When we made our choice we looked at the pro's and con's.
We pull a covered 12 ft cargo trailer with no car. We are on the road with the Harley only. We also use it as a garage too, all our motorcycle riding gear, cleaning supplies on the door, tool storage across the front, plus our pedal bicycles strapped to each side wall. Big advantages are that we can push it around when it is unhooked, it stores quite a bit, keeps our bike clean and safe, and we still stay at 56 feet from front of coach to back of trailer which is not too big for finding campsites. Disadvantage to most people is that we have no vehicle. Billy and I have not found this to be restrictive but we do have to watch the weather to plan when we are riding and preparing for down days during inclement weather days. In big cities or places if we are not feeling safe to ride we rent a car. For us it works as our main enjoyment is to ride. The shelf on the door is a real organizer! We had to special order it at our trailer supplier, we have only seen one other fellow with it and Billy had to have one after he spied it.
Then there was a coach with a motorcycle lift on the back of his motorhome plus he towed a car. Once again he had the best of both transportation. Disadvantage which to Billy would be a deal breaker was that his bike was always dirty and not locked up at night inside. He said it was dirty every time he got to the next campground and it smelled like engine and/or road dirt but his wife would not travel without a vehicle.
So every time we see others different than our choice Billy likes to talk to them and ask how they like their option. He always comes home feeling we have made the right choice for our time right now. Now being that we want to ride our Motorcycle when we are traveling and healthy enough to enjoy it.
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