Bashan Storm Utah to New York!

letsride · 11-07-2016, 07:07 AM

Came across this vid on the tube. Is she a member here? This video is her predeparture. There is no video after the trip. One commentor said she made it just fine and the bike did amazing!

motorcyclelove · 11-07-2016, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by letsride

Came across this vid on the tube. Is she a member here? This video is her predeparture. There is no video after the trip. One commentor said she made it just fine and the bike did amazing!

She is a member and there's a thread about her trip. Search Storm and I think its on page 2 of the search results. I'm in the market like yourself and have been researching the storm, hawk, CSC TT250 for months now. You can't go wrong with the storm if you're mainly on pavement.

letsride · 11-07-2016, 07:40 AM

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I'm in the market like yourself and have been researching the storm, hawk, CSC TT250 for months now.

Yeah, I'm soaking in everything I can. I saw her thread and was taken back a little bit. Just haven't heard of anyone doing such a feat on a CB, but GOOD FOR HER!! That should shut up the CB haters. Off to look for that thread, thank you!

culcune · 11-07-2016, 12:12 PM

She was on a tourist visa for a few months from Israel. She was actually thinking about selling Bashans in Israel (they might already have a distributor but who is to stop an ambitious entrepreneur?) and wanted to ship her bike to Israel for, probably, marketing research purposes. Heck, she already proved the durability and reliability by taking a several thousand miles trip!

On a side-note; trips on side roads are what Chinese bikes are about--not interstates (interstate capability seems to be Americans' collective obsession with any street-legal vehicles). I occasionally go on Horizonsunlimited.com/hubb, a international motorcycle forum primarily for people planning international motorcycle trips. It seems funny that whenever people from other countries inquire about obtaining bikes in the US and riding across the country, US members insist the bike has to be able to maintain 80 to 90 mph, whereas people who have already done the trip chime in that there is more to the US than our interstate system! Eve probably didn't take interstates on her Storm, either!

In fact, there is a thread from a couple years ago on Advrider.com about a father and son who rode from San Francisco to New York City. The father rode an SSR CT70 clone (125cc version bought new) and the son rode a BMS 150cc scooter (bought used for $150!!). They have plenty of photos and videos on the thread, and guess what?! They took backroads the entire way and they didn't get leprosy or other horrible diseases that seems to be the belief if one does NOT take the interstates cross country, LOL

tortoise · 11-07-2016, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by culcune

father and son who rode from San Francisco to New York City

San Francisco to New York
New York to San Francisco
Scooter Cannonball

2LZ · 11-07-2016, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by culcune

She was on a tourist visa for a few months from Israel. She was actually thinking about selling Bashans in Israel (they might already have a distributor but who is to stop an ambitious entrepreneur?) and wanted to ship her bike to Israel for, probably, marketing research purposes. Heck, she already proved the durability and reliability by taking a several thousand miles trip!

On a side-note; trips on side roads are what Chinese bikes are about--not interstates (interstate capability seems to be Americans' collective obsession with any street-legal vehicles). I occasionally go on Horizonsunlimited.com/hubb, a international motorcycle forum primarily for people planning international motorcycle trips. It seems funny that whenever people from other countries inquire about obtaining bikes in the US and riding across the country, US members insist the bike has to be able to maintain 80 to 90 mph, whereas people who have already done the trip chime in that there is more to the US than our interstate system! Eve probably didn't take interstates on her Storm, either!

In fact, there is a thread from a couple years ago on Advrider.com about a father and son who rode from San Francisco to New York City. The father rode an SSR CT70 clone (125cc version bought new) and the son rode a BMS 150cc scooter (bought used for $150!!). They have plenty of photos and videos on the thread, and guess what?! They took backroads the entire way and they didn't get leprosy or other horrible diseases that seems to be the belief if one does NOT take the interstates cross country, LOL

I couldn't agree more, culcune. One thing that really made me think was with our Harley's and Victory's, I got real tired of open interstate really fast. I thought to myself, "If all I'm doing is plowing straight pavement, I'd rather do it in our Challenger."
The fun didn't start until the off-ramp.

letsride · 11-07-2016, 07:22 PM

Yep, you would be surprised at the scenery in your own back yard, most people will never see it because they are too busy traveling the slab.

**JerryHawk250** · 11-07-2016, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by letsride

Yep, you would be surprised at the scenery in your own back yard, most people will never see it because they are too busy traveling the slab.

Most of my riding take place on back roads along bayou ways.

letsride · 11-07-2016, 07:49 PM

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Most of my riding take place on back roads along bayou ways.

Tell R.J. and Jay Paul I said HEY!

BlackBike · 11-07-2016, 10:04 PM

Culc.. that was a great read with the 35mph scooters. One of the first things I read associated with this "club". Made me to decide to say, what the hell, pull the trigger get your endorsement and hit the backroads.

To all you lurkers out there...we're waiting!

Ps..per your signature. Listening to "life on miss", next , "Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". Also jack london stuff. Makes those windshield hours go by. And in true cb fashion, free audio books: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...librivox&hl=en

culcune · 11-07-2016, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tortoise

San Francisco to New York
New York to San Francisco
Scooter Cannonball

I didn't realize, this wasn't the original (I just clicked on it). I forgot they went 'the other way' the year after. When I have time, I will read this completely seeing as it has more people and possibly more entertaining?!

**JerryHawk250** · 11-08-2016, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by letsride

Tell R.J. and Jay Paul I said HEY!

They said hey back

CSCDude · 11-08-2016, 08:51 AM

Our recent ride to Tecate and San Felipe was all mostly off the freeway (we rode a short section of Hwy 2 in Mexico that was a toll road). It was one of my better rides and I really enjoyed it. I was surprised at how easy it was to plan it just by telling my mapping program to stay off the expressways.

11-07-2016, 07:07 AM	#1
letsride Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 832	Bashan Storm Utah to New York! Came across this vid on the tube. Is she a member here? This video is her predeparture. There is no video after the trip. One commentor said she made it just fine and the bike did amazing!
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11-07-2016, 12:12 PM	#4
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	She was on a tourist visa for a few months from Israel. She was actually thinking about selling Bashans in Israel (they might already have a distributor but who is to stop an ambitious entrepreneur?) and wanted to ship her bike to Israel for, probably, marketing research purposes. Heck, she already proved the durability and reliability by taking a several thousand miles trip! On a side-note; trips on side roads are what Chinese bikes are about--not interstates (interstate capability seems to be Americans' collective obsession with any street-legal vehicles). I occasionally go on Horizonsunlimited.com/hubb, a international motorcycle forum primarily for people planning international motorcycle trips. It seems funny that whenever people from other countries inquire about obtaining bikes in the US and riding across the country, US members insist the bike has to be able to maintain 80 to 90 mph, whereas people who have already done the trip chime in that there is more to the US than our interstate system! Eve probably didn't take interstates on her Storm, either! In fact, there is a thread from a couple years ago on Advrider.com about a father and son who rode from San Francisco to New York City. The father rode an SSR CT70 clone (125cc version bought new) and the son rode a BMS 150cc scooter (bought used for $150!!). They have plenty of photos and videos on the thread, and guess what?! They took backroads the entire way and they didn't get leprosy or other horrible diseases that seems to be the belief if one does NOT take the interstates cross country, LOL __________________ "They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast you got to ride it well..." TGB Delivery Scooter 150 TMEC 200 Enduro--carcass is sadly rotting in the backyard
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11-07-2016, 10:04 PM	#10
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	Culc.. that was a great read with the 35mph scooters. One of the first things I read associated with this "club". Made me to decide to say, what the hell, pull the trigger get your endorsement and hit the backroads. To all you lurkers out there...we're waiting! Ps..per your signature. Listening to "life on miss", next , "Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". Also jack london stuff. Makes those windshield hours go by. And in true cb fashion, free audio books: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...librivox&hl=en __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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11-08-2016, 08:51 AM	#13
CSCDude Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 247	Our recent ride to Tecate and San Felipe was all mostly off the freeway (we rode a short section of Hwy 2 in Mexico that was a toll road). It was one of my better rides and I really enjoyed it. I was surprised at how easy it was to plan it just by telling my mapping program to stay off the expressways. __________________ Joe www.ExhaustNotes.us
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11-07-2016, 07:22 PM	#7
letsride Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 832	Yep, you would be surprised at the scenery in your own back yard, most people will never see it because they are too busy traveling the slab.
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