4. Get ready for the ultimate motorcycle trip

As we downsized and the piles in the garage were getting smaller and smaller, we got down to the stuff I didn’t want to get rid of like: the Harley, our 2 person kayak, the car top storage box with our camping gear (AKA The Coffin) and our tandem bike.  I thought about shipping these things to New Hampshire for about 5 minutes, then I had a brilliant plan.  We were not going to ship a perfectly useable motorcycle, we were going to ride it.  The other stuff was coming with us.

I had been eyeing a trailer made by Yakima that is like a roof rack on wheels.  You can purchase accessories that allow you to carry bikes, boats, skis and all kinds of stuff.  So, instead of downsizing, we bought the trailer and started planning a cross country motorcycle trip.  I had no idea if the motorcycle could pull the loaded trailer, but I never let such details stop me.  When I saw