Things have been a bit quiet here–no surprise, really, it is New Hampshire and we have at least a foot of snow on the ground. Not ideal 2-up weather, although Andrew is anxious to get out riding on the ice. The tires on the 450 are scary-looking covered in spikes, and he’s ready to go.

We went to vacation over the holidays in Arizona, and while we didn’t rent a bike (this time) we have done so in the past. It’s fun to be on vacation, and it’s fun to be on a bike, so vacation + bike = awesome vacation.

The first time we rented a bike on vacation, we rented a BMW R1200 GS when we went to Arizona in March of 2009. Great fun–we took the bike up to Sedona, and a few other adventures.

We rode quite a bit, and stopped along the way. I think this cafe was in Jerome? Regardless, they have a sense of humor:

I’d be happy with an espresso and a free puppy…hmm….

As always, you get to meet the nicest people when you are on a bike. We met the couple that were riding this bike and sidecar combo:

I believe this next one was taken on the Apache Trail:

We had a great time, and I would definitely rent a GS again–in fact, I kind of wish we had rented one when we went out to Arizona in December. The trick is to rent a bike that you are comfortable on and enjoy. Some other time I will post about the *other* vacation rental, which did not work out quite so well.

 

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