10/25/2026
Due to Rhett's trip to Thailand for the Triumph World Dealer Conference and Japan in the earlier half of October, my normal fall motorcycle tour got pushed back to this past week. Thanks Rhett! I had 7 days of absolutely picture perfect, not a cloud in site weather for my ride to West Virginia.
My ritual of firing up my laptop at night with Rever Pro and picking out 500 miles of great roads (lined with red and orange on the preloaded Butler Motorcycle Maps) was altered this year. It seemed that about 350 miles of these roads are all I could tend to fit into the 10 hours on the bike that I normally plan for. I don't know why someone would want to run the Tail of the Dragon and deal with all the bozos and traffic. Instead you could go to this area and have the place to yourself riding roads every bit as twisty with far steeper climbs and descents topped off with roller coaster style hills.
This trip also made me appreciate the 8 gallon fuel tank on the Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer. I pretty well knew in advance but, West Virginia is about as rural as it gets. A gas station in every town is not common and I was thinking that if I were on a bike with a 100 mile fuel range, I would need to be a bit more deliberate about where I go.
Nonetheless, all good things come to an end and I made it home about an hour before the Oconomowoc Area Riders Group Bike Night in Oconomowoc. It was beautiful night to hang out and share stories with my fellow riders to close out a great 7 days on the bike.
We here at Triumph Waukesha hope you are taking advantage of all the great fall riding that this year has given us no matter it be road, adventure, dual sport or off road . Triumph has just introduced 0% financing or large cash discounts on nearly every model in just about every above mentioned category. Be sure to stop in and get your bike with enough time to get it broken in before the season winds down. Can't make it in? Bike need parts or repairs? Call or text us at 262-395-7474.