reasons

pure... simple... adventure.
people have gone down this same road before. howard zinn to prove the zen of working on the bike you ride. peter fonda to find america(however i hope i dont get shot by rednecks in a pick up truck) and several others. im not really trying to find anything, or prove anything. my adventure is just to stare the road straight in face for hours on end with no communication to the world i spend every day in. im not trying to walk in any ones shoes, or have the journey of a life time. im setting out to simply enjoy the sound of my motorcycle on the pavement and the wind across my... well... helmet.
i have thought of trips like this for years and never had the right circumstances to take one. now at the young age of 25 i find myself with some time off and a few friends i can stay with on the west coast. we(travis and i) heading out as soon as travis can convince his girlfriend that leaving the day after her birthday is ok. he is rather persuasive, it shouldnt be a problem. im not really going to plan a route. i have a few places i want to go, and a few people i want to see. this is good enough for me.