The call of the road

Reader Contribution by Richard Backus
Published on November 28, 2007
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A decidedly younger editor Backus prepares to venture off to parts unknown on his ’74 850 Norton Commando as riding pals Kai Derr with his Suzuki GS1150ES and Ken Tripkos with his Dunstall-ized 850 Norton Commando look on. Tripkos was the real stud of the trio; the next summer, he rode his Commando from Kansas to Alaska – and back!

Of all the things I didn’t do in 2007, my biggest disappointment was failing to get in a really good road trip.

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