Well, wound up going last Saturday for the day. Unfortunately, I only get small windows to get away due to family and such... I'm very active in my kids lives and I coach both of them in their sports. So I work in rides when I can and ride my 1199 daily on the street.
I probably should not own this bike as I don't push it anywhere near it's limits on the street, but I do enjoy riding it almost daily.
So this year, I wanted to make a day of riding out to Daytona...
Took my brother in-law for his first time and had a blast. 90% the ride, 10% Daytona.
Yes, I agree that Daytona is packed full of goons for bike week, but it's still fun checking it out, seeing all the cool and crazy .... and making a very nice ride over there.
We took the very long way (back roads & small highways) to & from there and put several hundred miles on the bikes that day and several hours in the saddle.
It's the closest that mere mortals like myself can come to antihero's awesomeness....