I've had motorcycles all my life and think that they can be a great simple living way to tour or just putter around. I spent many a month - or two or three :-) touring on my motorcycle and it was great. Camped for the most part but now would stay at motels so I don't have to be so loaded up with gear. The bad things I have experienced with MC touring is weather and the worry of my stuff getting stolen when I parked the fully loaded bike while I went hiking or inside somwhre. That limited me a lot. But if you travel fairly lightly or can leave your stuff at your motel or campsite that makes it better. And saving on gas is great. I have photos too of my last long bike trip - almost 2 months camping in the southwest - but not on this computer. Now I have a sports bike - Ducati - so won't do much touring on that.