Likely I may be in FLA (near Melbourne FLA) for some months (1 - 5) to help out with a family health issue.

Torn whether I should;

1. Ship my 2008 C14 from the Bay Area to FLA (not sure of cost or chance of getting her hurt in the shipment)
2. Riding her the 3,000 miles -one-way ......(Wife says no way! You CAN Do without the C14 for a few months)
3. Looking at buying a beater motorcycle while in FLA
4. Looking at some form of bike lease or rental
5. Be bike less in FLA (Not sure if any good riding near Melbourne FLA and if the weather is any good from Aug - Jan)
6. ??

Thanks in advance for comments and suggestions

Brent

I would trailer it or put it in the back of my truck.  I wouldn't go to Florida for that long without the Blue Monster.  $400 to $500 for a trailer at Lowe's and $150 for a hitch if I didn't have one.  I can pull my trailer with my wife's Impala if I have to.

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Greg

Ride it. Trailer it. Somehow get it there unless you can find a loaner or rent (probably way too much $$$).

Riding is real pleasant here, after September. Most of the coast over there pretty well sucks, but go inland a little ways, and it gets to be down right pleasant. Nothing like the PCH, Grande Escalante, or Beartooth, but nice roads. If you head up to around my place(NW of Orlando), you even get to ride roads with corners and real hills, and not on just freeway ramps. Lots of get togethers to go to in FL, especially in the non-summer months:

Aug 27th, RTE
Sept xx, another RTE
BikeTrailerfest Chili Feed and COG breakfast
Early November, Smackdown at the Shack, RTE at a kick a$$ Q joint NW of Jax,
Early December, probably another RTE
Saturday 'tween Christmas and New Year, The Last Blast BeforeEMid-late Jan, probably another RTE.

Pretty much all RTE functions are at one-off type places, lots of 'em don't even take plastique. Old Florida.

Examples:

http://www.wallowatthehollow.com/
These folks do a bang up perfect job with a large group. Don't let the cruiser motiff scare ya, way cool place. This is the breakkie RTE on 27 August.
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=2429.0

http://www.solomonscastle.com/boat.htm
http://www.blackwaterinn.com/index.cfm?screenwidth=1024
no web site, but:
http://local.yahoo.com/info-13879428-shack-by-the-track-ice-cream-st-george;_ylt=AkThIe69Zn1QO5L0V7xG4peKNcIF;_ylv=3?tab=reviews&allreviews=1#reviews

Also MSTA puts on pretty much monthly RTE events, in both north and So FL.

November and December, except for the holidays, is also an excellent time to go bumming around in The Keys. Most years, we go  camping for about 3-4 nights in early December, plan to this year. If you've never been, The Keys are an experience, no doubt.

So yeah, bring/get a bike.

Hope the family stuff goes well for ya, I'm dealing with similar with my Mum in MN.

Edit to add: Forgot about this little gem of a get together if you can get away for a few days, link:
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=1924.0

My vote - ride it the 3,000 here. 

Wife suggests I get a beater bike, once in FLA, given we are bringing the dog... 

If we stay out in FLA more than 6 months may fly out and rider her the 3,000 miles to FLA.

Wife suggests I get a beater bike, once in FLA, given we are bringing the dog... 

If we stay out in FLA more than 6 months may fly out and rider her the 3,000 miles to FLA.

Of course you have to bring the dog! You can't leave part of the family at home can ya?