The only time I deliberately drafted a semi was when I was 21 and on my way to visit a girl in North Webster, IN. I was on US 30, somewhere around Valparaiso. That day I had already ridden my Honda CM400T from Minneapolis. It was dark and quite foggy and that bike had a poor headlight. I figured I'd be safer behind the truck than on my own, as the truck would clear anything it hit out of the way for me and I had the added benefit of the still air and reduced throttle behind the trailer. The fog eventually lifted and I made it to North Webster. That trip, my first really long motorcycle journey, was memorable for a lot of reasons. On my first day I stopped on the side of the road to do jumping jacks to warm up; two days later I was hot riding in a T-shirt. Maybe I should dig out my old photos and post a trip report.
