Your Longest Ride
#11
04-07-2009 | 03:53 PM
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From: Eastern Washington
My longest ride was Vancouver,WA to Buffalo, NY and back in 2006 on my Road Glide, alone. I did a little over 900 miles the first day. I left at 4:30AM and rode till 8:30PM, made to Rock Springs WY. I was in Buffalo 2.5 days later. Stayed about 3 weeks and took 6 days to get back, and that is traveling Hwy 2 the whole way to WA. I've also rode to Sturgis 3 times, twice to southern CA, and twice to Denver. Oh yea, in 1979 I rode from Va. Beach, VA. to Vancouver,WA when I got out of the service,but that was on a metric bike. Does it still count? Those are just the long trips I remember, I couldn't tell ya how many short 600 - 1000 mile trips I've been on.
#12
04-07-2009 | 03:56 PM
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Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Western Washington
4100 miles in 9 days on my Wide Glide. Hwy 1/101 down the coast from Washington to San Diego over to Blythe, Ca. up to Laughlin,Nv. to Vegas, back up through Hawthorne, Reno, Nv., Bend, Or. to Yakima to Seattle to Bellingham,Wa. Longest day was 620 miles...
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#15
04-07-2009 | 04:27 PM
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Everywhere I go I have a shadow of a Deluxe on my tail...my wife. Her limit is 400-450 miles per day. We just finished a trip to Florida which was 1800+ miles and 5 days.
Last year we had a weekend, so we tried to find some hills. 985 miles in two days.
When I transfered from San Diego to Jacksonville, 1975, I rode a Honda CB750 coast to coast.
Now as I am older the miles don't matter. The stopping and meeting people at these stops along with the scenery is what it is all about. I don't know if it is because my wife is with me but whenever we stop, people from all walks of life come up to us to talk.
On our Florida trip we turned our motel into a block party that lasted into the night. After a full days riding we were tired.....
Last year we had a weekend, so we tried to find some hills. 985 miles in two days.
When I transfered from San Diego to Jacksonville, 1975, I rode a Honda CB750 coast to coast.
Now as I am older the miles don't matter. The stopping and meeting people at these stops along with the scenery is what it is all about. I don't know if it is because my wife is with me but whenever we stop, people from all walks of life come up to us to talk.
On our Florida trip we turned our motel into a block party that lasted into the night. After a full days riding we were tired.....
#17
04-07-2009 | 05:30 PM
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Joined: May 2006
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From: Virginia
Longest one day ride was a little over 1000 miles in 18 hours from Portsmouth Va to Savannah Ga and back for the Saddle Sore 1000 ride. Done on the 05 Sportster I had.
Longest multiple day ride was about 1700 miles in 4 days.
1st day we rode from Portsmouth Va to Atlanta Ga,
2nd day from Atlanta Ga to Birmingham Al (Barber Motorsport Museum) and back to Atlanta Ga,
3rd day rode from Atlanta Ga to Myrtle Beach SC,
4th day rode from Myrtle Beach SC back to Portsmouth Va.
Also did this ride on the 05 Sportster I had.
Haven't had a long trip on the Street Bob yet, just ride anywhere from 150 - 250 miles on the weekend days but the May 16th Iron Butt Saddlesore 1000 ride is coming up so I should get a taste of what a long ride is like on her pretty soon.
Longest multiple day ride was about 1700 miles in 4 days.
1st day we rode from Portsmouth Va to Atlanta Ga,
2nd day from Atlanta Ga to Birmingham Al (Barber Motorsport Museum) and back to Atlanta Ga,
3rd day rode from Atlanta Ga to Myrtle Beach SC,
4th day rode from Myrtle Beach SC back to Portsmouth Va.
Also did this ride on the 05 Sportster I had.
Haven't had a long trip on the Street Bob yet, just ride anywhere from 150 - 250 miles on the weekend days but the May 16th Iron Butt Saddlesore 1000 ride is coming up so I should get a taste of what a long ride is like on her pretty soon.
Last edited by PigInaBlanket; 04-07-2009 at 05:39 PM.
