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300 miles on stock seat and shocks. I couldn't feel my ***** when I got off the damn thing.
 
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Great Falls, Va. to Indianapolis...600 miles one day, back home 6 days later, one day. Herndon, Va. to Baltimore, then on to Troy, Pa. and back home to Great Falls, Va....596 miles in a very long day.
 
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750 miles - in a one day trip. Felt a little beat up - more due to the road than the bike. Well worth it though.
 
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Wife and I went 350 miles to to Davy Crockett National Forest and back. It was the hottest day of the summer (105).
 
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320 solo, 250 2 up, but the 250 included about 2 hours stuck in traffic just sitting.

In '05, me and two friends rode from Orlando to Myrtle Beach, S.C. for the rally. All three on Sportys, two 883C and my 883/1200. Turned some heads when we said rode and didn't trailer. Spread the trip over 4 days.
 
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wow this is some nice reading!
does anyone elses neck hurt like hell when riding real long? I thought it was my helmet but even with my skid lid after let say 200miles my neck feels very stiff and painful.. by the way ive only had my bike since summer and only ridden about 3000miles on a scoot period.
 
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Originally Posted by mississippiboy
wow this is some nice reading!
does anyone elses neck hurt like hell when riding real long? I thought it was my helmet but even with my skid lid after let say 200miles my neck feels very stiff and painful.. by the way ive only had my bike since summer and only ridden about 3000miles on a scoot period.

It's the bars! Once i put the pullback pars on I had no problems. I was going to put Wideglide Mini Apes on until I got my Wideglide.

Also do you have a windshield. They help to take some pressure off you so and that could help to.
 
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rode from portland oregon to seattle washington and back in the same day
 
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Like 500 miles. Ft Smith to blue springs by the scenic route, over the Ozarks to branson. Then I got sort of "turned around" ok Lost, in Kansas City, Hell the dealer party was damn near over by the time I got there Was fun though Thinking about doing something like it again next summer but probably on the lowrider. Total trip was 3000 miles door to door
 
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There are lots of ways to make your scoot more comfortable...seats, bars, windscreen and highway pegs, and shocks. Sounds like it's time for you to spend a little dough.
 


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