Longest ride
#22
11-12-2006, 03:37 AM
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RE: Longest ride
ORIGINAL: seikan1
I saw a post somewhere about someone who had ridden clear to the arctic circle on their sporty...
I saw a post somewhere about someone who had ridden clear to the arctic circle on their sporty...
Here is a link;
http://www.niia.net/~leduc_mike/index.html
#23
11-12-2006, 05:27 PM
RE: Longest ride
Did 1500 miles in 2 days once, Try Saddleman gel shorts under your jeans......HEAVEN on your butt
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ORIGINAL: ******
I have done many 250+ miles days. A couple of 300+. How you guys do that and more with the Stock BRICK is SuperHuman.
I have done many 250+ miles days. A couple of 300+. How you guys do that and more with the Stock BRICK is SuperHuman.
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11-12-2006, 10:44 PM
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#25
11-13-2006, 02:08 PM
RE: Longest ride
Frequent stops is great advice too!
Even just pulling over and standing up for a sec and stretching the back out then gone again, will help you loads.
I can actually do the twist around back pop while riding. Nothing is worse than when you just got on the highway and you feel that little pop that you didnt get out of your lower back.
Even just pulling over and standing up for a sec and stretching the back out then gone again, will help you loads.
I can actually do the twist around back pop while riding. Nothing is worse than when you just got on the highway and you feel that little pop that you didnt get out of your lower back.
#26
11-13-2006, 02:09 PM
RE: Longest ride
The Sporty will do fine. I rode the complete Natches Trace from Nashville to Natches, MS, then returned through MS, AK, and back to Nashville. Lots of side trips, almost all back roads etc. The ride was 4 days and I think around 1,100 miles. The bike was fine. My butt on the other hand...OUCH! Stock seats suck.
#27
11-13-2006, 02:14 PM
RE: Longest ride
250 miles out on a Saturday (NJ to MD), 250 miles back on Sunday with no problem (including a section through the rain on I-81 and sitting in several miles of stop-and-go traffic for construction on I-78). I have the Sundowner seat and occasionally rode the passenger pegs on the interstates; the stop-and-stretch breaks are also very good advice.
#28
11-14-2006, 01:03 AM
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RE: Longest ride
ORIGINAL: drumer66
love the bike.................... i also noticed that the pipes you have.....Are those the V&H staggards????
If so, i was thinking of getting them for my 07 XL50.... I'm just waiting for the pipes to be relaesed for my model, with EFI....
do you like them..... do you have any videos of the way they sound???
jim D
love the bike.................... i also noticed that the pipes you have.....Are those the V&H staggards????
If so, i was thinking of getting them for my 07 XL50.... I'm just waiting for the pipes to be relaesed for my model, with EFI....
do you like them..... do you have any videos of the way they sound???
jim D
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11-14-2006, 09:59 AM
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RE: Longest ride
Just got back from a trip to Key West from up in the pan handle of Florida. Trip was about 840 miles down and about 1735 round trip. Down we did 560 miles from Gulf Breeze to Port Pierce, then the remaining 280 or so on down the next day. Coming back about the same strategy, we did about 550 the first day back and the remainder the next day. Probably could not have stayed on the Sporty that long without some changes. I had replaced the stock seat with a Mustang Regal Duke, and added forward pegs to be able to move my legs from the mid pegs. Another issue is the 3 Gal fuel tank. Had to manage your gas stops. In general, tried to run about 70 miles take a break, then 70 miles and fill up. Longest single sit on bike was about 117 miles.