I'll start, with a "TOP THIS" attitude. Last Friday I rode exactly 820 miles. From Dallas, TX to Chattanooga, TN. I'm thinking I could do 1,000 with proper medical attention.
-Matt
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Created on: 07/04/09 10:02 PM
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MattTheHat
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RE: Miles Ridden Per Day
07/04/09 10:03 PM
I'll start, with a "TOP THIS" attitude. Last Friday I rode exactly 820 miles. From Dallas, TX to Chattanooga, TN. I'm thinking I could do 1,000 with proper medical attention.
-Matt
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Jeff01ss
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RE: Miles Ridden Per Day
07/04/09 10:22 PM
Just under 500 miles here. Some local riding buddies did a 1060 mile Iron butt ride. One was on a bandit 1200, another was on a Concours 14, and the other was on a 2000 R1. They are putting together another and I'm gonna join them this time. They are a big pain in the ass for a piece of paper!
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JDC
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privateer
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RE: Miles Ridden Per Day
07/05/09 4:31 AM
In 1991 I did 1,023 miles one day during my sport tour of western Europe. After my ZX-11 stretched the chain badly I had stopped just south of Brussels, Belgium, to go to a Kawasaki dealer. It cost me 2 days out of my schedule, and I had to make it up.
My ZX-14 is nowhere near as comfortable to ride as my ZX-11 was, and I'm 18 years older too and don't fold up as easily as then. Heh.
Maybe I'll put the lsl handlebar conversion on it sometime soon, then I could ride all day.
You young guys ought be able to do some serious miles in a day on the 14.
heathun
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alaskarider
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RE: Miles Ridden Per Day
07/05/09 7:15 AM
I rode 800 miles in one day coming back from Sturgis about 4 years ago . It was around 100 degrees and I was on my 1800 vtx. I felt like I was beaten like a rented mule. Last year, when once again, coming back from Strugis in about 100 degree heat, I put in a 600 mile day.on the zx. 1000 miles on the zx would be tough.
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dattaway
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RE: Miles Ridden Per Day
07/05/09 4:37 PM
200 since I'm now married. When I was single and had no particular place to go except chase tail, I once did 1500 in about 20 hours after a 12 hour shift (drifted asleep within the first few hours and nearly boarded a trialer full of lawnmowers.) I used to average 150 miles a day trying to explore every highway in the state. I did most of my riding the first year I bought a bike, 25,000 miles. Ten years later, I only have 100,000. I caught that tail on during the first year.
ninjamaster
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RE: Miles Ridden Per Day
07/06/09 7:43 AM
850 miles.9am till 11pm!!Got 38,000 miles on my beast so far.
Steven14
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RE: Miles Ridden Per Day
07/06/09 8:54 PM
600 miles, in 1984 from Bahia Concepcion Baja California to San Diego, Cal. on my Honda VF750S. Since then I had several 400 to 500 miles days, but that December 30-th day of 1984 was it.
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Smokinzx14
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RE: Miles Ridden Per Day
07/06/09 9:28 PM
200 miles in the TX heat from New Braunfuls to Brownsville on a HONDA 100 ....Give that a try ..lol... 60 MPH flat out and on the return trip i welded a piston ....
Badzx14r
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RE: Miles Ridden Per Day
07/06/09 9:53 PM
haha ha ha 1200 miles from Sarasota Florida to Lagrange Texas in 17 hrs straight .. but my shinest trip was a trip to the Grand Canyon from Texas via Colorado and several (5) other states 5146 miles in 6 days on a 2005 zzr1200.. also made a trip to barber motorsports park 950 miles in blank hrs ...i was hooking it on that trip on the return ..
Beondwacko
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RE: Miles Ridden Per Day
07/07/09 5:30 AM
A few years ago I pull off 605 miles on my 01' XX. Most would think that is no big deal except for the bike was lowered (drag race mode) with a hard as hell corbin seat.
I was in pain for 3 days afterwards.
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hoopie
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RE: Miles Ridden Per Day
07/07/09 11:13 AM
Only 200 on the 14 but I did 700 strait from Virginia beach to Detroit on my old Buell ST. I dont think i will do that again unless I get a GoldWing.
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