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[spydglide]

My longest ride/hardest was not impressive as far as mileage but did 650 miles in the pouring rain going up 95.

That day could not come to an end fast enough.

hey Keats, totally agree on I-95 in the rain.....it's a beech anytime in my book.  spyder

[darth davidson]

I'm a softy , no more than 400 miles/day   

[Chuck Pryor]

I was standing in my office with a couple of riders the other day and someone asked how long I could stand to be on the bike.

I told them I was a light weight at about 600 miles max in one day but that I had heard of a club that makes you drive 1000 miles in one day just to join.

We then wanted to know what the longest ride in any one day was...... any body know???


Rumor is its about 1300 miles in a day but i have nothing to back that up with.

We figured since our company name was Long Ride Shields, that we should track down the owner of the record and give him a trophy and a new windshield.

1101 miles...  19 hours and about the last half of it in and out of rain.

Chuck

[fresh oil and pipes]

hey Keats, totally agree on I-95 in the rain.....it's a beech anytime in my book.  spyder

650 in the pouring rain. To tough for me would only try that if no other choice at all. A long ride is not necessarily a hard ride and yes you are right out here in the wide open wild west we can run 100+ for miles and miles not one of the smartest choices but can do it.

[Panhead_Jimmy]

1982 on 1981 Sturgis - 1,027 miles in 18 hours (Macomb, IL to Morrison, CO)
1990 on 1956 Panhead - 1,337 miles in 25 hours (Sturgis to Fullerton)
2005 on 2004 SEEG – 1,020 miles in 20 hours (Fullerton to Denver)
2006 on 2004 SEEG - 960 miles in 16 hours (Macomb to Deadwood)
These days anything over 600 gets a little squirmy.

[roadking71865]

700 with my wife the day after we got married.  600 solo since then.

[mrmagloo]

Interesting discussion.  The most I've ever done is 920 miles on my SEUC, and I'm certainly tired but with a good nights sleep, I could do it again the next day. I'm not sure how many consecutive dasy I could keep it up, but I'd say comfortably 600 miles per day would probably be about right for a long duration.

On the Deuce, I'm dying after 300-400. In fact, I bought the SEUC becaure that thing was killing me.

[BigLew55]

Last fall, I rode 1260 miles from Tampa to Iowa in 21 hours.  The last 6 were cold and dark!  There was frost on the truck when I pulled into the driveway.   

Also have done a SS1K with IBA cert, and a SS2K (back to back 1K days), but didn't send in the docs.

I like riding long and hard!   

[Keats]

This has been posted before, much like this topic,

but it is fun


http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/46024032.html

[dayne66]

I've done over 1500kms in a day...on a Sporty. I'm lookin' forward to an 1100km ride to work on June 12th froM Nanaimo to Mackenzie, BC.on the Ultra with the Longride shield I'm ordering this week.

[spydglide]

I've done over 1500kms in a day...on a Sporty. I'm lookin' forward to an 1100km ride to work on June 12th froM Nanaimo to Mackenzie, BC.on the Ultra with the Longride shield I'm ordering this week.

Now that's impressive.  Big miles on a Sporty, to me anyway.  spyder

[Keats]

I've done over 1500kms in a day...on a Sporty. I'm lookin' forward to an 1100km ride to work on June 12th froM Nanaimo to Mackenzie, BC.on the Ultra with the Longride shield I'm ordering this week.

900 miles on a sporty..................WOW

[C2CRider]

Makes for good reading but NEVER ride XXX miles because someone on the internet said they did/can/do.  Ride until you want to stop, then do so.

[dayne66]

900 miles on a sporty..................WOW

I had a windshield, highway pegs, a Mustang seat, with a bag on the back seat for a backrest...so it was a bit better than a 'bare' Sporty.

[duranh]

Saturday I am doing a 500 ~ mile ride from San Jose to Laughlin, NV, Sunday a little 100 mile ride into Vegas. Tuesday another 100 back to Laughlin, and Wednesday another 500 to Albuquerque. Couple hundred to Red River and back over the weekend but on Monday I am going to tackle the 1066 from Albuquerque back to San Jose.