| Author | Message | ||
     Oneway |
longest trip to date on my xb9s springfield il to dunlap tn, took me 9 hours. long time on the stock seat and no wind block, but i loved every minute. | ||
| Xb12_ohio |
Wheaton IL. to Westport Conecticut 14 hours on stock seat and loved every minute!! But standing on the pegs every 50 miles or so for about a mile was very necessary. P.S Gold Bond medicated helps to!! LOL | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
Phoenix to San DIego, to LA to Phoenix. 14 hours. | ||
| Kccyclone |
Great Falls, Montana to Olathe, Kansas 1600 miles 28 hours straight...(did I mention 16 of the hours were in the rain) Larry | ||
| Xb12_ohio |
Mikel and larry did you guys have Iron plates put in your a--. Massacists!!!spelling is off but you know what I meen. And Larry I say plug in the I pod and play Riders on the storm (Doors) You nut!! LOL | ||
| Kccyclone |
It was actually 3 of us that did it.....It was all good except the last 6 hours...I did a lot of standing towards the end...On the last gas stop about 100 miles from home we thought about calling a buddy with a trailer...None of us wanted to get back on the bikes, but we sucked it up and finished the ride....Total was 3600 miles in 8 days... Larry | ||
| Tq_freak |
holy heck that is alot in 8 days, but given the chance i would do it...or make my best atempt at it | ||
| Tq_freak |
I thought my 500 from jersey to hagerstown MD was a lot for a weekend on a stock seat, guess i dont have half the iron butt your guys do | ||
| Buell666 |
MY LONGEST TRIP WAS THROUGH THE NORTH GA MTS, TO BLAIRSVILLE, TO YOUNG HARRIS, TO SOMEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA, TO TENNESEE, TO DEALS GAP AND BACK HOME. WE RODE ABOUT 700 MILES IN 12 HOURS. THERE WERE A FEW NEWBIES WITH US, SO WE HAD TO DO ALOT OF STOPPING TO WAIT FOR THEM TO CATCH UP. IT WAS SUCH A GREAT RIDE. | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
I know Fullpower has done atleast 1 1000mile day on his 12S. | ||
| Chainsaw |
Memorable distances on my toys, I wont impress any IBA members anytime soon... Denver-Sturgis-Denver, 14 hours and 816 miles on a stock 9R, 1006 miles, from south of Calgary to Denver, 18 hours on my Sporty Denver to Hyder Alaska and back, 4200 miles in 6 days on the Sporty. | ||
| Oneway |
going to do it again before the snow flies & try to spend a few more days there met some really cool people | ||
| Spike |
Man, I need to get out and ride. My longest ride in a single day was from Orlando, FL to Raleigh, NC. It was about 600 miles, I did it in ~10 hours on my Cyclone. 2nd longest day was on my Firebolt, heading from Fuquay-Varina, NC to Daytona Beach, FL. It was about 550 miles and took some 12 hours due to a little roadside repair on an M2 that was along for the ride. Two days later we rode back, making the ride some ~1200 miles in 3 days. | ||
| Jandj_davis |
How would you rate your XB*R as a long-distance bike? If you have something to compare it to in the sport-touring category (Yamaha FJR, Honda ST, Triump Sprint), let me hear comparisons. I am looking to buy a bike that I can take wherever I want, and I want one that will be my only bike for the next 10 years or so, so it has to be able to do anything within reason. Thanks. Josh D. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Sounds like the bike you really want is the Uly but to answer your question: I rate it very highly. Ive got 22,000 miles now on my '04 XB12R. I ride it everywhere. Farthest in one day is Long Beach CA to Santa Cruz CA via old highway 1. Thats 470 miles, and I went out to dinner and wasnt all worn out when I got there. I've made the same trip on a Ninja 600, Honda XR650L, and a Kawasaki GPZ1100. Im planning to get some risers for my handlebars and maybe put the footpegs down a bit lower, but other than that I have no complaints. Get some good saddle and tank bags and a bulk package of foam earplugs. |
