| Author | Message | ||
     Jdemoxb9r |
Hey Im about to embark on a 5 hour ride from St Paul to Grand Forks on my 9R... Anyway to get to the point Ive never rode such a long boring ride before... Any tips to help preserve my back/sanity?(picture long straight flat road with nothing to look at but empty fields and the state patrol :/...) | ||
| Growl |
Yeah For the back: Aspirin to ease soreness... For your sanity: My experience is that there is a point where the ride becomes a grind - yet after a while longer there is a transformation and it's like you are the center of the universe and the scenery is passing YOU by... It's fun and a great time for sifting through one's thoughts. | ||
| Nik |
Earplugs/ipod earbuds. The constant drone and windblast gets old real fast. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
ride two hours stop to fill up tank and belly, ride two more hours, feed the tank again, get COFFEE, ride last bit, walk around the gas station at fill up, let the circulation run again . ride the rest of the way in. Or do hard search on the map and see if there is a longer more twistier way to do the trip and make a full weekend out of it ;) | ||
| M1combat |
Put your passenger pegs out. You can lay on the airbox cover and put your feet on the passenger pegs. It's not good for long trips by itself but it's good to sit that way for a few minutes and then move back to your regular position. Lay on the airbox cover letting your arms relax. this will help with sore forearms. If you're generally used to sitting fairly upright though it may strain your upper back and/or neck after a while. Stop and smell the roses at some point. Maybe just don't eat breakfast or something and ride for a couple hours and stop for something to eat. this will give you a proper excuse to stop for a while. Take at least a T27 with you. You never know when you may need to get under the airbox/to the battery etc... (Message edited by m1combat on April 05, 2008) | ||
| Midknyte |
For the back: Aspirin to ease soreness... Last big ride I took an Aleeve at the beginning. Helped a lot. | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
ride two hours stop to fill up tank and belly +1 Cityx nailed it. You have to get off the bike, otherwise it will become work. | ||
| Twig |
Drink and bring all the water you can before heading out. Also give your legs a good stretch before heading out. Trust me! | ||
| Strmvt |
Aleeve before a long stint works well. I wear one of the hiking/biking backpack drink packs I put in 2 16oz bottle of gatorade before I ride the one I have can hold some small items as well. like Twig said S T R E T C H those legs and lower back/abdominal muscles well before you ride as well | ||
| Pwnzor |
Yeah, stretching is the best advice ever. Before the ride, do a 15 minute stretching workout, range of motion exercises, that type of thing. Then at every stop, take a little stroll, rising to the ball of the foot on each stride and flexing your arms while rotating your wrists and shoulders. Work the kinks out. You'll feel refreshed. | ||
| Akbuell |
As others have said, regular stretching helps a lot. Best to start about 3wks before the trip, and get into the habit; keep it up after you get back. Having Advil or Tylenol along helps, esp toward the end of the day. And my personal method is to go about 75ish miles, stop, walk around, drink water, ect, ect.go another 75ish miles, and do the same thing, adding fuel on this stop. Have fun, enjoy the ride!! | ||
| P47b |
Sounds as if you all have been to Kansas. As it was said. Take a brake and don't rush. An Ipod or Zune works wonders on time. Finding a good earphone is the problem. |
