June 11th, 2013, 10:44 AM | #41 |
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Longest ride on the ninja, rode from Olympia WA to Burbank CA in 2 days, stopped somewhere north of Sacramento at a Motel 6, then finished the next day. All of it down I-5. A bit over 1100 miles or so.
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June 11th, 2013, 02:49 PM | #42 | |
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June 11th, 2013, 07:33 PM | #43 | |
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I recently rode up to Salem Oregon. I think the one hour or so I rode on I5 between Eugene and Salem was more exhausting than the three hours I rode to get to I5 at Eugene. The traffic, the bit that is always overtaking because some people speed no matter the speed limit. Lumbering freight trucks...the overall "head on a swivel" the demanding situational awareness...just damn! Its really one of only two places were I find myself wishing I had "MOAR POWAR". (The other is on steep long hill climbs). On the way home I took a more relaxed route on secondary highways. It added more than an hour of travel time, but when I got home I was still more rested. It seems like traffic isn't so bad on I5 from Eugene down to Redding. I guess as with other pursuits, if I rode on the interstate more frequently, over time I would get more used to it. |
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June 11th, 2013, 07:47 PM | #44 |
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longest ride on 250 Ninja
I did three of them last year.
Youngstown, Ohio to Moto GP in Indianapolis, Indiana (1 day) Youngstown , Ohio to Watkins Glen, New York (1 Day) Youngstown, Ohio to Daytona Beach, Florida for Biketoberfest (2 Days) Bike was loaded with camping gear for the Watkins Glen trip the other two I just had my clothes in saddlebags. Daytona was an 8 day trip. So cool my little Ninja parked at daytona with all those Harleys Go to Iron Butt site. There is a "wisdom" section. Check it out and learn what not to do before a big mileage trip.
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June 12th, 2013, 09:22 AM | #46 | |
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Only reason I stopped when I did was because of the bugs, it had cooled down, making for some cool riding, but the bugs were all over my visor, getting into the vents of my helmet, so I said screw it and looked for someone that left the light on for me. Certain parts of I5 wasn't too bad, IIRC, traffic was only bad around the cities/towns that you pass through, the worst was the 2nd day after I drove in to the oven of the San Juaquin (sp) valley area, Pulled in somewhere about every 45 min or so to wet down my T shirt that I was wearing underneath my mesh jacket. But it was mid July, so that was to be expected. nb
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