On my Sportster w/o a windshield I rode with a deathgrip and tense. Bought a Road King and now if I could ride with my feet up like on the couch I would.

A touring bike is good for the superslab.

Wind is the worst on any bike for me.

You do get better at it in time and relaxed. It's a safer bike environment IMO except when you get into metro areas and people haul *** from every direction.

I try to run a mix of highways unless I want to get somewhere then I run the superslab.

Keep a variety in your riding.

Stay safe and enjoy!

 

I love interstates, as long as they're not crowded - - but I live out west, where uncrowded interstates are easier to find ...

 

Give me the back roads over the interstates any time. The beating winds and careless cagers on the interstates makes a horrible combination.

 

^^^THIS

I have always been OK on the interstate but, it l always seems like you have packs of cars with some distance in between. I always try to travel in the gap and try to never travel in the middle lanes and always give yourself as much room to the car in front of you. Debris pop up very quickly at 70-80 mph so give yourself time. I always reel myself back if I am in a rush to get to my destination.

 

Interstate requires you to accessorize for the job at hand.
A perfect large windshield or perfect fairing is a must.
The shield or top of fairing has to be angled at least 38 degrees slant to be streamlined.
If it is too upright the bike will bobble when trucks hit it with their wake or crosswinds grab it.
It has to be the right height and design to make the wind move up and over your helmet and avoid buffeting.
As Harley found out (with their "mail slot hole") you need to break the "seal" the wind makes as your windshield or fairing will produce a vacuum behind it.
The vacuum will cause your body to be pushed forward toward the shield and is like being hammered by the wind. I moved my shield up two inches and got some air in behind the shield which made all the difference.
Your handlebars need to be short for interstate riding. Wide bars make your steering inputs too wobbly. That is why drag bars and clip ons are favored by high speed bikes.
The bars need to "point" toward their respective fork tube tops. If your bars point behind you will feel like the bike sways and the direct connection with your steering inputs will be diminished. Again, think clip ons which all ways point at the tubes as do drag bars.
Your seat and bars need to be comfortable and need to give you good balance on the bike or you will feel stressed out. I went with drag bars and had Corbin make me a seat that moved me three inches up closer to the tank.
Great balance makes a difference in control and comfort.
If you have highway gear like a shield but it is crappy you may actually prefer riding without anything and taking a beating. I've done it. But not for a hundred to three hundred miles (my limit at my age).
I moved from the NYC area out to the country.
The first thing I did was take off all the cr*p and get back to cruising on country roads. There are no interstates around here.
Me and the bike are glad I made the move.
Hope you find my tips helpful.
Let's ride.

 

I do both interstate and back roads but my wife likes to go back home a different way than the way we went and that usually involves both. And it also involves getting there in a hurry and taking our time getting back.

It's the same as it was in 2015.

 

I had an 04 Fatboy and semis would blast past at 80 mph. With the crosswinds and turbulance, it felt like I was losing control. On side roads it was fine. Even on calm days it was un nerving. The bike never felt stable on the interstate. I had a shield, but didnt help. Think the solid wheels didnt help. Any ways traded for 14 Road King. I have never felt unsafe on it on the highway. And it handles better in the curves around here and is more comfortable. Maybe the newer fatboys are better on the highway?

 

I'm thinking it must be the solid wheels. I ride a '94 FLSTN with a king sized windshield and have never had an issue with wind buffeting or turbulence. My bike is pretty much the same as a Fatboy except for my laced wheels.

 

I ride them all. Interstate, state hwys, county/section line roads, gravel/dirt roads does not matter. I want to go over that way. Off we go.

 

I ride interstate when I need to cover lots of miles in a short time. I set cruise at 80 and eat the miles.

Two Years ago, rode from TN to Acarta CA in 3.5 days. Then spent two weeks on back roads in Northern CA, the OR and WA coast, Crater Lake and Mount Ranier. Then 3 Days to get home interstate from Salt Lake City. 6800 mile trip

Headed to the UP of MI this week. First day will be 650 miles of interstate. The next 11 days all back roads in the UP, WI, MN and Canada. Last day will be Milwaukee to TN all interstate.