How Many Miles Per Day?
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 218
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From: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Hey, man! Saw your screenname and figured it was you before I even read the rest of your reply.
Crap, it was nine years, maybe....I did Seattle in 2008. I think Philly was 2010. How time flies...
Crap, it was nine years, maybe....I did Seattle in 2008. I think Philly was 2010. How time flies...
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: TEXAS
for traveling days I plan on 500 a day. I know I can do that and still stop for real meals, look around alittle and be off the road pretty early. I have done lots of trips this way. If im site seeing or cruising the mountains I might go 200.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: East Coast, USA
I've found that my "miles per day" is typically limited if I'm camping compared to staying in a low rent motel. Setting up and breaking down camp takes a bit of time, compared to what needs to be packed for a motel stay.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,005
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From: NC
When I was working and vacation days were hard to come by, 1K per day when I headed south or west. Once, I rode from Jacksonville, FL to San Diego, CA (Atlantic to Pacific) in 44.5 hours. Now that I'm retired I don't hit the big mile days unless I'm headed to Daytona in the winter (I want to be there in hours, not days) or if I start to run out of money on the road (motels and another days food). Even then, when I run low on money I head out to the interstate and stop at a Home Depot or Lowes that have display sheds (after closing); pull the bike in, crash for the night and wake up 60 bucks richer 
Around here those sheds in the parking lot are infested with black widows. You're a brave man
Road Captain
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 559
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From: VA-Nelson Cty
I go by hours per day. The mileage speed dependent with 10 hrs on slab way different than SR. I don't like to go more than 10 hrs anymore but did do 11.5 once last year just to get back in w/o spending another night out.
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Road Master
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 830
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From: Hill Country, Tx
I used to do 7-800 miles the first day then 5-600 every day after on my trips. I've always been on limited vacation time so trying to cram in a lot of areas meant a lot of miles. Then the thought hit me...…...I've missed a lot of good sights and places by cramming so many miles in. So the last vacation the wife and I took we did the usual 7-800 miles the first day to get in the general area we wanted to see, then backed way off and enjoyed the sights. We just picked one area we wanted to see, rode there and had a blast seeing things we would have missed otherwise. The older I get the harder those high mile days are on me.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 927
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From: North Arkansas
No clue what you mean.... 
Crossed Texas twice on the shadow 1100 back in the 90s. Not sure I want to do that even on my road king now. For sure not in one day
Crossed Texas twice on the shadow 1100 back in the 90s. Not sure I want to do that even on my road king now. For sure not in one day