Some think I am nuts but...
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 899
Likes: 9
From: Franklin, TN
What no radio, GPS, MP3 player, cup holder, cruise control, blah blah blah...
No man your doing it right in my mind, riding a mororcycle. Enjoy the ride man. Guys used to do it all the time on hardtails with motors that puked oil and broke down all the time. Your going in style, it's all relative.
No man your doing it right in my mind, riding a mororcycle. Enjoy the ride man. Guys used to do it all the time on hardtails with motors that puked oil and broke down all the time. Your going in style, it's all relative.
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 990
Likes: 10
From: Redondo Beach, California
Last year I went from CA to VA on a '99 XL883 Sportster with no windscreen. 6,000 miles in about 9 days on a 3.3 gallon gas tank so I was looking for gas at about every 110 to 120 miles or so. I am 55 years old and I was told that I was nuts to have crossed the continent on a little girls bike. I would take that little Sportster ANYWHERE! I cant wait to do it again this year too! With a 1200cc engine you will have plenty of horsepower for uphill grades or headwinds or uphill grades AND headwinds. Take plenty of pictures along the way. If you dont take them, no one else will and then you wont have any when you are done with your trip. I wish you good luck and a safe and dry ride and enjoy yourself! You only live once in this life!
To paraphrase a HDForum member: Any wimp can put 100,000 miles on a touring bike, but it takes a real man (or woman) to put 100,000 miles on a Sportster!
SPORTSTERS RULE!!!
To paraphrase a HDForum member: Any wimp can put 100,000 miles on a touring bike, but it takes a real man (or woman) to put 100,000 miles on a Sportster!
SPORTSTERS RULE!!!
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 167
Likes: 0
From: North Carolina
Go for it and enjoy. My wife and I put over 25, 000 miles on an 883 Hugger in almost 5 years. There is something about a Sporty. I love them.
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Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 724
Likes: 2
what's your route? if your coming on i94 through mn. let me know. i can provide a rest stop,campsite if needed or just a little company for a few miles. touring is alway good even when it's bad.I put a lot of miles on 200 and 350 bridgestones as a kid. a sporty would have been a caddilac ride. (still can be) have fun
