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Old Nov 18, 2013 | 12:17 PM
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For me, maybe 500 in a day.

When I tell the wife I'm going for a short ride, I usually return later after about 200-250 miles.

I think it would also depend on the person's bike. On my Road King, 250 miles is nothing. On a Sportster, for me, about 100 would be good.
 
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Old Nov 18, 2013 | 12:28 PM
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Depends. I've done a lot more, but these days I would consider 400 miles or more a long day ride, if it's a loop from home and back. On a trip with overnight stops, 1,500 miles in 3 days might be a long trip.

My favorite "long" rides cover anywhere from 2,000 miles in a week to our latest "long" ride, after I retired, on the road for four months, coast to coast, 32 states and a little over 15,000 miles.
 
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Old Nov 18, 2013 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sasnyder
Curious, what do you consider a long trip? I've done a few of 1800 miles round trip in a week, with some site seeing along the way.
That's a pretty long trip to me, but could also qualify as a leisurely tour.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 07:39 PM
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I have found that the amount of miles have nothing to do with how long your on the bike.We rode to Key West last year,3200 miles in a week. That summer we only had 1900 miles in a week but had way more saddle time.Key West was mostly at 70 miles an hour. The other trip never saw A interstate,mostly 40 miles an hour. The second trip was way more enjoyable.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 08:09 PM
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It depends on how old you are.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 08:29 PM
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So true Rootro!!!

In my 50s, 500-600 in a day is doable but that's something I would prefer not to do routinely unless I'm trying to get back home.

These days...300+ miles or so, check into a motel, get a good dinner, have a nice drink (or two), call it a day, and get up the next morning and do it again. That's a good day 'tater.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 03:52 AM
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Depends on the destination for me I like to gauge long rides in days not miles. We generally pick an area we want to see and pound the road till we get there then lighten up and enjoy the area. Next year we are heading west and plan on spending about 2 weeks in Montana, Idaho and northern Wyoming. I am guessing somewhere around 7000 miles in 3-4 weeks.
 
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