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Old 03-20-2019, 10:48 PM
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I wanna ride 250 miles south of Dallas. Is that doable on a 883 Superlow?
 

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Welcome to the Forum, I thinks it’s very doable!
 
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I'd say yes it is. I've ridden my 2006 1200R all over the country and have 244,000 miles on it. My first non local ride was from my home to the York Plant in PA, a total of 250 miles round trip on a mostly stock bike. The only thing that I had replaced that impacted the ride was the seat because the stock seat was so painful that I could not sit on it after the first few weeks of owning the bike

With that said, a lot of it depends on you and how your bike is set up. Are you comfortable sitting on your seat that long. Are the handlebars in the correct location so you are not reaching for them. Do you have any issues such as a bad back that could manifest themselves during the ride, etc.
 
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Welcome to the Forum lots of great info here enjoy and learn or brush up a bit from Stuart Fl. Ride a Lot Ride Safe.
 
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Where are you wanting to go, Austin area ? I ride to Austin/Houston every now and then. Depends on your comfort level. I wouldn't think it would be a problem.
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Of course that's doable, that's only 4-5 hours on the interstate, or preferably if time permits 6-7 hours on back roads which would make the trip much more enjoyable.
 
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You mean, you live 250 miles south of Dallas, and want to ride?? Or you want to take a 250 mile ride?
 
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Originally Posted by Eldiablitoe
I wanna ride 250 miles south of Dallas. Is that doable on a 883 Superlow?
Hi from the UK and welcome to HDF.

Of course it is! My wife rode ours through Belgium, Germany and France last summer, from our home in the UK.
 


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