A question for the Touring Section.
Cruiser
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RE: A question for the Touring Section.
10-15K.
Short riding season, but I ride it into work whenever possible; commute is 120 miles a day M-F.
I really get depressed in the winter when I don't have a bike ride on either end of my work day to unwind.
Short riding season, but I ride it into work whenever possible; commute is 120 miles a day M-F.
I really get depressed in the winter when I don't have a bike ride on either end of my work day to unwind.
Road Warrior
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From: Lancaster, PA
RE: A question for the Touring Section.
I don't/can't do any longtrips due to health issues. My longest trip last year was 128 miles one way and when i got there I couldn't stand up straight and couldbarely walk. I ride year round except when there's snow and ice on the roads or tons of salt, don't want that crap all over the bike. That said I had my bike one year in May and did 6000. Not that great but just going out and joy ridding when I can do it, not too bad for me. I'm trying to ride as much as I can because I know my days are numbered. When I can't ride the bike anymore I'll turn it into a trike and get a few more years of riding in. After that I guess I'll be done. Going to be a sad day when that comes.
Hopefully that will hold off for awhile yet.
Hopefully that will hold off for awhile yet.
Cruiser
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From: Connecticut
RE: A question for the Touring Section.
20-25k per year since 1990. About 10-12k per year from 1976 to 1984.Took a 6 year break from 84-90 due to circumstances beyond my control. I'd like reach a million miles before I stop riding again. I figure I'm about half way there.
Road Warrior
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From: SoCal
RE: A question for the Touring Section.
I ride about 6000 miles each year. You'd think being as we're living in "riding heaven" SoCal and have a 360-day riding season I'd cover a lot more. But you don't need to travel that far to hit Nirvana, maybe 20 minutes from my place and you're in back-country two laners. Ride more than once each week to work at Science Park and I become too agressive, and risk a collision from the "Dr. Jekyll" syndrome. Commuting traffic is bad here - we have divided highways (good), turn lane dedicated signals (good), and legal lane-splitting (also good), but we only built one 20-mile new freeway in 20 years and that just doesn't cut it for the population. I remember when a friend from DFW Texas came out and saw that squiggley-line sign that said '12 miles" and hit a giant grin! I guess out there I'd have twice the mileage as they say it takes hours before you stop seeing the same sand and tumbleweed.
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RE: A question for the Touring Section.
Picked the bike up 2 days before last x-mas and going on for the 10K service next week.
My 06 had 22k on iyt when I traded for the 07, so I would say 15K a year sounds about right.
My 06 had 22k on iyt when I traded for the 07, so I would say 15K a year sounds about right.