What is a reasonable trip length??
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Never could get my head around why some people are so proud about riding 600-800 mile day's on a trip, all you are doing is pounding the pavement and beating the seat with your ***. You can't be enjoying the scenery or site seeing it's all just ball busting to get from one point to another, never could see the logic in that on a bike. Way too much country out there and places to stop and see to be in that kinda hurry all the time.
Also if you ***** foot your whole way, will never get there. I don't get the guys who waste lots of time in boring places.
Alaska was a 9000 mile trip if if looygaged I could not have done it in 3 weeks. Stuff like Columbia Icefieds is 3 good days way, 3 their. I don't want to spend 2 weeks on a trip where I really have finite area I want to enjoy.
One time I wanted to spend another day in Yellowstone but had to be to work. We decided we would just have get up early and put the miles in and chop a day off.
I don't live in the city, so its not quant for me to see corn.
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It does take endurance.
Also if you ***** foot your whole way, will never get there. I don't get the guys who waste lots of time in boring places.
Alaska was a 9000 mile trip if if looygaged I could not have done it in 3 weeks. Stuff like Columbia Icefieds is 3 good days way, 3 their. I don't want to spend 2 weeks on a trip where I really have finite area I want to enjoy.
One time I wanted to spend another day in Yellowstone but had to be to work. We decided we would just have get up early and put the miles in and chop a day off.
I don't live in the city, so its not quant for me to see corn.
Also if you ***** foot your whole way, will never get there. I don't get the guys who waste lots of time in boring places.
Alaska was a 9000 mile trip if if looygaged I could not have done it in 3 weeks. Stuff like Columbia Icefieds is 3 good days way, 3 their. I don't want to spend 2 weeks on a trip where I really have finite area I want to enjoy.
One time I wanted to spend another day in Yellowstone but had to be to work. We decided we would just have get up early and put the miles in and chop a day off.
I don't live in the city, so its not quant for me to see corn.
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As Ace said, I got a lot of living to do. I live 5 days to your 1. Ha.
But I do disagree. Cause, I do have a lot of living to do. It is ***** out. But it comes down to what you enjoy.
I also do see miles an accomplishment. You want to be a biker you got to ride a bike. AK was 10 years ago. I wonder if I still got it in me. Some questioning, some wanting to prove myself. But like I said AK longests days were 600. I wonder if I could go to Sturgis in one day, and back in day on a FLHR. I've punked myself out. But never know when I will have to prove myself to me.
All people are different. But for me, getting myself out of a hole, when done, is an addiction. Come along, winches, cold miles,, ect
But I do disagree. Cause, I do have a lot of living to do. It is ***** out. But it comes down to what you enjoy.
I also do see miles an accomplishment. You want to be a biker you got to ride a bike. AK was 10 years ago. I wonder if I still got it in me. Some questioning, some wanting to prove myself. But like I said AK longests days were 600. I wonder if I could go to Sturgis in one day, and back in day on a FLHR. I've punked myself out. But never know when I will have to prove myself to me.
All people are different. But for me, getting myself out of a hole, when done, is an addiction. Come along, winches, cold miles,, ect
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As Ace said, I got a lot of living to do. I live 5 days to your 1. Ha.
But I do disagree. Cause, I do have a lot of living to do. But it comes down to what you enjoy.
I also do see miles an accomplishment. You want to be a biker you got to ride a bike. AK was 10 years ago. I wonder if I still got it in me. Some questioning, some wanting to prove myself. But like I said AK longests days were 600. I wonder if I could go to Sturgis in one day, and back in day on a FLHR. I've punked myself out. But never know when I will have to prove myself to me.
All people are different. But for me, getting myself out of a hole, when done, is an addiction. Come along, winches, cold miles,, ect
But I do disagree. Cause, I do have a lot of living to do. But it comes down to what you enjoy.
I also do see miles an accomplishment. You want to be a biker you got to ride a bike. AK was 10 years ago. I wonder if I still got it in me. Some questioning, some wanting to prove myself. But like I said AK longests days were 600. I wonder if I could go to Sturgis in one day, and back in day on a FLHR. I've punked myself out. But never know when I will have to prove myself to me.
All people are different. But for me, getting myself out of a hole, when done, is an addiction. Come along, winches, cold miles,, ect
I wasn't always a semi responsible 64 yr old and I got some history. My younger days it would have interesting to see what kinda hang time you think you have 
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I just have destructive trait where I keep testing myself, and don't stop when I should. every now and then I say hey its going to be dark soon, don't. Another 20 years who knows
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I can relate I just channeled all the extra energy into other things besides 600mi days. I'd have missed a shitload of bored and lonely women and barmaids in small towns if I had been in a hurry all the time. wouldn't have made some lifelong friends either.
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