2700 mile trip
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2700 mile trip
Wife and I just got home yesterday from our trip from Longview, Washington to Yuma, Arizona. We must be the luckiest riders in the country to only have 2 hours of bad weather out of 28 hours of riding. Left Friday, November 23 to beautiful blue skies with temps in the 30s. Thankfully for Gerbing's. Saw blue skies for the entire trip until we neared Portland on the way home.
Bike ran like a champ getting from 34 to 40 miles per gallon depending on the hills and how hard I pushed it. We chose the boring route down I-5 due to time restraints. Learned a valuable lesson about blasting down the freeway. It can be very boring. Our next trip will be shorter with more stops and NO FREEWAYS.
Only issue with the bike is an oil leak that developed around the base gasket for the rear cylinder. Stopped by my dealer on the way home and scheduled the repair for next week.
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Bike ran like a champ getting from 34 to 40 miles per gallon depending on the hills and how hard I pushed it. We chose the boring route down I-5 due to time restraints. Learned a valuable lesson about blasting down the freeway. It can be very boring. Our next trip will be shorter with more stops and NO FREEWAYS.
Only issue with the bike is an oil leak that developed around the base gasket for the rear cylinder. Stopped by my dealer on the way home and scheduled the repair for next week.
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From: New York
RE: 2700 mile trip
Glad to hear your back safe and the scoot performed well.
Sounds like the heated gear made all the difference for ya. Did notice quite a bit of snow and ice in one of the pics.
Oh, and I do remember the men saying on your pretrip post to take the off roads down and avoid the freeways. Just hadda point that out..lol.
It's always the journey!
Ride on!
Ez
Sounds like the heated gear made all the difference for ya. Did notice quite a bit of snow and ice in one of the pics.
Oh, and I do remember the men saying on your pretrip post to take the off roads down and avoid the freeways. Just hadda point that out..lol.
It's always the journey!
Ride on!
Ez
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From: Portland, OR
RE: 2700 mile trip
Burrrr, those pics make it look cold.
I've noticed after each of my trips, my MC addiction gets worse. Better schedule another trip soon to feed that addiction
I'm actually having a problem with the Street Glide.....Every time I start her up, the warning lights flash TRIP TRIP. Have done several searches and so far no solution for this problem.
I've noticed after each of my trips, my MC addiction gets worse. Better schedule another trip soon to feed that addiction
I'm actually having a problem with the Street Glide.....Every time I start her up, the warning lights flash TRIP TRIP. Have done several searches and so far no solution for this problem.
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RE: 2700 mile trip
Happy to hear the weather was on your side & ya all got back....
You're right Fwys Sucks! (lol)
You're right Fwys Sucks! (lol)
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I love the Siskiyou sign. I just transferred from Bangor, (Silverdale, Wa) to DC, on my way to Berlin. I am from the bay area so I've made the ride enough. Glad you enjoyed your self.
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RE: 2700 mile trip
The coldest temp were here in Wshington and Oregon. Just above freezing. I was using the Gerbing's socks, pants, jacket, and gloves. My wife was wearing a full insulated suit. There is NO WAY we would have been able to do it without the proper clothing. Keep in mind that this is hours at a time, not taking a break every hour. It was a great ride with clearblue sky most of the time even though the temps were low.