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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 07:51 AM
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I stay a little faster than flow of traffic to pass/ keep away from clusters of cars, otherwise 5-7 miles above the speed limit. Friggin' hate speeding tickets. Refuse to ride behind a semi (although they are handy in a rainy windstorm), those duals act like a Jeg pitching machine with certain sized objects.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 07:56 AM
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AROUND75 - 80
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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80-85 mph for me. Don't like 18 wheelers passing me...
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 08:10 AM
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78 seems to be the spot.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 08:14 AM
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75 to 80 here, just seems right
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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I've only got around 2k miles on thisone and it seems at the moment around 75 is right. We'll see once I do the Stage one.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 08:21 AM
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Default RE: Comfortable Interstate speed

Set the cruise 82 MPH, turn up the volume and enjoy the ride.

It makes slab riding great . . . .





 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 08:25 AM
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If the wife is on the back and we're out for a weekend cruise around 60 to 65 and try to stay on the 2 lane roads (as they say, roads with no shoulders). When wife and I are out on sunny weekend afternoons I've caught myself going around 55 just so I can actually look around and see the sights. I'm definitley a believer that the fun is in the ride, just not the destination. If I'm out doing a trip and trying to make some time and not necessarily enjoying the scenery I like to go just a little faster than the traffic flow. If I'm going just a little faster than the flow...say 3-5 mph faster, the only trafficI have to worry about the most is traffic I'm coming up on at 3-5mph.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 08:26 AM
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70 - 85 depending on what roads we're on, what kind of hurry we're in, etc. Pretty comfortable at 80 though.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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70-80 is enough for me. I feel most comfortable at 5 over the speed limit so I don't have to constantly look for LEO's everywhere. That way I can relax and enjoy the ride.
 
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