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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.
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.
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.