I am just curious and maybe some of you folks can enlighten me. The wife and I took the now traded Street Bob on a 240 mile (each way) trip a couple months back. We rode about a hour and fifteeen minutes before the first stop. It then seemed the stops became more frequent as we went along. Keep in mind neither of us are spring chickens, plus I have a bulging disc in my lower back. Overall the 240 mile trip took us about 5 hours with all the pit stops included.

My question is: With the Street Glide we just purchased how much longer do you think we can ride before taking a break? I would like to be able to maintain at least an hour and half between stops. We're planning on traveling to Mobile, Al from Memphis, Tn in March and I don't really want the 400 mile trip to end up taking 12 hours because of breaks. We have only put about a 100 miles on the SG so far with no highway yet (break-in period). From those 100 miles I can tell the bike is a thousand times better riding bike. Do you think my 1-1/2 hour goal is possible?

 

You should be able to do the 1.5 hours or more on the EG. I took my UG from Nashville to Gatlinburg and we stopped 1 time for gas.

 

It should be, if you have a riders backrest it'll help a bunch. Part of what makes the SG look so good is that nice sleek seat, but it sure has a narrow, thin passenger pillion. probably be going for another seat, Sundowner, Corbin, C & C or something like that. Good Luck with your trip and enjoy the new bike.

 

Varies per individual and how comfortable they are in their specific seat but I can stay in the seat of my Street Glide MUCH longer than I could on my 2007 Street Bob. 100 miles between stops is no problem.

As an occassional passenger, I can tell you your wife may need a touring seat to enable her to ride 100 miles. Stock street glide seats usually aren't comfortable for passengers after 20 minutes.

 

It's just about guarunteed that you'll find the SG more comfortable. Your back problem and the way the seat fits you are the biggest factors here. The SG seat should be more comfortable I'd think that the SB seat, but aftermarket seats will fix the problem most likely if not.

I ride from fill-up to fill-up. At each gas stop I take 15 to 20 minutes to drink a coffee (if cooler) or a quart of Gatorade if in warmer weather. I walk around, stretch a little and them I'm good for another tank of gas.

 

I'd recommend a better seat for both of you and a backrest for you. I know about the bulging disc problem and a backrest did wonders for me.

 

My friends and I always ride until we need gas. Then we stop. It's easy on these bikes! Have fun.

 

It all depends on how often your "boss" has to pee

 

Make your first stop a gas stop and from then you can taper off to shorter stops, you'll be surprised, you can get that first 200 miles behind you quick, then you can go at it a little easier. Take that with a grain of salt cause its coming from a guy who's stops are always, always, always dictated by his wife's bladder and she definately ain't got no 200 mile bladder.

 

Trust me the bladder of the OL is the stop sign on the road to freedom. We bought a Sundowner seat when we made the deal and also a backrest for her. So the seat shouldn't be an issue, it's just her bladder and my back that will decide the frequency. I think we're gonna try to catch a nice day and try to put a couple hundred miles on it to see how we do. Late November weather may not cooperate too much with us though.