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Old Jul 18, 2011 | 03:59 PM
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I try not to brag but I think I can make an exception here. I just got home from a cross-country trip on the bikes with 2 other friends. 6603 miles in all from Rochester, NY to California and back.Wow, this is a beautiful country, but boy am I tired! We did the whole thing in 24 days.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2011 | 04:10 PM
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Damn..
You got bragging rights.
Welcome home
You didn't miss much.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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Damn what type of bikes was all riding any pics and good stories do tell....?????
 
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Damn what type of bikes was all riding any pics and good stories do tell....?????
we all rode roadkings, although one of us started out with a 78 shovelhead but that only lasted 2 days. ever see anyone walk a bike thru a toll booth? pretty funny. anyway, he bought a used roadking at woodstock hd in illinois and rode that the rest of the trip. pics will come but too tired to fool with it now.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by PiedPiper
I try not to brag but I think I can make an exception here. I just got home from a cross-country trip on the bikes with 2 other friends. 6603 miles in all from Rochester, NY to California and back.Wow, this is a beautiful country, but boy am I tired! We did the whole thing in 24 days.
That's an average of only 275 miles a day so while its cool and everything you guys didn't do anything very ground breaking.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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That's an average of only 275 miles a day so while its cool and everything you guys didn't do anything very ground breaking.
I bet you tell all the children you meet in December that there isn't any Santa either, and you think you're a hoot at parties.

To the OP, sounds like you had a great trip. 6,000+ miles on a single trip is impressive. Looking forward to the pics and stories...
 
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Old Jul 18, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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That's an average of only 275 miles a day so while its cool and everything you guys didn't do anything very ground breaking.
you do know your an *** right? and your longest trip dipshit?
 
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you do know your an *** right? and your longest trip dipshit?
Three time Iron Butt 1k. Coast to coast more times than you can count but I don't feel the need to impress a rub pole smoker like yourself with all of that
 
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Originally Posted by thegrants82
That's an average of only 275 miles a day so while its cool and everything you guys didn't do anything very ground breaking.
If they only traveled 27.5 miles per day, who cares? Most of us would give our eye teeth to be out on the open road for 24 days. But you're probably plenty confortable riding your dyna around town on the weeknds, which doesn't make you a bad guy. However, your thoughtless response makes you at the very least...stupid. That's an awesome trip, and one that I would LOVE to take slowly for the sheer enjoyment of it all, just as they did.

I can only hope that some day it's a dream come true, OP. Well done!
 
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Old Jul 18, 2011 | 05:41 PM
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Three time Iron Butt 1k. Coast to coast more times than you can count but I don't feel the need to impress a rub pole smoker like yourself with all of that
but apparently you do.

ok. to all who have or will waste their time reading about my underachievement, I apologize.I didn't know I was in the company of the biggest baddest biker in the land (again).

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