Longest rides ever?
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 12,653
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From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Bike was only a month old at the time. But wife and i rode 509 miles to have a birthday dinner with her daughter. That was on a Monday. Next morning we rode rhetorically 509 miles back. i don't think either of us will do that again. at least not with the stock seat.
Last edited by DannyZ71; Jan 15, 2012 at 12:35 PM.
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 33
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From: S.E. Michigan
We left Sturgis late evening made it about 20 miles into Minn. Slept on the ground woke up at 5am and headed out.
I started out alone and hit rain just before Chicago Only stopped for gas and to eat some beef jerky while pumping.
Got stuck downtown Chicago at the effin last toll for almost 2 hours so Obama could leave the ball game.
Made it home to Lapeer Mi. about midnight 900 or so miles on the softail loaded.
I started out alone and hit rain just before Chicago Only stopped for gas and to eat some beef jerky while pumping.
Got stuck downtown Chicago at the effin last toll for almost 2 hours so Obama could leave the ball game.
Made it home to Lapeer Mi. about midnight 900 or so miles on the softail loaded.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 791
Likes: 2
From: Canada
Colorado Springs to Vegas , the old highways , up through the mountain passes, my riding bud on his Night Train, and me on a FXR, (Aug/Sept), Monarch Pass, and two hail storms but eventually got stuck on top by storms in Ouray,
And the return trip solo (new Hwy), Green River, route, approx 900 miles with just a couple pit stops, frozen to the bike at one pit stop after Vail, and following a Truck through another hail storm, 17 hours in total from Vegas Strip to the door of my house. With every kind of animal on the highway... including a very scared runway horse which I had to swerve to avoid. Not really into marathon riding these days.
And the return trip solo (new Hwy), Green River, route, approx 900 miles with just a couple pit stops, frozen to the bike at one pit stop after Vail, and following a Truck through another hail storm, 17 hours in total from Vegas Strip to the door of my house. With every kind of animal on the highway... including a very scared runway horse which I had to swerve to avoid. Not really into marathon riding these days.
Tourer
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 435
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From: St. George, Utah
1056 in 18.5 hrs Iron butt ride last year home to kingman to flagstaff up to tuba city over to moab and freeway I70 and 15 home. Left 2 am in heat of summer, and arrived at 8:30 that evening. Went straight to bed.
Doing it again this year.
Doing it again this year.
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