How many miles in one day?
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From: pasadena,md
How many miles in one day?
Hello all I plan on doing some longer trips this year and i was wondering how many miles i should plan on for a day.It will be me and the wife i don't want to fly from stop to stop.On the hgwy i will go with the flo but i do like to stop and look around maybe see things that i have never seen before.Here is an example of a trip I'm planning.The trip will be to Nashville TN and back.Leaving Pasadena MD in the am riding to Charleston WV (about 400 miles)spending the night Leaving in the am riding to Nashville(about 400 miles) staying two nights leaving in the am riding to Princeton WV(about 400 miles)I have a family Reunion there staying two nights Then leaving in the am back to Pasadena MD(about 400 miles)How does that sound? What are some of the must haves on a trip like this?
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400 miles is a pretty reasonable goal for casual 2-up touring. With gas stops and pee breaks you are looking at 7-8 hour days. That should be a very enjoyable ride for the two of you. Enjoy.
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If your doing Interstates 400 mi is easy to do. If your sticking to two lanes 400 miles is a good day. Sometimes if I'm doing a longer trip I'll get an early start and do something between a hundred and two hundred on the Interstates, grab lunch and finish the day on the two lanes. But I like to stop and take in the sights when I'm on the two lanes.
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From: Los Angeles, California
400 miles should be very fun and exciting. I just got back from Daytona, Florida. I wanted to do the iron butt 50cc coast to coast in 50 hours or less but got held up in texas, met all kind of barriers from sand storm, rain, storm, snow and freeway being close but finally able to go to daytona bikefest and had fun. I was disappointed I wasn't able to do the 50cc to going there so I tried going back and able to do it in 47 hours and so many minutes. I did this with lots of preparation and started with 1000 miles in less than 24 hours and gradually to 50cc. Its impossible to do without alots of preparation and practice run.
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300-400 should give you enough flexibility to hit some back roads or stop and see the sights. If your going to be in Nashville, be sure and run down to Lynchburg to see the Jack Daniels Distillery. They have a great tour. It's very interesting. The Louisville Ky. area is really nice to travel through past all the horse farms. Rt 50 over across W. Va. is a nice ride also.
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I try to stay under 500 a day, but have done 600 on a couple of occasions. If I am out on a big loop, I try to stagger the days. I start out with a long day of 500+, then a day around 350-400, then a long day, etc., as long as it's possible to do that. I was looking at riding from Phoenix to Maggie Valley NC a year ago, just over 2000 miles in 4 days. I ended up not going, but it would have been a grueling ride in mid-June.
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I'll agree that this post and others that 400 miles a day is a nice enjoyable ride.
But longer stretches are fun too. It depends on your frame of mind and your goals. I did three consecutive days of 700+ miles on my Duece two years ago, and a 1,162 mile day on my Limited last August.
But longer stretches are fun too. It depends on your frame of mind and your goals. I did three consecutive days of 700+ miles on my Duece two years ago, and a 1,162 mile day on my Limited last August.
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How far you go comfortably depends how you, your wife and the seat get along. My wife gets uncomfortable after about an hour to hour and half on the Corbin seat. But 400 will definitely be a full day if you plan on stopping and seeing sights.