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wow its still March and here in iowa today the high 60's.
broke the girl out of he box last week and already 750 miles. 2012 HD Ultra Electra Glide Classic
picked her up last aug. -2011 ,
attached is a picture of both my girls, though we are parked on someone elses rock. my question is, what is a typical duration in the saddle?
looking at a 12 hour trip down to gatlinburg tn. from ames iowa, does that seem doable?
 
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