*Joey, I think you will find that putting those kinds of miles on a 1000cc bike versus a 450cc is going to be quite different. Especially if you can find yourself a good windshield which will greatly minimize wind fatigue on longer road trips. * * * *Paul * On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 6:14 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote:
> Paul and All, > My mileage record was last fall - 375 miles on the 82 450. Yes - > it hurt. Yes it was a long day. Yes I regretted it when I tried to get up > the stairs to my apartment. > That having been said - it was a great final act for it - the > only ride since has been a brief one to my Dads house to store it. (That was > the one that I was REALLY cold for - I posted it at the time) > Looking forward to this year - thinking some longer trips - > probably out of the state at least once (About three hours for me to reach > the border) but we'll see. > -Joey > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *Honestly, I will admit that the MOST I have ever ridden in one day (as >> far back as my memory can go) is 500 miles. I was in my 20s and riding a >> Goldwing. It was STILL hard on me!* >> * >> * >> *Paul >> * >> >> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Jurisgnostic <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I rode my 1984 Honda nighthawk 650 700 miles one day. Don't recommend >>> it, but i survived. >>> >>> On Mar 28, 6:22 pm, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Nice finding Paul. I would ask what is his definition for "low mileage" >>> > first. I once ride for about 8 hours on mine. I did a bunch of stops, >>> and >>> > there were at least 2 hours of stop and go traffic at some point. I >>> ended up >>> > pretty tired, but it can be done. I did have the new progressive >>> suspension >>> > thought. >>> > >>> > Javier. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Paul <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > > *Been looking for a Nighthawk 750 (black) for my son-in-law, and >>> found >>> > > this one:* >>> > > * >>> > > * >>> > > *http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/2290573198.html* >>> > > * >>> > > * >>> > > * <http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/2290573198.html>Looks >>> pretty >>> > > sweet! It would be about a 9 hour drive one way.* >>> > > * >>> > > * >>> > > *Paul >>> > > * >>> > >>> > > -- >>> > > * >>> > >>> > > Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> < >>> http://paul-on-life.blogspot.com/> >>> > > * >>> > > * >>> > > * >>> > >>> > > -- >>> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> > > To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> > > [email protected]. >>> > > For more options, visit this group at >>> > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> * >> >> Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> >> <http://paul-on-life.blogspot.com/> >> * >> * >> * >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > -Joey Kelley > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- * Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> <http://paul-on-life.blogspot.com/> * * * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
