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Old 07-01-2011, 10:06 PM   #1
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yeh they finished today, waiting to see the results published tommorrw
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Old 07-09-2011, 04:44 AM   #2
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Old 07-09-2011, 11:35 AM   #3
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Did 900+ miles in a day once, kinda boring for the last few hours, but not painful or anything. 1,000 miles not that big a deal on a reasonably comfy bike.
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Old 07-09-2011, 12:29 PM   #4
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Did 900+ miles in a day once, kinda boring for the last few hours, but not painful or anything. 1,000 miles not that big a deal on a reasonably comfy bike.
The first day, no. 11 days in a row is a WHOLE 'nother thing though.

I've done 1200 mile days on my Hayabusa. Do I recommend it? Hell no!

The BMW, I've done a 900 mile day and could have done a few hundred more.

"Reasonably comfy" being the key there.
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Old 07-09-2011, 12:33 PM   #5
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The first day, no. 11 days in a row is a WHOLE 'nother thing though.

I've done 1200 mile days on my Hayabusa. Do I recommend it? Hell no!

The BMW, I've done a 900 mile day and could have done a few hundred more.

"Reasonably comfy" being the key there.
yes... I've done 750 in a day on the DRZ with Gas and Capt... I didn't want to sit down for a few hours when I got to Trips... my ass hurt for a good three days...

I did 980 on my ZZR and only stopped because I reached my destination. I could have gone on, though I was crazy tired.

But yeah get on a big comfy tourer... it's another story... still insane day after day
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Old 07-09-2011, 02:19 PM   #6
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Ive done a few really high mile days and yep the comfort of the bike makes the difference between being able to do it day after day
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Old 07-09-2011, 02:29 PM   #7
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Ive done a few really high mile days and yep the comfort of the bike makes the difference between being able to do it day after day
how does the comfort/lack of speed of the KLR compare to the Speed/lack of comfort of the Honda?
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