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You sound embittered.

Ya, that was mean of me to say that to you earlier. I apologise.

Never no need for that, post what ya want.

'fire wouldn'ta lasted 15 minutes, if there was only one post on it.

I try to post like it’s a conversation face to face.And I’m losing teeth fast enough as it is.

I’m saving that for when I cross into Illinois.

More like retarded.

Back on the road.

Bristoe promised to flip the bird when I roll through Kentucky.

I’ll keep an eye out.

So fate intervened and you didn’t make 1,000.

Don’t worry, 1,000 miles in a day can be hard.

As someone told me once, many years ago......

”Nothing hard is ever easy.”

Like you would know.

You don’t have the certificate and you’re a fugking school teacher.

Just shy of 700 for me on east coast highways. Tried to do Kennebunkport , Ma. to Lake Okeechobee, Fla. in 24 hrs. Bad idea.

Mucho sore azz.

Some take it in the ass better than others.

Bummer about the flat.

-Jake

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Damn you two should've met up. Could've been epic.

You aren’t riding a damn bike.

i have another wing sittingby the side of the house, it's called a "a nakkid wing". Meaning it's a 1200cc version, without all the fiberglass. It's a lot lighter and i never had trouble staying with the 1800's. Tires are a funny thing. Typically i want them replaced regularly, when you are running north of 100mph on two wheels things like that come to mine. Having said that, i put a new tire on that nakkid wing a few years ago, then immediately got a nail in it. Honda dealer wouldn't fix it. So I plugged it, five years later it is still holding air.
my 1800 needs new tires just from age and milage. When they get worn, all kinds of issues with steering.
As to the sore azz syndrom, i had a gell filled seat i put over the regular seat. I also used those hi tech stretch shorts under my riding gear, and when riding would put my position with my foot pegs. Also sometimes standing up while riding for a while. It's the poor blood circulation that gets you.
My bmw riding friend once made it from the pacific in california to the atlantic in florida in just a couple of days. He is a riding fool. But he at one time had a bmw dealership, and also did test work for bmw on their bikes.
there are only a few long distance capable touring bikes built in the world, bmw are one of them.
I use to like to dik with harley drivers, i would ride with a pack of them for a while, never any issues. After a while i would hit the afterburners on the wing, and they would disappear.
I envy that ride from florida to illinois, that is a first class memory being built.
as to flats i always kept a tire patch kit and a couple of cans of fix a flat. Taking the rear off a wing is no small deal in the middle of nowhere.
I have first class riding gear, gloves, helmets, coat, pants, etc. including a heated vest plugging into the bikes battery. I also had a full rain suit which i only used once. With the fairings and big wind shield, and at speed i could ride through rain without it bothering me.
few years ago i was at a stop sign in sun city(part of the greater phoenix valley) and an old guy on an older wing pulled up, hot chick on the back.
it was maybe midafternoon. he had left the pacific in california that morning. He said at 100k on the bike he finally took it in for a tuneup.
Riding a long ways on one of those gran touring machines is an experience most people don't ever get.

Lmao !

The most comfortable bike I’ve done a 1,000 on was prob’ly that KLR, which show up in the Iron Butt Rally occasionally, or did 25 years back. Ain’t looked recently.

The fairing was actually pretty decent and , more to the point, it was an upright seating posture with your feet below you.

The archetypal Harleyesque feet-first riding position throws your weight on your butt. The thought actually makes me cringe now that I’m well up into the age of lower back pain.

If a Burgman can be called a motorcycle I can cal a K1600 a bike.

I road my Triumph Bonneville America (just like Shrapnel's) from Kirkland, Washington to Billings, Montana 855 miles in a day and half. Couldn't get out of bed for two days.