I thought I would try an Iron Butt run from CT to IN, and so I set up the bike with a spare tank, & gee gaws aplenty.
Hahahahaha
Let's just say I wrote a check my body couldn't cash. The blessing in disguise was a farkle meltdown at departure time, which delayed me a few hours to repair, then a downpour in the dark that steered me toward the nearest hotel in Western PA something. I learned then that there isn't enough Morphine on earth to get my 52 year old severly abused rusty bones that far in that time, but I do greatly admire those who can. I've since sequed into an AARP appropriate style quality over quantity riding style, with stops to see the world's largest ball of twine type stuff as part of a ride plan.
Signed,
Tin Butt
Longest day trip - 650 or 700 miles / x-teen coffees and Ibuprofen.
Around 500 miles a day is plenty for me. Maybe a wide saddled Goldwing or BMW spaceship type bike would be a different story. Unless I win Powerball, I may never know, and that's OK too.
Triumphs rule!
