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What's the longest trip you guys and gals have taken on your Americas and Speedmasters? I'm not talking about the trips some of us took back in the late 60s and early 70s.
'06 America, Raask foot controls, the bike use to be Graphite and Silver, now its Red and Black.
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Re: Curious
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Should be Riding
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I had over 3000 in a week a few years ago when I went to Sturgis... moe rides that long in a weekend though
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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New Tires
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
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Oil Expert
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1000 klm or so one way then a couple days after 1000 klm back, i would go longer but have no where to go! I do this every year now.  i have no life!
2007 Speedmaster and miss it!
2013 T-Bird Storm and Luvin it!
Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 mph can double your vocabulary
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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Tobyhanna, Pa to Orlando , Fl in 21 hrs. about 1,100 miles. Could do it in less but stopped to eat a couple times.
Old trip on my 66 TR6C chopper was Saylorsburg , Pa to Cody , Wyoming in 36 hrs.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
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Worn Saddle
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I hardly ever count miles. But I regularly do 12 to 14 hours in the saddle with a big grin on my face!
Fidelis et Fortis
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Saddle Sore
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On the America? Solo and about 1900 miles (East of Atlanta to NW Arkansas... a weekend of riding and back)
Thom
I might be wrong, I sometimes am.
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about 1500 one w-e on the speedy
we should do this every weekend!
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2-3000 km runs a couple times a year plus regular weekend runs around 1000-1200 km's.
05 Speedmaster,Reverse Cone Shortys,Thunderbike AIR Kit,K&N Air Filter,Snorkel Removed,Dynojet Stage 1 Kit(126 main),Needle-Clip 1 From Bottom,42 Pilot,NGK Iridium Plugs,Progressive Springs,Hagon 2810's,Barnett Green Springs,TTP Safe-Start,MOSFET R/R
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Quote:
I had over 3000 in a week a few years ago when I went to Sturgis... moe rides that long in a weekend though
Moe is the Bonnie-A robo master !!!
me maybe 2000 milesover a three day period , most of my riding is local , around 180 miles a week. 
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Check Pants
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I went on a 6 week ride-about in July-August of 2011 and rang up 8,100 miles by the time I rolled back in my driveway. I stayed off the slabs as much as possible and took over 4000 pictures, which equates into stopping often to smell the flowers and appreciate the views.
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hmmm.
where to start counting?
allhailthefrenchpress
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I figure it was about 3500 miles Z and I did down to Southwest Triumph Fest in 2011 over 12 days. The ride is documented about three quarters of the way down this page.
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"Nothing you can be is more terrible than what I am." ~ 2007 Black Speedmaster!!
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From Des Moines to LA & San Diego and back in 2010. About 2100 miles each way, certainly not the most direct route, and about 1,400 miles while I was there. So about 5600 miles in three weeks.
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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I am not in this league. My best is around 400 miles.
'06 TBA - Black, AI and Snorkel removed, K&N Drop In, Gutted Stock Pipes, 145/42, 2 turns out.
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A bit over 7000 on a trip to Florida via the Ga rally. Just did 3521 on a trip to Strawn, Tx. Many other 2-3K trips around the Western US. On all these trips I took a Haynes manual and about 10 lbs of tools. Never had to open either other than for an oil change in Florida.
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