I'm not picky about what people ride but I've noticed that many of the people here do these rides on sport/tour or adventure type bikes. While I did the majority of my cross country travel many years ago in the 1990's on a 1981 Yamaha XJ750 Maxim (hey, any bike can be a tour bike right?) and I did some shorter rides, around 500-600 miles on my old Kawasaki Nomad 1500. I now have a 2015 HD Softail FLSTN with 16" apes. I ride it with a stuffed Biltwell XFIL-80 behind me to rest against. I've done a few trips on it, to the tune of 850 miles/day and find it to be comfortable enough and the tank size has me getting off of the bike every 2-3 hours which seems to be the perfect amount time between stretches.
So, what I'm getting at, is this: are there others around these parts (this forum) who ride American iron to achieve these awesome rides? If so, are there any tips or tricks that you've picked up over the years that have helped you out? I'll show you mine if you show me yours...
So, what I'm getting at, is this: are there others around these parts (this forum) who ride American iron to achieve these awesome rides? If so, are there any tips or tricks that you've picked up over the years that have helped you out? I'll show you mine if you show me yours...