Confession - Advice About Distances

cactusjack · 02-28-2013, 11:25 PM

770 miles in 2 days is not hard to do. I try to ride around 400-500 miles a day when I'm touring, but have done as much as 600. One thing I would suggest is to get some seat time and condition yourself to riding for extended periods. Go rack up 300 miles on a Saturday and see if you can do it and how you feel afterwards.

Add: you need to find out if you can be comfortable on the bike for several hours in a day. I know that with the original seat on my Nomad I couldn't stand it after about an hour of steady riding. I ordered a Mustang seat a week after I bought my Nomad which was a great improvement.

02-28-2013, 11:25 PM	#8
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	770 miles in 2 days is not hard to do. I try to ride around 400-500 miles a day when I'm touring, but have done as much as 600. One thing I would suggest is to get some seat time and condition yourself to riding for extended periods. Go rack up 300 miles on a Saturday and see if you can do it and how you feel afterwards. Add: you need to find out if you can be comfortable on the bike for several hours in a day. I know that with the original seat on my Nomad I couldn't stand it after about an hour of steady riding. I ordered a Mustang seat a week after I bought my Nomad which was a great improvement. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17 Last edited by cactusjack; 03-01-2013 at 09:07 AM.
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