FJR Guy Scores the Motorcycle Cannonball Rally!

[Ignacio]

I just spotted this YouTube video from yesterday. An FJR rider is now the holder of the motorcycle Cannonball record! 87mph average.

 

[RedRiderMN]

32+ hours on his Russell Day-Long seat and his butt did NOT hurt! Amazing.

 

[RossKean]

An FJR rider is now the holder of the motorcycle Cannonball record! 87mph average.

I can't imagine AVERAGING 87 mph over one tank of fuel, much less 32 consecutive hours - including gas stops, traffic, food, rest, bathroom etc. Five minutes stopped means you have to ride the next hour at 93 mph to maintain the average.

 

[Panman]

He held his balder most of the trip then pissed into the garbage can at the gas station. Really a Harley ride from what I could tell.

 

[Ignacio]

I can't imagine AVERAGING 87 mph over one tank of fuel, much less 32 consecutive hours - including gas stops, traffic, food, rest, bathroom etc. Five minutes stopped means you have to ride the next hour at 93 mph to maintain the average.

The FJR is definitely one of the best if not best motorcycle to do this. I can attest to long stints with a 15 gallon fuel cell well above the century mark average...on my private test track in Nevada. A Russell, getting handlebar and pegs to work, and minimizing fuel and pee stops are key to maintaining a high average speed.

 

[SkooterG]

I can't imagine AVERAGING 87 mph over one tank of fuel, much less 32 consecutive hours - including gas stops, traffic, food, rest, bathroom etc. Five minutes stopped means you have to ride the next hour at 93 mph to maintain the average.

Oh, the stories Nevada could tell.......

The average speed of 87 is not what impresses me. It's that he did it across the entire USA in all kinds of traffic and urban environments along the way.

 

[Ignacio]

The average speed of 87 is not what impresses me. It's that he did it across the entire USA in all kinds of traffic and urban environments along the way.

That is what keeps many from trying...including me. The risk to glory ratio doesn't math personally.

 

[SkooterG]

That is what keeps many from trying...including me. The risk to glory ratio doesn't math personally.

Yes, in my younger days I was considering record breaking attempts for the Alaska - Key West run and the Cannonball. Glad I grew out of that ****! Definitely a different ballgame going through bigger cities and urban areas. And as time goes one I don't know of any areas where traffic is getting less!