So what's the big deal - SFO to Dublin OH

[MarkFJR]

This past weekend (4/12 - 4/15) I drove my '03 FJR from San Francisco to Dublin Ohio.

Basicaly followed I80 and I74.

Day 1: 1025 miles on I80 stopping at Rawlins, WY

Day 2: 865 miles Rawlins to Williamsburg, IA, still on I80

Day 3: 569 miles Williamsburg to Dublin Oh

With gas and rest stops I put on a total of 2515 miles.

As to the trip, weather was perfect, no rain or snow. Freezing cold early morning and at night in the Rockies. Snow line was around 5000 ft and one pass was close to 9000 so it was pretty cool.

The bike ran flawlessly, 40+ miles to the gallon. Average speed around 70 for the trip.

The only flaw was a speeding ticket for doing 84 in a 75 zone in Nevada.

I must say that to push yourself the first day is the right thing to do, by the 3rd day I was shagged.

This was my first realy long trip, I have done 800+ days in the past but never a multi-day trip.

I plan to ship the bike back.

The Bike and toys:

22,700 miles, regular services.

Autocom, Garmin 3600 iQue GPS with built in MP3 player (1Gb SD card), Valentine Radar detector (it works), fork brace (SuperBrace), 2 mounts (Techmount, for GPS and radar), sliders and stainless steel bar ends (motovationusa), Carbon look tank protector (Mag-Knight).

 

[vectervp1]

Well, I think you hit a lot of good points to why its a 'big deal' personally.

The first day is always the easiest, and as your milage shows, it starts to wear on you as time goes on. 2500 miles in 3 days isn't bad. At the same time, its still not the same pace most riders run in a multi day rally where they average 1000 miles a day every day.

You did get a taste for what the riders who ride the Iron Butt Rally for 11 days, or the guys who ride the 10-10th's go through. Each day becomes harder and harder. The ability to still put 1000 miles away after doing it every day for the past week is where the true meaning of the word "Endurance" comes into play.

 

[BuilderBob]

Stock seat?

 

[Bounce]

the iba used to have a graph that discussion multi-day endurance milesthat showed a high first day, drop off for a day (or few) then head back up again (miles per day) until you find you long-term average.

(not real numbers, just used as a simple example)

Day 1: 1000 miles

day 2: 800

day 3: 700

day 4: 800

day 5 and on: 800-900

 

[MarkFJR]

Stock seat?

Yes, after riding my Ducati the stock seat on the Yamaha is just fine.

I did forget to mention that the most inportant add-on I have is the Vista-Cruise throttle lock. Without it I could never last more than a few hours without cramping my hand.