580 miles in one day
Today I took my trusty, old 1978 GS1000 on the ride of it's life. Birchwood, WI to Minot, ND. No malfunctions at all, it kept picking 'em up and setting 'em down. My total travel time, including 6 fuel stops and being pulled over by the NoDak State Trooper, was 10.5 hours. I was cruising at 80-90 mph on the 4 lanes, 65-75 on the 2 lanes. All in all it was a good trip, I want to do it again, but I need to add saddle bags, a ruck sack lashed to the rear seat doesn't cut it. A tank bag with a map window would be nice too. I was listening to my MP3 player the entire way, it helped speed up the time and it blocked a lot of the wind noise, I can still hear after the ride.
In a couple of weeks when things get greener, I'm thinking of riding up to the International Peace Garden to check it out. Maybe this summer I'll take a ride through the Badlands in SoDak.
In a couple of weeks when things get greener, I'm thinking of riding up to the International Peace Garden to check it out. Maybe this summer I'll take a ride through the Badlands in SoDak.
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State Trooper, huh? Got boosted for speeding! 0 -
When he clocked me I was only doing 81 in a 70. He wrote me down for 80 in a 70, that's one point instead of three. 0 -
A good ole Suzuki. They are great bikes.
Sounds like a good ride. 580 miles in one day is a lot of riding.0 -
If you have a backrest on your bike and a small luggage rack you can get some inexpensive nylon tourmaster luggage that will carry most of what you need. Ours carries enough stuff for two people for short trips. I will attach a picture. 
The wife and I are flying into Billings MT in August, renting a Harley at Beartooth Harley and riding down to sturgis for the big rally. Come on down and say Hi!0 -
I wanted to add that 580 miles in one day on a bike is a ton of miles. Speaks to youth that you can stand that. My butt gets so sore after 300 miles that I have to stop.[:0] 0 -
Sounds like you had a good ride. [:D]
(well, except for the trooper part)
My iron butt days are over. [:(]0 -
Like pickenup my days of 850-1000 miles a day are over, and even then on each succeeding day the mileage got shorter. I have done the Souix Falls to Rapid City run by never have been in ND. Sounds like a fine trip, and great miles for the hours. Keep the shiny side up! 0 -
Did my 1000 mile day when I was 22 on an '80 GS1100. Your 1000 is one rock solid motor.
A little perspective......In '80 the GS1100 was the baddest kid on the block with 86HP at the crank. Today's 600's are in the 105-110HP range.....at the rear wheel! On top of that they weigh 100LB less!0 -
A few friends and I started an Iron Butt last summer. Got over 3/4 of the way when the guy on a full dress Harley put it down going around a curve. Messed his bike up and he had a serious concussion. He was only wearing one of those skid pan type tiny little helmets that just cover the top of your head. Now he wears a full face helmet like the rest of us do. 0
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