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Ride Report: 2021 Summer Solstice Ride
- Thread starter shanekingsley
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Lol.
Wow! What bike gets that range?
Shane, since I am so into maps, I would really like to hear your opinion on that map set you bought. When I rode over in Europe, I stopped at a couple of bike shops and bought at least 2 map sets that are no longer available as far as I know.
They are AMAZING! Laminated, and sized for a tank bag, and formatted so they would easily fold into squares along the fold lines with no interupption of map viewing.
There were like 12 maps to a box all neatly organized...I almost ditched the boxes they came in for weight and space and I'm glad I didn't. BTW, the maps in Slovenia are located just below the porn at the gas stations. I have pics somewhere.. lol.
They really know how to do a good map in Europe. I had an Italian rider give me his ADAC map at the top of the Stelvio, I still have it.
They are AMAZING! Laminated, and sized for a tank bag, and formatted so they would easily fold into squares along the fold lines with no interupption of map viewing.
There were like 12 maps to a box all neatly organized...I almost ditched the boxes they came in for weight and space and I'm glad I didn't. BTW, the maps in Slovenia are located just below the porn at the gas stations. I have pics somewhere.. lol.
They really know how to do a good map in Europe. I had an Italian rider give me his ADAC map at the top of the Stelvio, I still have it.
2019 BMW R1250RT with 36000km and believe me it's based on very normal sport/ touring riding. I'll admit I took the picture because it was higher than I normally see after a fill up. It's usually around the 500km mark. This particular day it was east on the 401 up 35/115 then a variety of county roads and a fill up in Hastings.
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Mad Mike
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That is great range.
I can dependably squeeze 420km out of my FJR and 400 out of my DL650 on highway runs. I've only ridden with one other bike that got better, a buddy's ST1300 -- he regularly squeezed 500KM out of his at moderate touring speeds.
I think I’m around 350km range on the X and I get nervous around the 400km range.
I've seen 680 kms on the odometer of a R1200GS Adventure with a 30L tank.
Of course, I was at the side of the 404 waiting for my buddy with a jerry can because I ran out of gas.
But it was still 680 kms...!
Of course, I was at the side of the 404 waiting for my buddy with a jerry can because I ran out of gas.
But it was still 680 kms...!
The funny thing is that the low fuel light comes on around 100km remaining and it bugs me so much to see the warning both on the dash and the gps that I immediately start thinking about the closest gas station. Silly I know.
Oh yes….
Sweet! If you are riding sweep in our group then you and I can connect, so anytime you are back in range we‘ll know and then off we go.
I emailed Corbin to get an idea of when they are shipping my seat and haven’t heard back even though I paid for it over a week ago - fingers crossed. I rode yesterday for an hour on the stock seat and it was pretty uncomfortable, so this ride might really test my mettle.
I liked the maps I bought for the trip down south. I bought them with a very specific purpose in mind, which was to find all the lesser known twisty roads and the maps were good for that. There were definitely more paved twisties than the maps showed, which I found on my own through looking at aerial views or by luck, but overall those maps introduced me to the best roads of the entire trip. I think I paid $60 or so and that was well worth it considering how much fun I had and I like to support small businesses like that. These were also laminated and tear resistant or tear proof. No issues with them from me.
Maybe we can connect next week and I'll pop by with it so that we can pair them and make sure they work.
I'll install them on the helmet (still deciding which one). Maybe I should've bought the 2 pack and put one in each.
Sure I'm around all weekend and next week.
Maybe wear the helmet that is either the lighter one or better for wind management. A long day like this ride with a heavier helmet will just add strain on your neck. I'm actually wearing my heavier helmet, because it has the integrated sun visor, which I really want for this longer day.
I'm torn b/w the better more comfy one...or the BELL modular one that's easier to flip up...drink water...and talk at stops.
If you have a hydration knapsack that eliminates the need for the modular one - just take it off at stops like the rest of us do.
I bought one also!
Mad Mike
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I have a camelback- gag!!! I find the water gets warm, warm water is like warm beer to me.
I freeze a few 500ml bottles, keep one in a cup holder and the rest in my sidebag. They unfreeze as I'm riding so the water is never warm.
I don’t know how the camelbacks are, but the Ogio one I have has a silver lining inside to help insulate the hydration sack. I find that on a 30deg day I can fill the back with ice and it will be chilled water from 6am to until around 4pm. After that and it starts to get closer to room temp water, but never warm.
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