What's the weakest link in stopping you from riding longer?

[Mad Mike]

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On an FJR or GL? I looked at an FJR a very long time ago when they first came out but didn't it have a 25 or 30 liter tank and fuel injection for good mileage. The GL 1000 would be carburetted so it will likely be less efficient.

I usually get to know my gas tanks by mentally recording what I just drove and how many liters it took when I filled it and then just doing some simple math based on the size of the gas tank for a run-till-dry mileage and the back it off a bit.

800 km is doable even today but a friend I ride with the odd time, 400 km is a max. Why I ride alone! And gone are the days when I would do 1500 kms a day to the EAA in Oshkosh, WI or in 2 days on a Yamaha XT350 that I did the first year going there. I then bought the BMW; one day thereafter. Those days are not happening anymore.

Any touring bike is fine for me. Ride late model FJR and DL650, both go clise to 400km on a tank if I’m going easy.

I do have a GL, but it’s a 50 year old vintage bike, it’s comfortable and capable… but she’s retired from that kind of work.

 

[Wingboy]

My penis. I think with it.

The little head always does the important thinking.

 

[Wingboy]

Arthritis. I'll probably be done riding before I'm done jumping out of planes.

 

[WestBrantKid]

I had them on a previous bike and they kept their form for the 3 years and 90k I put on that bike. I used them on a KLR which I found too buzzy in the handlebars for highway riding. I also parked that bike outdoors with a cover on it only in the winter months.

Well, I may have to give them a chance. Thanks.

 

[timtune]

Hips and knee.

 

[oomis]

Lately it's the hands, which I don't really understand. I'm taller than average, and I always focus on ergonomics when I buy a bike. Seat, risers, grip puppies, lowered footpegs of some sort. On my BMW r1200gs, I rode from Calgary (trailered from Toronto) to Tuk and back, and my hands were fried from those 2 weeks. I chalked it up to long days in the saddle, but it took until well into the winter for my hands to recover. They ended up weak - like it was difficult to use a fork and knife. No shaking, no pain, just weakness.

Then this year I did a short blast to PEI. Only 6 days, and not a hard ride. On day 2 my hands went again, and that was late June and my hands are still weak. It's concerning.

Short blasts are no problem. Track riding, racing with SOAR, all good.

 

[GreyGhost]

Lately it's the hands, which I don't really understand. I'm taller than average, and I always focus on ergonomics when I buy a bike. Seat, risers, grip puppies, lowered footpegs of some sort. On my BMW r1200gs, I rode from Calgary (trailered from Toronto) to Tuk and back, and my hands were fried from those 2 weeks. I chalked it up to long days in the saddle, but it took until well into the winter for my hands to recover. They ended up weak - like it was difficult to use a fork and knife. No shaking, no pain, just weakness.

Then this year I did a short blast to PEI. Only 6 days, and not a hard ride. On day 2 my hands went again, and that was late June and my hands are still weak. It's concerning.

Short blasts are no problem. Track riding, racing with SOAR, all good.

Do your hands go white? Look into HAVS. Normally triggered in an industrial setting but maybe you have enough seat time for a bike to do it.

 

[oomis]

Do your hands go white? Look into HAVS. Normally triggered in an industrial setting but maybe you have enough seat time for a bike to do it.

Nah. Circulation seems to be fine. No discoloration, no pain, no sensation of hot or cold. Just weak.

 

[Glenn/RZ500]

I`m real late into this thread, haven`t read any of it yet. I`ll have to catch up and see how I fare. Big one is Spinal stenosis, read all about it, it`s challenging. Also arthritic spine and long time, injury related, SI and Facet joint/spine pelvis area problems. Wonky L. knee and seriously painful L. hip. Ongoing sciatic issues in both legs, causing numbness and pain in legs and feet. I`ve had carpal tunnel surgeries, both 20 years out now, some infrequent, very mild symptoms too. Tinnitus sometimes, the 50 up close Who concerts are largely responsible I believe. I`ve had L&R cataract surgeries, that part is good luckily. I`ll have to see where I rank in the Geezer score, oh, prostate cancer too and 13 broken bones, both those cause no issues though. Off to bed now, after my tea and cucumber sammich like old farts do.

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