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Do I just imagine that the "high mileage" gang cranks out most of their miles in interstate highway and freeways, rather than on secondary roads or old US highways?
For me, riding freeways greatly reduces the pleasure factor- I typically do it only for the odd day when I can commute on the bike (I have to carry tools to work), or if I REALLY have to get somewhere in minimal time.
My GF/pillion HATES freeway riding so if we are traveling, I only get on bigger roads to make a connection from one state or US highway to another. We simply plan accordingly, time-wise.
I say Quality. not Quantity!
Mostly bullcrap, for many riders who ride high mileage. In 1999 when Voni rode 84,000 miles she rode very little interstate. .
Uh, Mike??? No one said anything about riding a full day in school zones.Let's see: 84,000 miles at an average speed of 35 miles (good estimate for off-Interstate riding)?
If you ride "very little Interstate" your time effort goes up quite a bit.
Let's see: 84,000 miles at an average speed of 35 miles (good estimate for off-Interstate riding) takes 2,400 hours, equals 300 days @ 8 hr riding or 240 days @ 10 hr riding/day. And she did this BEFORE you guys were retired????
I know folks who commute to work whose commuting mileage alone is higher that the BMW MOA average.
My commute to work is 0.6 miles, another reason I've never done big miles. I put miles on the bike on long road trips, but that's only when I have time off to do that, which is almost never. I hope that changes when I retire, which will be soon.
Harry
My commute to work is about 350 one way, 350 STEPS that is! I'm lucky enough to be able to walk 3 blocks to work.
Uh, Mike??? No one said anything about riding a full day in school zones.
I don't know where YOU ride, but even riding here in town in Clovis, NM our speed limits are as high as 45 and 55 mph - in town.
Here in the southwest and western states - we don't ride 35 mph anywhere outside of city limits. I ride a lot in the mountains in NM, AZ, CO and WY - and I can assure you your "good estimate" is flat ridiculous.
11.1 gallons. 400 plus miles to fuel. Fuel in an average of 5 minutes. I eat on the bike.
That's funny. Let me tell you something else your girlfriend would have a hard time doing from back there - on the wrong bike. My ex-wife and I took a ride in the mid-70's, on my R90/6 [windjammer], from Colorado Springs to Salt Lake. Before we left, she made us ham sandwiches and packed them in a backpack that she wore. Outside Moab, she decided it was time to eat. She somehow managed to get the backpack off and around between us. She taps me on the shoulder to hand me one half, leaned a little too far to get it to me and the wind caught her arm, whipped the sandwich out of her hand and her to the left and back just enough that the backpack took off like a rocket. How we stayed upright is beyond me. If I didn't have a backrest on that bike - she probably would have been a large Bots dot in the highway....I think my girlfriend would be mad if I made her hold a 5 gallon gas can on her lap and make us ham sandwiches as we motored down the road!
I enjoy the stops though. I'm generally in no hurry when I take a ride on the bike. !
Sure. Just not my bag.I don't want to hijack the thread from the original intent (too late), but for those of you who do not participate in the MOA mileage contest (Steve), who are MOA members and Beemer riders, I have to ask why not?