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<\/p>\nHow many miles can you ride in a day?<\/p>\n
About 30 years ago I cranked 1070 miles in one day on a Harley Softail coming home from Mexico (and that was on an older Softail without the rubber mounted engine…it’s the one you see in the photo above).\u00a0 I was younger and I could ride, as they say, like the wind.\u00a0 A couple of weeks ago, I did a 250-mile day ride on my Enfield and it about wiped me out.<\/p>\n
Gresh and I were talking about this recently, and I thought I would share my thoughts on how many miles you can plan on covering in a day.\u00a0 Maybe it will influence your planning.\u00a0 Maybe not.\u00a0 We get paid the same either way.<\/p>\n
Like I said above, big miles used to be no big deal for me.\u00a0 That’s not the case any more.\u00a0 After substantial scientific study and close observation of my geezer buddies over many decades, I developed a graph showing the relationship between age and how many miles you can reasonably ride in a day.<\/p>\n
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Like it or not, when we get older, it gets harder to rack up big miles.\u00a0 Serious scientific study went into the above, so if you want to debate our conclusions, bring facts.\u00a0 We want to hear them.<\/p>\n
Weather plays a big role in how many miles you can ride in a single day, and here at ExNotes we rely heavily on our weather rock before leaving on any ride.\u00a0 You’ve probably heard about weather rocks.\u00a0 We sell weather rocks here on ExNotes and they are conveniently sized to fit into a tank bag.\u00a0 They work like this…you hang the rock from any available support (you have to supply your own string and support).\u00a0 Here’s how to interpret your weather rock:<\/p>\n
ExNotes offers weather rocks in brand-specific models:<\/p>\n
The kind of roads you plan to ride make a huge difference.\u00a0 If it’s all freeway, you’ll be bored but you can rack up huge miles.\u00a0 If it’s surface streets (and a lot of us do everything we can to stay off the freeway), you won’t cover as many miles unless you’re riding in Baja, where you can run 140mph+ on the long straights south of Valle de Los Cirios.\u00a0 If it’s in the mountains, it will be less, unless you’re posting about your skills on Facebook, where the folks who post are world class riders (to hear them tell it).\u00a0 The same holds true for riding in the dirt.\u00a0 You just won’t cover as many miles.<\/p>\n
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This is the big one, folks.\u00a0 Maybe I should have listed it first.\u00a0\u00a0If I’m riding by myself or with one of my motorcycle buddies in Baja, I can easily do over 500 miles a day.\u00a0 Throw in more people, and…well, read on, my friends.<\/p>\n
The number of riders in your group has a profound impact on how many miles you can ride in a day.\u00a0 \u00a0In the math world, we would say that the miles per day are inversely proportional to the number of riders in your group.<\/p>\n
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As a starting point (and after extensive research and mathematical modeling), the technical staff here at ExNotes developed Formula A:<\/p>\n
A)\u00a0 Miles per Day = (M)\/(N)<\/p>\n
where:<\/p>\n
M = Miles you want to ride
\nN = Number of riders in your group<\/p>\n
What the above means is that as the number of riders in your group increases, the number of miles you can cover in a day decreases.\u00a0 That’s because with more riders you’ll start later in the morning, you’ll be stopping more often, and you’ll take more time at each stop.\u00a0 That is, unless you’re riding with me.\u00a0 Then Formula A reduces to Formula B:<\/p>\n
B)\u00a0 Miles per Day = M<\/p>\n
where:<\/p>\n
M = Miles you want to ride<\/p>\n
The B in Formula B stands for Berk because basically I’ll leave you behind if you’re not ready when I am.\u00a0 You can catch up with me later.\u00a0 You might think I’m joking. I’m not.<\/p>\n
Formula A varies a little depending on what kind of riders you have in your group, and especially if you have a Rupert.\u00a0 Rupert is the guy who takes 20 minutes putting his motorcycle gear back on after every stop.\u00a0 I once rode with a Rupert who could take 20 minutes just putting his gloves on.\u00a0 He got better when we threatened to cut a few of his fingers off.<\/p>\n
There are several motorcycle factors that play a huge role in how many miles you can ride in a day.\u00a0\u00a0In the old days, a motorcycle was a motorcycle and we did it all with a single bike (touring, off-road, canyon carving, adventure riding, etc.).\u00a0 Today, you gotta get specific:<\/p>\n
Beyond the style issues outlined above, there are other motorcycle factors to consider:<\/p>\n
So there you have it:\u00a0 Our thoughts on a complex topic.<\/p>\n
We know there are keyboard commandos out there who will take exception to our carefully constructed and presented thoughts.\u00a0 If you disagree, let’s hear it.\u00a0 We appreciate all comments, dumbass and otherwise.\u00a0 Please leave your thoughts here on the blog for others to see.\u00a0 Don’t waste your time leaving comments on Facebook (all the cool people leave their comments here…only losers post comments on Facebook).\u00a0 You’ll be a faster rider, you’ll be thinner, and you’ll look better if you post your comments here.\u00a0 And don’t worry about spelling, punctuation, grammar, or capitalization (believe it or not, it will help our readers assess the validity of your thinking).<\/p>\n
Like they say, your mileage may vary, and we’re looking forward to your comments.\u00a0 If they’re particularly inane, so much the better. We await your inputs.<\/p>\n
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