Comments on: SaddleSore 1000 Shakedown: Mission Abort

By: JEM

JEM — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 13:22:28 +0000

I think it’d be more fun if the ride was split up with a destination in the middle? Like maybe a good restaurant or a waterfall or something? At least then you’d have that mental carrot in front of you and not just going on a boring ride? That kind of trips up the idea of 1000 miles in a day, but does I think lend itself to that idea of a practice run of say a 600 or so mile day better.

Oh and FWIW, I also get about 180 miles to a tank (furthest I’ve pushed it) so sounds like our bikes would be well matched. Mine’s all black (as is my gear) so I can play the menacing biker role haha.

By: Justin Hughes

Justin Hughes — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:29:59 +0000

First, you meet the nicest people on a Honda. 😉

B: I’d do a long highway slog to get to somewhere with awesome roads quickly (or some other useful purpose, like yours), but I don’t see the appeal of long highway slogs for their own sake, other than bragging rights.

iii: The valve stem is popping out of the rim, exactly like what happened to my rear tire two years ago. Not coincidentally, both were installed by the same shop that neither of us like anymore, because apparently they don’t know how to install a valve stem correctly. The good news is the tire seems OK and has plenty of tread left, so I don’t think I’ll need to replace it.

By: Kate Murphy

Kate Murphy — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 20:33:38 +0000

First, BIG SCARY BIKER RAAARRR, even if you’re in textiles on a Honda. 😉

B, yeah; you’ve kind of reached the same conclusion I have. I rode from home to Shelton CT and back on Saturday, all told about 400 miles, and it was pretty goddamn boring, and I didn’t have my throttle rocker so my right arm was trash for a coupla days afterwards. But I got to visit family so there’s that.

iii: Hm, usually it’s rear tires that get flat from road debris (the front tire fluffs up all the sharp stuff and sends it into the back), so I’d be out there with soapy water watching for bubbles around the valve stem. Good luck!