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Dave.TX
Howdy all. Well, I started in Elgin instead of Austin but close enough. I'm a member of the Two Wheeled Texans forum and each month they have a pie run destination somewhere in Texas. Yesterday was January's pie run in Aubrey, TX. I started off just before 8am from my house and got up there around noon, about 230 miles. The great thing about the forum is everyone and every bike is invited. A majority of the forum members have dual sport or adventure sport bikes (KLR 650's, BMW F650GS's and the like) but there's also cruisers and such.
Some pile on for a long ride, as these sport touring bikes are loaded down. Some camp overnight if they ride a long distance. I didn't, just rode up there and back the same day (483 miles round trip). I also stopped in Grapevine to see my aunt and uncle who I only saw once last year.
This was my longest ride to date (been riding since Sept 2011). The temps never made it higher than mid-50's and I didn't get home until about 9:30pm, it was in the 40's by that time. No heated gear and cheap Bilt "insulated" gloves (they say they're insulated) left my hands fairly cold but I survived. A head wind going up there wasn't so fun, 10-25mph, so the MadStad windshield helped out a lot though my FZ isn't a Goldwing by any means. The ride back netted me about 60mpg with a 10-15mph tail wind and somewhat slower speeds, close to speed limits.
One thing that did help out with my throttle hand was the Go Cruise throttle control. At times on IH35 I was able to set the throttle, take my hand off and tuck for several miles. It never let me down and for $20 shipped it's easily one of the best investments anyone can make. It's much cheaper than a Throttlemeister or Kaoko throttle lock but does the same thing.
On a side note, the Ducati in the picture is their Hypermotard. That looks like a fun bike to ride! The grey one next to it is a Triumph Sprint ST, definitely fun to ride on longer distances. There were several Yamaha FJR's and at least one Kawasaki Concours 14 that had the bags removed, it looked mean!
Some pile on for a long ride, as these sport touring bikes are loaded down. Some camp overnight if they ride a long distance. I didn't, just rode up there and back the same day (483 miles round trip). I also stopped in Grapevine to see my aunt and uncle who I only saw once last year.
This was my longest ride to date (been riding since Sept 2011). The temps never made it higher than mid-50's and I didn't get home until about 9:30pm, it was in the 40's by that time. No heated gear and cheap Bilt "insulated" gloves (they say they're insulated) left my hands fairly cold but I survived. A head wind going up there wasn't so fun, 10-25mph, so the MadStad windshield helped out a lot though my FZ isn't a Goldwing by any means. The ride back netted me about 60mpg with a 10-15mph tail wind and somewhat slower speeds, close to speed limits.
One thing that did help out with my throttle hand was the Go Cruise throttle control. At times on IH35 I was able to set the throttle, take my hand off and tuck for several miles. It never let me down and for $20 shipped it's easily one of the best investments anyone can make. It's much cheaper than a Throttlemeister or Kaoko throttle lock but does the same thing.
On a side note, the Ducati in the picture is their Hypermotard. That looks like a fun bike to ride! The grey one next to it is a Triumph Sprint ST, definitely fun to ride on longer distances. There were several Yamaha FJR's and at least one Kawasaki Concours 14 that had the bags removed, it looked mean!
