Who here rides motorcycles?

**nft343** · 29th November 2011 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by KCStar

Ok, I'm going to bore you guys, in 2005 I bought a new 883 Harley Sportster. Not because its the best bike, but because I haven't had a bike in a long time and I aways wanted a Sportster and I thought it was now or never. I've taken it on a few trips, out to the Rockys and Yellowstone one year and to the Blue Ridge Parkway the next. I've put a lot of miles on it, over 50,000, but in the last few year since discovering RC planes I haven't rode it as much.

Doesn't bore me one bit. I took my Nighthawk 650 on a 3000 mile trip out west last year. I had an awesome time - just me, the Nighthawk, my tent and whatever else fit on the back of the bike (not a lot). My only complaint is that the Nighthawk tank is pretty small - I ended up getting gas every 120 miles or so. I did carry a jiffy can with an extra gallon just in case - not a lot of fuel options out in Glacier.

**KCStar** · 29th November 2011 06:08 PM

I really enjoyed it also, and so did the wife, she rode with me. I did have a sissy bar pack and saddlebags, but we stayed in motels and didn't camp. Like you my gas tank is small and so after about a 100mi I'd start looking for a gas station. My back side would always need a brake anyway. I only had 2 weeks and I wish I had more, I may have to do it again!!
Kent

**Bakchos** · 29th November 2011 08:28 PM

Riding is my 2nd hobby, i grew up riding motocross, then bought a CBR600F3, then Yamaha R1 in 2001, sold it in 2006 when we had my daugther, the immatriculation went from 320$ to 1400$ a year...., sold that sucker had my son, then this year bought a Yamaha FZ6 and modified it to be a naked (Euro version)