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| Fourth gear and illegal ![]() Joined: Jan 2006
Bike: 1999 vs800 intruder
Location: Delta Junction, AK
Posts: 705
| Rent/borrow a trailer to get it home, it's an unknown bike. You haven't done any maintenance on it, don't know the history (regardless of what you were told, you don't know for _sure_ it was done), etc. A lot of the full size cargo vans you can rent can hold a smaller 800cc cruiser no problems. |
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| May 2007 Member of the month ![]() | Get a ramp and load her in the back of a pickup truck. I know for a fact that a M50 will fit into a shortbed fullsize Dodge Ram picjup truck as long as the tailgate is down. Longbed truck,, no worries at all. Or get a trailer. That is what I would do.
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| Et cetera ad nauseum ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 18,313
| Seems there's not much adventure in the American spirit these days. I say go for it. Dress appropriately (buy a real motorcycle jacket and gloves), drink plenty of water, and ride carefully.
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| May 2007 Member of the month ![]() | Nope. No adventure when he is on such a tight schedule on an unknown bike. Now on one of my own bikes and knowing how I do physically for how long I would say do it. But for him,, if he is already unsure and is going to a forum with this is already showing that he is not confident in doing this. Telling him to just do it might not be the best advice. If he came and said he had more time and knew more personally about the bike I would say go for it. But he didn't so maybe this is not the wisest choice. But then again I grew up in one of those no running with scissors households.
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| Dogs Best Friend(admin) ![]() Joined: Jul 2004
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| Muscle Biker ![]() | I agree with stp. I wouldn't have a problem with an experienced rider on his own bike making that ride. To mis-quote Landry, "I'd hit it." But recommend that ride to a total newbie on an unknown bike? No, that's not an adventure, that's negligent.
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| M-J Member of the Month! ![]() Joined: Oct 2005
Bike: 2005 HAMMER
Location: SOCAL %%%%%ES
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Yep they said the same thing about my Hammer seat. "Gets softer the more you ride it"...... Plan your trip out. get on gasbuddy.com. Check the route an the gas stations. Check for decent over night accomadations. On our trip out to Cali....some of the places to stay in areas like YUMA...kinda shady.
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| May 2007 Member of the month ![]() | They have said the same thing about my Mustang Seat. It breaks in after a while. Well I will say that after about 14,000 miles it hasn't quite broken in yet. Hmmmm.
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| M-J Member of the Month! ![]() Joined: Oct 2005
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() Joined: Jan 2006
Bike: 2008 C90 SE
Location: Ajax ,Ontario ,Canada
Posts: 1,233
| That is not the best way to break in a new engine if it is a new bike but if the bike has been broken in already I don't see any problem doing 700 miles over two days, I did 1300 km in one day 6 of it in rain on my M50 last year. Granted, your bum will be killing you by the end of the 2nd day but what the heck, that's character building.!!
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| U.B's LoveChild ![]() Joined: Oct 2006
Bike: 2007 Suzuki Boulevard S50, 2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250S
Location: Eugene, OR
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| There's a difference between adventure and a life risking proposition. Adventure would be a well planned trip over 4 or 5 days, with the right gear, experience, and probably a riding buddy. The latter you already described in your first post!
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| In Training ![]() Joined: Nov 2007
Bike: 02 Yamaha Warrior
Location: PhoeniXXX, Az
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My advice to you, if you are that worried, get a trailer and haul it back. Get comfortable with your new bike in comfortable surroundings and not on the highways or freeways. If you are not an experienced rider and you are on a bike you are not comfortable with, you not only put yourself in danger but those on the road around you as well. For 200 plus expenses, I'll ride it out for you. Last edited by Broc; 06-24-2008 at 10:29 AM. | |
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