Is riding a motorcycle 420 Miles a good idea?

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Mickey


I have a new Harley Davidson 2011 Road King. I am a experienced rider. This year I'm thinking of riding to Myrtle Beach Bike Week rather than putting on a trailor. I have 40 years riding experience, but never have done 400 miles straight. I want to hear what people think of this idea and any tips they might have. I'm leaving Northern Virginia and I dont like riding on 95 but I dont think I have much choice. But what are your thoughts?


Answer
Well to start with, you can't ride it straight. You will have to stop for fuel, at least once. My 1995 Road King, has a 5 gal. fuel tank and I get 179 miles on it before I need the res. Yours is a 6 gal. so will go a lot further. Depending on how far and where I am riding, will determine my stops. Back in the 70's and 80's. I would start looking for fuel, at about 100 miles or so. Pushing your bike because you've run out of fuel, is not fun.

Now I use Google maps to plan my rides, it shows most of the places to stop for fuel. Now I start looking for fuel, at about 150 miles. Every year I ride down to Tulsa OK. It's just a tick over 800 mile from my driveway to my uncle's. I stop 6 times on the way, with one stop being in Rolla MO. for the night. Rolla is 511 mile, from home and about 10 hours ride. My first stop is in Mendota, IL at 170 miles. Next stop is on the south side of Springfield, IL about 150 miles. Next stop is in Eureka, MO. About 123 miles. Then the last leg to Rolla is only 80 miles. You can see the pattern, I use. 170 miles, 150 miles, 123 miles and 80 miles. With each stop being shorter and shorter. The shortest, being when I am the most tired. That's how I survive, a long ride at 47 years of age. I did lots and lots, of very hard riding in my youth. I am paying the price, of that now.

I like my Road King better than my Wide Glide, because I can move and stretch out more. I do get hit with a little more wind, but I don't mind that. I can carry just as much cargo and I installed, a radio on it. Your bike should be much better, on a long trip than mine. So you should be fine, on your bike. Make your first leg about 170 miles. The next leg at 140 miles. Then the last leg, at 110 miles. Or stop every 105 miles, or so. Making the trip, in easy 4 stops.

Have fun and good luck.

What Competitions Have Lance Armstrong Been In?




Cait L


We have to write an essay on an influential person in english class, so I decided to write about Lance Armstrong. I need to know what competitions he's been in, and what place/ how many times he's been in it. Thank you!


Answer
Lance Armstrong competed with the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team (later Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team) for most of his career, including his 7 Tour de France victories.1992 - Motorola
Settimana Bergamasca (stage 6)
Vuelta a Galicia (Stage 4a)
Trittico Premondiale (Stage 2) (or GP Sanson)
First Union Grand Prix (Atlanta)
Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic (overall, 1 stage win)
2nd, Züri-Metzgete
1993 - Motorola
World Cycling Champion - UCI Road World Championships
US National Cycling Champion - CoreStates USPRO National Road Championships
Tour de France (Stage 8)
Tour of America (overall)
Trofeo Laigueglia
Tour du Pont (2nd overall, 1 stage win)
Tour of Sweden (3rd overall, 1 stage win)
Thrift Drug Classic
Kmart West Virginia Classic (overall, 2 stage wins)
1994 - Motorola
Thrift Drug Classic
Tour du Pont (1 stage win)
2nd, Liège-Bastogne-Liège
2nd, Clasica San Sebastian
1995 - Motorola
Tour de France (Stage 18)
Clásica de San Sebastián
Paris-Nice (Stage 5)
Tour du Pont (overall, mountains, 3 stage wins)
Kmart West Virginia Classic (overall, 2 stage wins)
Tour of America (overall)
1996 - Motorola
Tour du Pont (overall, 4 stage wins)
La Flèche Wallonne
2nd, Liège-Bastogne-Liège
2nd, Paris-Nice
1997 - Cofidis
Sprint 56K Criterium (Austin, TX)
1998 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt (overall)
Tour de Luxembourg (overall, 1 stage win)
Cascade Cycling Classic
4th, Vuelta a España
1999 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
Tour de France (overall, 4 stage wins)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (ITT) (Prologue)
Route du Sud (Stage 4)
Circuit de la Sarthe (ITT) (Stage 4)
2nd, Amstel Gold Race
2000 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
Tour de France (overall, 1 stage win)
GP des Nations
Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (with Viatcheslav Ekimov)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (ITT) (Stage 3)
Bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics Individual Time Trial, Men
2001 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
Tour de France (overall, 4 stage wins)
Tour de Suisse (overall, 2 stage wins)
2nd, Amstel Gold Race
2002 - U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
Tour de France (overall, 4 stage wins)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (overall, Stage 6)
GP du Midi Libre (overall)
Profronde van Stiphout (post-Tour criterium)
2003 - US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
presented by Berry Floor
Tour de France (overall, 1 stage win, Team Time Trial)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (overall, Stage 3 ITT)
2004 - US Postal Service pro Cycling Team
presented by Berry Floor
Tour de France (overall, 5 stage wins, Team Time Trial)
Tour de Georgia (overall, 2 stage wins)
Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon (Stage 5)
Volta ao Algarve (ITT) (Stage 4)
Profronde van Stiphout (post-Tour criterium)
2005 - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
Tour de France (overall, 1 stage win, Team Time Trial)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (points classification)
2008 - Lance Armstrong Foundation / Team Livestrong
Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race (2nd place)
12 Hours of Snowmass (1st place with Len Zanni and Max Taam)
Tour de Gruene (1st place Individual Time Trial & Team Time Trial)
2009 - Astana Team
Tour of California (7th overall)
[edit] Amateur cycling and triathlon years
1991 - Subaru-Montgomery / US National Team
United States National Amateur Road Race Champion
Settimana Bergamasca (overall and youth classifications)
Gastown Grand Prix (now known as Tour de Gastown [68] criterium) (Vancouver, BC)
Challenge of Champions Triathlon (Monterey, CA)
1990 - Subaru-Montgomery
United States National Sprint Triathlon Champion
Stonebridge Ranch Triathlon (McKinney, TX)
1989
United States National Sprint Triathlon Champion
Waco Triathlon (Waco, TX)
1988
Athens YMCA Triathlon (Athens, TX) (course record)
River Triathlon (Shreveport, LA) (course record)
Hillcrest Tulsa Triathlon (Tulsa, OK)
1987
Texas State Triathlon Championship
Hillcrest Tulsa Triathlon (course record)[69]
1986
Norman Triathlon (Norman, OK)
1985
2nd, IronKids Triathlon National Championship[70]
IronKids Triathlon at Houston (regional level)
IronKids Triathlon at Dallas (local level)
1983
IronKids Triathlon at Dallas




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