What is your tyical ride?

[ofdave]

I see many here have a lot of miles on their Spyders, some on more than one.
What is a typical ride for you?
Long trips, short trips, day rides. short hops when you can get the time?
My rides are usually 100-175 miles each. Most within a 5 county area in central FL. Watching the wildlife (hawks, the occasional eagle, cows, horses, gators, and goats)-with frequent roadkill sightings.
Boring, I'm sure , to the distance folks, and to those with incredible scenery on every ride.
How 'bout the rest of you?

[blacklightning]

My typical rides are 100-150 miles also. I do about 2 multiple day trips a year. They account for about 1500 miles each. Then I do about 3 "day" trips. They are trips to the mountains or beach. Typically a day trip is about 450-500 miles. I average anywhere between 10k & 13k a year.

[Chupaca]

pretty much the same...don't have time for those 5,000 mile road trips...

[ARtraveler]

Good question. I have not done a "road trip" since 2010. We drove to Whitehorse YT with a side trip to Skagway AK. About 2500 miles round trip.

I am fortunate to live in AK where the scenery is beautiful. During the season, I get in daily rides--which end up in picking up the mail. My famous 100 mile mail pick--if you will allow.

I have five "short" rides within 10 miles of my home, up scenic mountain valleys. Each turns into 100 miles or so--sometimes much more. I am retired from day jobs--so I have the time. The seasons change so fast here that once a week on each of those rides provides a different view from the last time.

On weekends--we usually go for a longer destination. This summer we maxed out at 200 miles per ride.

That's my story.

[asp125]

Between 100-200 miles, mostly twisty mountain roads, usually involving food somewhere. If I have time I can sneak in 60mi of twisty corners for a quickie. Once or twice a year I get in a 4 day ride to the other side of the state. Clearly not enough.

[Mazo EMS2]

We live in a pretty darn part of the country, southern WI. We have every type of terrain there is...except real mountains of course. Most of our riding has been day rides of about 175 miles, mostly making big circles...LOL...I hate the interstate on a bike. We have about 5700 miles this season and haven't gotten anywhere....LOL....our big trip this summer was going to SD for a few days, and we cheated and trailered out there

[dag62]

My typical ride is 8 miles to work, 8 miles home for lunch, 8 miles back to work and 8 miles home at the end of the day.

I have snuck in two rides from Dallas to Erika Springs, Arkansas. One in April and one in September.

I just completed 550 miles from Dallas to the Talimena National Senic Byway and back. The wife went along for that one.

I have a 2017 RTS and just rolled over 8000 miles. Love the ride.

[canamjhb]

A 3 to 4 week trip once a year. Usually about 5K miles. Then 3-4 day trips 4 or 5 times a year covering about 1K each. In addition to regular weekly "lunch rides" with a group which is usually about 200 miles.

[Nokesy]

I am more a long distance person. I have done 30,000 km in a month and on day trips usually around the 300 km. My last bike was a ST1300 and in 5 years did 250,000 km before selling it and buying the spyder. I have so far done 15,000 in a month and several day trips.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I see many here have a lot of miles on their Spyders, some on more than one.
What is a typical ride for you?
Long trips, short trips, day rides. short hops when you can get the time?
My rides are usually 100-175 miles each. Most within a 5 county area in central FL. Watching the wildlife (hawks, the occasional eagle, cows, horses, gators, and goats)-with frequent roadkill sightings.
Boring, I'm sure , to the distance folks, and to those with incredible scenery on every ride.
How 'bout the rest of you?

. All of the above ... unless I ABSOLUTELY need the truck , I take my Spyder unless it's really raining pretty bad ..... Mike

[SpyderAnn01]

Our typical rides are 400 to 700 miles a day. We only did 370 today but we didn’t leave until 1:00 pm

[BoilerAnimal]

Our rides are usually 100 to 200 miles with a couple of 300 mile rides this year. If it takes less than a tank of gas, I don't feel satisfied!

[murphybrown]

I see many here have a lot of miles on their Spyders, some on more than one.
What is a typical ride for you?
Long trips, short trips, day rides. short hops when you can get the time?
My rides are usually 100-175 miles each. Most within a 5 county area in central FL. Watching the wildlife (hawks, the occasional eagle, cows, horses, gators, and goats)-with frequent roadkill sightings.
Boring, I'm sure , to the distance folks, and to those with incredible scenery on every ride.
How 'bout the rest of you?

You mentioned. I’m blessed to be retired. Usually exhaust Travel funds before a desire to stop sets in.

[mcalva]

I ride 4 km. to work and 4 km. to back home at the end of the day, every day.
Every two or three weekends small routes of 200/300 km. Approx.
Twice a year routes of 1000/1200 kms.
I am waiting to retire to make the “long route of my life” from Barcelona to North Cape, 11.000 km round trip.

[bushrat]

... we've had our Spyder 4-1/2 months now, and I have just been reflecting on what we've done over our first 3000 miles.

The F3 was definitely an impulse buy. It fills 'wants' rather than 'needs', and this is reflected in our rydes. Yesterday, we went out for lunch - 8 hours, and 315 miles later, we were back home ... kinda took the long way there and back. Well, we're in our mid-to-late 70's and we bought the thing for fun. As much as we can get before they turn the lights out forever. So, that kind of defines our 'typical' ryde.

If the weather is nice and the time is available, our friend the Spyder beckons and we all go off on a jaunt together. It's our version of the 'menage a trois'. And we DO get it on!!! Two warm bodies and a HOT bike. Some days, it's an hour up the road for an ice cream; other times, it's 3 - 4 hours on back country roads looking at scenery or taking in the beauty of fall foliage. All of it fun.

So, that's really what's 'typical' about our rydes --- we're out there, in the fresh air, sharing life with our Spyder. The distance, the places don't matter so much as the time spent together. Non-riding days are a downer. Here are some 'typical' ryde pics:lunch1.jpglunch2.jpglunch7.jpg

[Casher50]

I mostly do 100-250 mile long trips. The longest ride was 615 miles in a 24 hour time frame with sight seeing, lunch and other stops thrown in. It was a great day.

[Lin]

Like so many, it's not about the miles as it is about the time in the saddle. I'll admit though, 3 to 4 hours is a comfortable range for my wife and I. We will travel from home for a 2 hour ride to have lunch and find a different route home. To extend our range but not the time in the saddle, we will trailer our Spyder for an 1 1/2 hours, unload at a Walmart, or like planned for today, a Park & Ride. From there we can take a ride, have lunch, return to the truck & trailer for a drive home. 98% of our travels are state or local roads with the occasional highway. I've seen more countryside with the Spyder than I saw in decades before. WE LOVE IT!!!!!

[HankD]

My typical ride goes as follows:

1. Meet a few folks at local coffee shop and do some meticulous route planning to our destination; usually about 200 miles. If solo, I just sit and plan by myself

2. Leave out and abandon the planned route about 30 mins into the ride because; "Hey, this road looks fun!"

3. Get totally lost and stop at the seediest old gas station possible, preferably one with a Really Old Geezer sitting out front in a rickety chair

4. Start up a conversation with aforementioned Old Geezer that starts with "When I was young......" and ends about 45 mins later.

5. Finally make it to destination and repeat #2 and #3 on the return leg

6. Stop at crummy old dive bar on the way home for ONE allowable beer; preferably dive bar with sketchy-looking bikers standing out front.

All-in-all; a great time!

[Bob Denman]

My typical ride?

Not long enough...