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Day trip at freeway speeds on a 600.
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opcorn:Rob Rodriguez
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Should be no problem.
Aufgeblassen47
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No problem! I went to Chicago & back (from central FL) in 1975 on my 1974 Honda 450 DOHC. It had like 41 HP, compared to the 600's 50. At one point in Indiana (probably around where they advertise it is quite windy & they have wind turbines) on I-65, there were hefty crosswinds, and the farm fields were blowing lots of dust, and I had it OPEN THROTTLE, and was going only 50 MPH! :yikes:
Should be no problem for the Ryker. My wife has taken her 600 Ryker up the highway at speeds up to 80 mph with no trouble. It still had more in it.
Now, I'm not sure how comfortable you will be for a full day but that depends on your expectations. I've ridden all over the country on bikes with no weather/wind protection at all, one up, two up, with bags and without. I was much younger then.
Now, I'm not sure how comfortable you will be for a full day but that depends on your expectations. I've ridden all over the country on bikes with no weather/wind protection at all, one up, two up, with bags and without. I was much younger then.
Aufgeblassen47
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If your trip is on less than ideal roads (aka not recently paved and a bit rough), you are going to take a pounding. Often times the lanes are rippled in the middle. On a two wheeler, you can ride the left or right side of lane for smoothness. But on a wide three wheeler, there is no way to straddle the ripples; either a front or rear wheel will need to ride them. :yikes:
You might consider getting a gel seat cover.
You might consider getting a gel seat cover.
RICZ
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57 is not old. You are younger than my kids and I ride all day at 82 1/2.
Aufgeblassen47
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Mine doesn't. I've sat on it when it was in the bright sun & it was not hot. It has like a cloth outer case.
Let me rephrase that. After 4 hours or so on the bike I'm over it. The Ryker may be different, I may not want to get off the thing. If it ever comes in I will let you know.
Madison Sully
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If my Piaggio MP3 500 CVT scooter can do it, I sure hope the Ryker can.
bcraig
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For me doing 70 mph on my 600 the RPMs were bouncing between 6000 and 6200.
Wow, a lot higher than I would have thought.
Same here....I know the Ryker would do 70-75MPH just fine, but I'm not sure keeping the RPMs that high for 25-30 minutes straight on my ride to and from work would be wise. I really didn't want to spend the extra for the 900 :gaah:
Aufgeblassen47
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I'm sure VERY high! It is close or at 6,000 RPM at only 60 MPH! My last bike, a 500cc scooter ran at only 5,000 RPM at 60 MPH. Don't know why Ryker must be so high.
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