Yes, cool trip report but how about some pics :o)
On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 8:16 PM, Dan Pilcher <dpilcher@cochamber.com> wrote:
Good report, Bob. I'm glad the bike ran well and you had a great trip!
Dan
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> On Jun 7, 2015, at 5:42 PM, "bobvforward3" <bobvforward3@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Posted on TriumphRat but thought I would share with my friends here:
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> I finally had a chance to take my 6month old 99 955 ST on the road for an overnighter. I did an unremarkable loop of Denver to Tucumcari NM for the Rockabilly on the Route music and vintage car/motorcycle festival. C470 out of Golden to 85S, to 86E to Limon, 71 toLa Junta, 109 to smack dab middle of no where, 160 east to 287 in Springfield, 287S to 385 to Dalhart and 54 to Tucumcari. Out of Tucumcari I took some NM back roads to i25 just south of Raton, 25 to Monument to 105 to 85 to C470 to home.
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> I covered 510 miles on the way out and 410 on the way back for 920 in a day and a half. I had everything but snow as temps ranged from low 40s to mid 90s, I rode through fog, mist, sprinkles, rain, and glaring sunshine.
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> Observations:
> The bike is stable as can be, holds a line and loves the curves and eats up the miles.
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> The PR4s love any road, any condition, very confidence inspiring.
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> 500 miles the first day was enough but I looked forward to getting back on the next morning.
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> The Laminar touring lip I added makes riding at speed a pleasure, wind hits my helmet at about my nose on my face shield.
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> I cannot understand how anybody can ride more than a few hours without a throttle lock? My throttlemeister saved my wrist on those long deserted stretches one finds in southeast Colorado and West TX and NE NM.
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> The Corbin seat was as comfortable as can be expected, plenty of room to move around and relieve pressure points.
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> The bike is very economical, averaged over 50mpg cruising at 65-75mph in 6th gear around 4k RPMs most of the trip.
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> It's been a very wet spring and there are about 2k less bugs in CO, TX, and NM, thanks to my windscreen and face shield which I stopped to clean about every hour.
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> My calves were sore from the semi-crouch position but not badly and I shifted a lot from the balls of my feet to just in front of my heal, I'm 6'2", but long torso.
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> With this trip I have now doubled the miles on the bikes since I bought it last fall, right before x-mas, 3,800 in its first 15yrs, 6 months to double it, but it was winter.
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> One can not stop, anywhere, without someone coming up to you to compliment the bike and/or tell you about their experience on a Triumph
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> My Bluetooth, playing only the phone's music, (Sena 5), lasts 9:45, which I found out on the 10hrs on the first day. 15 minutes of silence was fine.
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> After 10hrs on the road, PBR is a gift from god. I usually drink craft brew but PBR sponsored the festival and was going down like lemonade.
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> On a related note, one can drink buckets of PBR and feel fine the next morning if balanced with Allsup's burritos.
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> All in all, it was a great little trip and I can't wait to get back on the road with this bike. I wish I could have stayed to see more of the car and bike show and the motorcycle exhibit at the Route 66 museum in Tucumcari, but I travel a lot for work, have two almost teen kids and stuff to do, so I treasured the two days on the road. I had hoped to travel to Taos on this trip but will have to wait until September.
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