First Out-of-State trip, Spring Break - Suzuki Volusia Forums : Intruder Volusia and Boulevard Forum

rodeofan5656 · 11-11-2012, 09:03 PM

i know Spring Break is quite awhile from now, but i wanna be ready for the trip. ill be ridin from Beloit, KS at the college to Kersey, CO to visit my dad. what should i do before i take off? ill probly change the oil and antifreeze, check tire pressures, etc. but what else can i do?

please provide any tips about the bike, equipment, physical stuff, etc. thanks!!

Max55 · 11-11-2012, 09:43 PM

You're going to do a 403 mile 6 hour trip. If you're not use to that kind of ride I would suggest a windshield and some highway pegs. As your bike sits now you have no way to stretch out at all. Also, stop at every rest stop and get off the bike for a few minutes even if you don't feel like it. Make sure that you have rain gear and warm clothing. Dress in layers and take the stuff off and put it in your saddlebags when you get hot.

rodeofan5656 · 11-11-2012, 10:15 PM

thats what i did when i rode home. it was about a 200mi trip home from the college and usually took +/- 3 hours, dependin on how much i stopped. i didnt think about the rain gear! thank you! i do always have a large plastic zipper bag to put my wallet and phone in, if i get caught in the rain.

donberry · 11-12-2012, 12:32 PM

at least get some frogg toggs......for me, rain gear is pretty essential. Besides that....now this is just me.....but as it is apparently just 403 miles......is basically just a nice weekend day ride so I wouldn't worry about it, just enjoy it.....

gkeefer · 11-12-2012, 12:39 PM

Are you going with those bars that are on now ?

rodeofan5656 · 11-12-2012, 01:17 PM

yeah, im usin these bars. my dads buyin me some apes, and i gotta get the cables before i go. we're gonna put em on before i come back. these are more comfortable than stock for me. the stock bars made me "hunch" my back. anythin over 45 minutes and my back was killin me. these straighten my back out more, even though im leanin over. i rode back from home 3 hours (stopped twice) and my back didnt hurt at any point durin the trip..

i plan on leavin early the first saturday of spring break, use the whole day to ride. so if i need to stop, i will. im tryin to find directions that keep me off any interstates. state 2 lane highways and county highways are the ones i love ridin most

Max55 · 11-12-2012, 01:37 PM

mapblast.com allows you to select no highways or pay roads.

rodeofan5656 · 11-12-2012, 08:21 PM

how do i use it? i like Google Maps more. i dont use Bing

Max55 · 11-12-2012, 09:27 PM

Go to mapblast.com
click on directions
put the starting and ending locations in
click on show options
put a check mark in the box for avoid highways or a avoid toll roads or both
click the go button

rodeofan5656 · 11-12-2012, 09:49 PM

i think ill stick with the few highways ill be ridin. theyre not BIG highways, so it should be fine. without em, it adds almost an hour

11-11-2012, 09:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
rodeofan5656 VR Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: (rural) Douglass, KS Posts: 162 Thanks: 22 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	First Out-of-State trip, Spring Break i know Spring Break is quite awhile from now, but i wanna be ready for the trip. ill be ridin from Beloit, KS at the college to Kersey, CO to visit my dad. what should i do before i take off? ill probly change the oil and antifreeze, check tire pressures, etc. but what else can i do? please provide any tips about the bike, equipment, physical stuff, etc. thanks!! __________________ "Chrome dont getcha home!" 2001 Suzuki Intruder Volusia 800 1989 Ford F150 1986 Honda ATC 200X 1981 Yamaha XS400 bobber project 2000 Chevy Blazer LS 4x4 R.I.P. Last edited by rodeofan5656; 02-20-2013 at 03:06 PM.

11-11-2012, 09:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Max55 Senior VR Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 1,447 Thanks: 20 Thanked 200 Times in 166 Posts	You're going to do a 403 mile 6 hour trip. If you're not use to that kind of ride I would suggest a windshield and some highway pegs. As your bike sits now you have no way to stretch out at all. Also, stop at every rest stop and get off the bike for a few minutes even if you don't feel like it. Make sure that you have rain gear and warm clothing. Dress in layers and take the stuff off and put it in your saddlebags when you get hot. __________________ The more I learn the less I know

11-11-2012, 10:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
rodeofan5656 VR Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: (rural) Douglass, KS Posts: 162 Thanks: 22 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	thats what i did when i rode home. it was about a 200mi trip home from the college and usually took +/- 3 hours, dependin on how much i stopped. i didnt think about the rain gear! thank you! i do always have a large plastic zipper bag to put my wallet and phone in, if i get caught in the rain. __________________ "Chrome dont getcha home!" 2001 Suzuki Intruder Volusia 800 1989 Ford F150 1986 Honda ATC 200X 1981 Yamaha XS400 bobber project 2000 Chevy Blazer LS 4x4 R.I.P.

11-12-2012, 12:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
donberry VR Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 143 Thanks: 0 Thanked 27 Times in 12 Posts	at least get some frogg toggs......for me, rain gear is pretty essential. Besides that....now this is just me.....but as it is apparently just 403 miles......is basically just a nice weekend day ride so I wouldn't worry about it, just enjoy it..... __________________

11-12-2012, 01:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
rodeofan5656 VR Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: (rural) Douglass, KS Posts: 162 Thanks: 22 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	yeah, im usin these bars. my dads buyin me some apes, and i gotta get the cables before i go. we're gonna put em on before i come back. these are more comfortable than stock for me. the stock bars made me "hunch" my back. anythin over 45 minutes and my back was killin me. these straighten my back out more, even though im leanin over. i rode back from home 3 hours (stopped twice) and my back didnt hurt at any point durin the trip.. i plan on leavin early the first saturday of spring break, use the whole day to ride. so if i need to stop, i will. im tryin to find directions that keep me off any interstates. state 2 lane highways and county highways are the ones i love ridin most __________________ "Chrome dont getcha home!" 2001 Suzuki Intruder Volusia 800 1989 Ford F150 1986 Honda ATC 200X 1981 Yamaha XS400 bobber project 2000 Chevy Blazer LS 4x4 R.I.P.

11-12-2012, 12:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
gkeefer Senior VR Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Horse Shoe Bend, Arkansas. Posts: 2,059 Thanks: 1 Thanked 132 Times in 126 Posts	Are you going with those bars that are on now ?

11-12-2012, 01:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Max55 Senior VR Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 1,447 Thanks: 20 Thanked 200 Times in 166 Posts	mapblast.com allows you to select no highways or pay roads. __________________ The more I learn the less I know

11-12-2012, 08:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
rodeofan5656 VR Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: (rural) Douglass, KS Posts: 162 Thanks: 22 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	how do i use it? i like Google Maps more. i dont use Bing __________________ "Chrome dont getcha home!" 2001 Suzuki Intruder Volusia 800 1989 Ford F150 1986 Honda ATC 200X 1981 Yamaha XS400 bobber project 2000 Chevy Blazer LS 4x4 R.I.P.

11-12-2012, 09:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
Max55 Senior VR Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 1,447 Thanks: 20 Thanked 200 Times in 166 Posts	Go to mapblast.com click on directions put the starting and ending locations in click on show options put a check mark in the box for avoid highways or a avoid toll roads or both click the go button __________________ The more I learn the less I know

11-12-2012, 09:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
rodeofan5656 VR Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: (rural) Douglass, KS Posts: 162 Thanks: 22 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	i think ill stick with the few highways ill be ridin. theyre not BIG highways, so it should be fine. without em, it adds almost an hour __________________ "Chrome dont getcha home!" 2001 Suzuki Intruder Volusia 800 1989 Ford F150 1986 Honda ATC 200X 1981 Yamaha XS400 bobber project 2000 Chevy Blazer LS 4x4 R.I.P.

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