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Oh, and I drove 315 miles without a gas cap. Who knew I forgot to put it back on last night?
I filled up in Fuquay last night. Drove to Mt Airy today, ate lunch, then drove maybe 30 minutes down the mountain to fill up then realized, no gas cap. Filled up, stuffed a wadded up paper towel in the hole and drove to the HD dealer in Raleigh and bought anudder one.That's some good fuel mileage.
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I filled up in Fuquay last night. Drove to Mt Airy today, ate lunch, then drove maybe 30 minutes down the mountain to fill up then realized, no gas cap. Filled up, stuffed a wadded up paper towel in the hole and drove to the HD dealer in Raleigh and bought anudder one.
Edit: Lots of 75-80 mph interstate driving just to run with traffic. I think I used four gallons up, and four gallons down. At those speeds the mileage wasn’t so great.
That’s why I edited my post. I don’t think I get anywhere close to advertised mileage. Not the way I drive hauling my large self anyway.Hell, I was thinking 315 miles on one tank.
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It was pretty danged tasty. Place was BUSY, and we got there before noon. First time I’ve been back there since I was shopping for a five string banjo twenty years ago and went to a music shop there.@fieldgrade it was worth every inch of those 315 miles to get that poke chop sammich, wasn't it?
Went and got a little dirt on the tires, coal dirt that is. What a beautiful day for a ride!
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Nice DR-Z! Good call with the case covers. What year is it? I had a 2002 for awhile, very fun bikes.
It is a 2020, just picked it up recently.
Still waiting on my seat concepts seat but all the other typical DR-Z mods have been done. I absolutely love it so far. So simple, so unrefined, so much fun
Yamaha says the Roadliner gets 45mpg and I get around 35.That’s why I edited my post. I don’t think I get anywhere close to advertised mileage. Not the way I drive hauling my large self anyway.
Yamaha says the Roadliner gets 45mpg and I get around 35.
I expected that, riding the twistys sucks the fuel. And all the articles about the bike say you ain't getting 45mpg, so I know it isn't just me.
The manufacturers have always been notoriously 'optimistic' about fuel economy and bike weight. (horsepower too)
lol yeah pretty much.
lol yeah pretty much.
I don't hammer-down all the time, but I do 'ride the twistys' ya know. You don't get to just drone along. Throttle cables get plenty of work.
eta; it's fun as hell.
Ha! Yeah, like a guy I heard say at a small diner on a road trip in backwoods Kentucky. You'll have that when reach down and grab a second hand full...
Cool shot! How was the ride?Lucky me , my wife enjoys riding. Here we are in Tennessee last weekendView attachment 259540
it was about freezing each morning but warmed up nicely. the dragon was quite busy on saturday, and the cherohala skyway was fairly busy too. plenty of awesome sceneryCool shot! How was the ride?
We ride wherever we want! We’re not a club, we’re a gang!Did you fellers go to England, or do you just like riding on the wrong side of the road?
There should be a setting on her phone she can change to correct that. Nice pics anyway!We ride wherever we want! We’re not a club, we’re a gang!
...and the rider in front had his missus on back with her phone in selfie mode, which means the pic is reversed.
no dust at Uwharrie? that air is always crunchy.... unless its mud. I have stomped on 1 inch thick layers of dust up there.Went to uwharrie and rode the service roads. No dust and another beautiful day.
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My wife and I are planning to ride Blue Ridge Parkway some time soon....
The ride in this morning
I've seen a BMW GS in Colorado with studded snow tires that rode all winter long.
Well I missed something when I buttoned up cause my pants were swimmin...If you really ride, you need to know how to ride in the rain. If you commute like Goofy, riding in the rain is a given. Make yourself as visible as possible and go easy on the gas and brakes. Proper rain gear also helps tremendously.