You know you're a long distance rider when...
rdrunner
Posted 2009-10-15 3:57 PM (#45987)
Subject: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Puddle Jumper

Posts: 14
When your driving the cage in pouring rain and it never occurs to you to turn on the wipers!


There's got to be a million of these......
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donetracey
Posted 2009-10-15 4:04 PM (#45989 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Visionary

Posts: 2118
Pitt Meadows, BC Canada
... you gave away your GPS 'cuz you like getting lost !
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Breaker
Posted 2009-10-15 4:21 PM (#45992 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Iron Butt

Posts: 732
Western WA
. . . you stop more often for gas than you do for food.
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Miles
Posted 2009-10-15 4:59 PM (#45995 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Tourer

Posts: 548
Mount Vernon, WA United States
When you measure time in gas stops. e.g. I'll be in Spokane in one stop.
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Necktie
Posted 2009-10-15 7:58 PM (#45997 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Cruiser

Posts: 172
Prescott, Az
You wave to oncoming cycles.
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mkultra
Posted 2009-10-15 8:43 PM (#46001 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Tourer

Posts: 374
Tucson, AZ
You ride 300 miles to do a 80 mile ride......
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varyder
Posted 2009-10-15 9:39 PM (#46006 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Visionary

Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA
you lone wolf it because their's no one else that can stay in the saddle that long.
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JustBob
Posted 2009-10-15 10:11 PM (#46007 - in reply to #46006)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Cruiser

Posts: 162
Extreme Southern, AZ United States

varyder - 2009-10-15 7:39 PM you lone wolf it because their's no one else that can stay in the saddle that long.

You hang around the wrong people. :-).  Our club rides five hours just to have lunch.

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SongFan
Posted 2009-10-15 10:39 PM (#46011 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: RE: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Visionary

Posts: 3204
Memphis

The thought of runnning up to Spirit Lake (1030 miles) and back on my Vision in a weekend sounds pretty fun. 

The thought of doing it in any other vehicle in my driveway would be a total waste of a good weekend.

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Spock
Posted 2009-10-15 11:10 PM (#46012 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: RE: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Tourer

Posts: 495
Carrollton, TX

You are anxious to break your record of 1,438 miles in 24 hours and 8,000 miles in 15 days by doing a 13,000 mile 20 day Alaska trip.  

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CoolHandLuke
Posted 2009-10-16 7:47 AM (#46022 - in reply to #45997)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Iron Butt

Posts: 849
, FL United States
Necktie - 2009-10-15 7:58 PM

You wave to oncoming cycles.

even when you're in the CAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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VisionTex
Posted 2009-10-16 9:16 AM (#46024 - in reply to #46022)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Visionary

Posts: 1484
LaPorte,Tx.
When you change the oil and filter twice a month!
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LoneWolf65
Posted 2009-10-16 9:16 AM (#46025 - in reply to #46006)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Puddle Jumper

Posts: 35
St. Charles, MO
+1
When you put more miles on your bike in 3 months than you have on your car all year.

Edited by LoneWolf65 2009-10-16 9:18 AM
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Cometman
Posted 2009-10-16 9:29 AM (#46026 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Tourer

Posts: 520
Simi Valley, CA
When you ride your bike to work, the normal 40 miles ride ends up being 250 miles...
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trailbarge
Posted 2009-10-16 11:06 AM (#46038 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Tourer

Posts: 363
Goldsboro, NC
.... when your bladder has more capacity than your fuel tank.

Edited by trailbarge 2009-10-16 11:06 AM
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mkultra
Posted 2009-10-16 12:43 PM (#46044 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Tourer

Posts: 374
Tucson, AZ
Man all of these sound great and familiar...I do however have problems finding people who ride as much as me. So far only 2, 1 is an over the road truck driver and is not around much, the other guy is married and only gets hall passes occasionally...so I ride solo 90% of the time and its funny how I run into the same people doing the same thing as me but from different states......

mike
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Vinner1
Posted 2009-10-16 12:52 PM (#46046 - in reply to #46012)
Subject: RE: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Cruiser

Posts: 266
Hartland, , WI
Spock - 2009-10-15 10:10 PM

You are anxious to break your record of 1,438 miles in 24 hours and 8,000 miles in 15 days by doing a 13,000 mile 20 day Alaska trip.  



OMG!
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Travelin Man
Posted 2009-10-16 1:57 PM (#46050 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Iron Butt

Posts: 721
..... You measure the distance to get a good cup of coffee or a bowl of chili or great barbeque in the number of states you cross to get it.....
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Cometman
Posted 2009-10-16 2:15 PM (#46052 - in reply to #45987)
Subject: Re: You know you're a long distance rider when...


Tourer

Posts: 520
Simi Valley, CA
you learned the hard way that during your last gas stop you bought a bag of spicy pork rinds and then rode off with your modular helmet closed.... 30 miles later you burped and hour eyes started watering...
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