600 mile round trip weekend

[Husky23]

Oh my aching butt!!! Took the mount up to visit my ole gov’ment boss from Kuwait this weekend – to Northern New Jersey. 600 miles round trip. It was cool, and I solidified my tank bag weekend stay packing – although I’ll be bringing my other (much newer) digital camera from this point forward. I’ve determined;

1. MUST get a new seat – I know I’m outta practice for long haul rides but…holy shit, my ass is still tender. Thinking Corbin or Sergant for a new saddle.
2. At highway cruise speeds of 70-90 MPH the high frequency vibration in the (especially) throttle grip becomes numbing – I’m gunna need some kind of throttle friction.

The rig ran like a champ – got about 150 miles per fill up (no reserve light flashing). No loose nothing, no oil seeps, and surprisingly that tiny little windscreen actually pops a good portion of the air over my nogg’n.

Other than not enough curves in the road and a spanking new Yamaha FJR1300 (that was my primary wish bike), and I cruised with for a few – OK, maybe I’ll get one later. But the Z did well – and I so dig winding it up to say 6500-7500- RPM in 1st or 2nd gear then snapping the throttle and having the front gracefully climb skyward.

I'll post a few pic - when my friend e-mails to me.

[FightingFalcon]

Haha Husky sounds like a nice trip. I was actually on the Parkway this weekend (coming up from the beach) - I might have seen ya along the way

I'll be looking forward to those pictures. I just hope you get 'em up before I leave on Wednesday!

[Husky23]

fightingfalcon said:

Haha Husky sounds like a nice trip. I was actually on the Parkway this weekend (coming up from the beach) - I might have seen ya along the way

I'll be looking forward to those pictures. I just hope you get 'em up before I leave on Wednesday!

Hey! We hit the beach too...well the road along the beach. What's that? Sandy Point? And there's those two light houses up on the inner sound? Damn can't remember.

[FightingFalcon]

husky23 said:

fightingfalcon said:

Haha Husky sounds like a nice trip. I was actually on the Parkway this weekend (coming up from the beach) - I might have seen ya along the way

I'll be looking forward to those pictures. I just hope you get 'em up before I leave on Wednesday!

Hey! We hit the beach too...well the road along the beach. What's that? Sandy Point? And there's those two light houses up on the inner sound? Damn can't remember.

The Jersey shore is rather long

But it was probably Sandy Hook. I was down (in typical New Jersey fashion) at exit 63 - Long Beach Island. I think Sandy Hook is 117 if I'm not mistaken. My house is at Exit 135, you shoulda told me you were comin to Jersey. I coulda seen that hot bike of yours

[Husky23]

Yes, it was Sandy Hook.

Here's a place we ate



Here's my and my ride near da beach:



Here's me on friend Dyna:



Not a bad mount really, actually nicely put together, but I kept hitting the RPM limiter at 5 grand. And he kept shifting mine at too low an RPM. ROFL

[FightingFalcon]

Tsk tsk tsk Husky - wearing non-full fingered gloves? That's a recipe for losing your knuckles

No wonder your ass hurts - how the HELL could you ride that bike 500 miles? You need to get yourself a Cruiser for one of those rides

BTW what does that say on the back of the bike? Z1000?

I'm also a huge fan of the dual-exhaust

[Husky23]

fightingfalcon said:

Tsk tsk tsk Husky - wearing non-full fingered gloves? That's a recipe for losing your knuckles

No wonder your ass hurts - how the HELL could you ride that bike 500 miles? You need to get yourself a Cruiser for one of those rides

BTW what does that say on the back of the bike? Z1000?

I'm also a huge fan of the dual-exhaust

Hey pal - they have gelled palm pads.

Ya my butts still abit tender - when I do 1000 miles straight I'll put in for the "Iron Butt" award. Homey don't do cruisers.

Yep Z1000 it says.

Nice set of 'cans' from Two Brothers Racing - sweeeet noise plus an extra 5-6 horses and a couple foot pounds of torque.