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Title: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Nailz on 08/25/13 at 17:48:19 My wife and I went for a ride up to Helen, GA. It's about 120 miles away from the house. I just did a valve adjustment on her scooter and I thought it was time to check out how well I did. We went the 2-lane road route up to Helen which took 4 hours. A great way to check my work. The bike ran great and got 100 miles and took 1.5 gallons to fill. I have done a jet kit from Lancer, a raptor petcock, a Dyna muffler, and other little tweaks. The bike runs like a Stallion! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3648_zpsd518bc96.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3648_zpsd518bc96.jpg.html) There were lot's of 25MPH turns and lots of switchbacks, and she rode great! I am so proud of her. I gotta'throw a pic of Fat Albert out too! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/Fatboy_zps778a359f.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/Fatboy_zps778a359f.jpg.html) Here are a few pics. |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Nailz on 08/25/13 at 18:01:00 Here we are at mile ZERO! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3588_zps92673746.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3588_zps92673746.jpg.html) |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Nailz on 08/25/13 at 18:08:26 Love this Springer!!! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3603_zpsb2bdc451.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3603_zpsb2bdc451.jpg.html) I love horses too. They are popular for the visitors wanting to take a slow ride and look around the town, http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3600_zps5e7a4c41.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3600_zps5e7a4c41.jpg.html) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3601_zps0698befd.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3601_zps0698befd.jpg.html) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3606_zps3715cd62.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3606_zps3715cd62.jpg.html) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3604_zpse1f3ed15.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3604_zpse1f3ed15.jpg.html) Lots of scooters up in Helen today. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3591_zps975be064.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3591_zps975be064.jpg.html) This is a cool town! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3625_zps0c6a79be.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3625_zps0c6a79be.jpg.html) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3622_zpsf2dc416a.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3622_zpsf2dc416a.jpg.html) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3617_zps8070ad6f.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3617_zps8070ad6f.jpg.html) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3617_zps8070ad6f.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3617_zps8070ad6f.jpg.html) |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Nailz on 08/25/13 at 18:10:56 After riding 120 miles of mountain roads, we parked here to see the sites. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3609_zpsc9c07d4d.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3609_zpsc9c07d4d.jpg.html) The tubbers were out in full force. Looks like fun to me. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3610_zps26de93e0.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3610_zps26de93e0.jpg.html) |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Nailz on 08/25/13 at 18:12:39 More bikes. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3607_zps580ede67.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3607_zps580ede67.jpg.html) And a hot Stang! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3635_zps1e9f8e5f.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3635_zps1e9f8e5f.jpg.html) |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Nailz on 08/25/13 at 18:22:26 Oh yeah, we ate lunch here. Good food and a great view of Main Street. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/ken-man/Helen/DSCF3594_zps9609ac39.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/ken-man/media/Helen/DSCF3594_zps9609ac39.jpg.html) |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by LANCER on 08/25/13 at 18:54:08 Where in GA do yo'all hang your hats ? My baby girl and family are just S of Macon. |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Nailz on 08/25/13 at 19:02:38 We live near Anvil Block right off 675. |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by ZAR on 08/25/13 at 20:01:19 Great pics Nail. Congrats on the boss lady riding her own too! I gotta ask...is Helen some sort of theme park or what? looks like something you'd see in the Alps. |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by old_rider on 08/25/13 at 20:47:47 Helen is a german/Swedish type tourist trap, but very fun to visit. The have a bike rally in sept/oct time frame and have a hell of a octoberfest! It has tons of little shops to visit and a little creek to ride down in inner tubes, a real family oriented get-a-way. The wife and I have gone up there twice in the last four years on the way to the dragon and back from florida, its a nice stop and good folks, actually met one hotel manager from my hometown of Quincy, Illinois! cut me a deal on a room and we kicked back and drank a few brews sitting at a picnic table next to a babblin' brook....good times :) |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by WD on 08/25/13 at 21:35:56 That's cool, Leavenworth WA with no snow... are there still any Germans there, or is it like Leavenworth, with Pakis/Mexicans/Chinese in lederhosen... All the Leavenworth Germans bailed and retired to Mexico when the "Von Crap" family from the "Sound of Mucus" movie fame moved to the town. >:( |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Dave on 08/26/13 at 04:51:53 100 miles.....1.2 gallons to fill? That is 83 mpg! That has to be some kind of record for a Savage! |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by LANCER on 08/26/13 at 04:52:44 7D525A5F49330 wrote:
You are not far from where my daughter lives. Her and her husband are both in the Marines and living in Bonaire. They both ride too. They are a Beemer family. She has an '83 750 triple and he has a '78 650 air head. I could be off a bit on the model years slightly but those are the bikes. I rode her triple to the Dragon ride one year. |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Nailz on 08/26/13 at 05:55:59 5D666B7C6D617A7C676F627D0E0 wrote:
TYPO 1.5 to fill Sorry about that! ;D |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Nailz on 08/26/13 at 05:59:42 7063270 wrote:
It is pretty much a destination ride. You get to go through some nice mountains and really great scenery. It is a tourist town. I would bet most of the people are local Georgian's who live near by. It is a great ride. |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Dave on 08/26/13 at 06:00:37 4E61696C7A000 wrote:
TYPO 1.5 to fill Sorry about that! ;D[/quote] 66.7 mpg.....still pretty darned good! She musta been drafting you! |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by WD on 08/26/13 at 06:18:19 Factory bars, no shield, stock jetting, different exhaust routinely netted mid-70s on mine commuting, 35 and 45 mph roads. Best it ever got was mid-80s, longer ride at freeway speeds to blow out the carbon and then more country 2 lanes. With the current bars and jetting netting a whopping 36 mpg... it has been parked and dismantled for over 2.5 years. |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by WD on 08/27/13 at 13:03:14 446 miles from my house to Helen GA. Already starting to plan a trip for next year once Lisa and I have our bikes back in service. |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Nailz on 08/27/13 at 14:06:00 Quote:
We ALWAYS ;D ride the posted speed limits since she is new to riding. I asked her if she ever "twisted the loud handle" and she said no. She said the bike has lots of power and I only need to give it a little gas to get up to speed!!! There is your MPG How-to!!! ;) As for drafting... She rides a bit ways back from me since a lot of our roads are pot hole filled and I point them out with my boots. I would guess the bike has barely seen the new main jet, but it runs great! |
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Title: Re: The Wife Did 233 Miles on her S40 Today Post by Dj12midnit on 08/28/13 at 20:17:30 I have to say when I ride my c50 with the wife on the 40 I get much better gas millage. |
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