i just finished a ride with four of my buddies from north central ky to panama city beach and back. Great ride we put about 1700 miles on in five days.  We stayed off the interstates for the most part and i actually averaged over 60 mpg throughout the trip.  i have done the chain conversion and have different breather, exhaust and jetted.  i have also done the sportster seat, and even though it was better than stock my rear was killing me after day one .  so i went to walmart and bought a black neck pillow for less than $10 and that saved my life the rest of the trip ...set me up in the seat a little taller but was worth every penny.  on the trip back we rode a place called the dragons tail, it's hwy 129 on the north carolina tennessee border.  would have been a great ride if it was only the four of us but the danged crotch rockets really ruined it for us... they were out of control, this road is about a 25-30 mile stretch the dragons tail is an 11 mile strecth within and has 380 turns in that 11 miles, 30 mph zone, all double yellow..they would pass us in blind curves cut between us just crazy....i can say i rode it but i will say i will never go again. but overall we had a good ride and i wanted to share it with all of you.

Hard to beleive it's beach time already, sounds like you had a great ride.