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Bear_Rider Senior Member Offline Posts: 289	Re: advice needed for a relatively new rider Reply #30 - 08/23/08 at 23:11:43 nbatter, Before you set out on that LONG trip, try a shakedown trip of about 300 miles. Ride someplace about 150 miles out and then back. Find out if that saddle really fits you before you commit yourself to a LONG periot of pure torture.
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Re: advice needed for a relatively new rider
Reply #31 - 08/24/08 at 08:50:31

Speaking of flats, when I had my KLR 650 I picked up a piece of wire (I think) in the rear. When it went flat the bead unseated from the rim and turned. This tore the valve stem off the tube, and what would have been an easy tube repair meant a new tube. My road service took me and the bike to a dealership. The charge was about $60 to repair the bike, including labor and the tube. The mechanic told me he was unable to find whatever punctured the tube. On the way home it went flat again, and tore the valve stem off the tube again. I was close enough to home that I called and had my daughter bring my pickup to retrieve the bike. The wire he had been unable to find was still there and it got the new tube. When I got the bike home I removed the wheel and tire, and found the offending bit of wire. I left it in place, took the tire, wheel, and tube back to the dealership and explained, politely, to them that they could either fix it then and there or I was calling my credit card company to stop payment. It was a Sunday, but they fixed it. At no additional charge. That story is why I recommend carrying new tubes instead of a patch kit.

Eschew obfuscation.

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Reply #32 - 08/24/08 at 17:15:52

is it wise to get highway pegs or floorboards?

for me, one of the biggest issues of driving long distances are my legs. i've driven cross country by car and van multiple times in the past year. with a van, i can literally drive the whole day, only pulling over for gas, bathroom, and once i get too tired. with a car, however, my legs get a little cramped up. i think its essentially a posture issue. so far, bikes have been fine, but i was just wondering what the best setup was for tall riders going long distances.

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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: advice needed for a relatively new rider Reply #33 - 08/24/08 at 18:25:51 After my OKC trip my legs/feet hurt as bad if not worse than my butt. I'll be working on installing floorboards 1Q09.
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