SuzukiSavage.com - U.S. Landmarks ride

spearheadss Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 161 Wylie, TX Gender:	U.S. Landmarks ride 03/12/15 at 08:32:03 This would be an adventure on the Savage. http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/how-to-really-drive-across-th...
Back to top	us-road-trip-map.jpg 2001 Suzuki Savage. Screaming Eagle exhaust. Raptor Petcock. Routy's Forward Controls. 150 Main and 50 pilot. IP Logged

old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: U.S. Landmarks ride Reply #1 - 03/14/15 at 07:14:38 WOW, that one would take a couple of oil changes and tire changes too!
Back to top	We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us. IP Logged

spearheadss Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 161 Wylie, TX Gender:	Re: U.S. Landmarks ride Reply #2 - 03/14/15 at 07:18:15 It would definitely take that. But, I think it would be a fun ride.
Back to top	2001 Suzuki Savage. Screaming Eagle exhaust. Raptor Petcock. Routy's Forward Controls. 150 Main and 50 pilot. IP Logged

MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5836 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: U.S. Landmarks ride Reply #3 - 03/14/15 at 10:10:28 Spearheadss I'd Love a ride like that , mayby next year , this year is planed out already . It might take a YEAR to plan ! How many miles is it ?
Back to top	I see and feel the Holy Spirit in the world , as does anybody who has eyes to see. IP Logged

spearheadss Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 161 Wylie, TX Gender:	Re: U.S. Landmarks ride Reply #4 - 03/14/15 at 15:16:24 13,699 miles or 22,046 km. You would definitely get the break in period on your bike though. Edited to add in km.
Back to top	2001 Suzuki Savage. Screaming Eagle exhaust. Raptor Petcock. Routy's Forward Controls. 150 Main and 50 pilot. IP Logged

MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5836 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: U.S. Landmarks ride Reply #5 - 03/14/15 at 15:55:11 13,700 miles / 500(per day) = wife choking me ! A month of ridding and camping ...
Back to top	I see and feel the Holy Spirit in the world , as does anybody who has eyes to see. IP Logged

spearheadss Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 161 Wylie, TX Gender:	Re: U.S. Landmarks ride Reply #6 - 03/14/15 at 16:05:03 My wife and I discussed doing this on the Goldwing and staying in hotels. It would not happen on the savage.
Back to top	2001 Suzuki Savage. Screaming Eagle exhaust. Raptor Petcock. Routy's Forward Controls. 150 Main and 50 pilot. IP Logged

Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: U.S. Landmarks ride Reply #7 - 03/14/15 at 21:32:46 I might do it on a savage, but it's be more like 2 months
Back to top	IP Logged

old_rider

Serious Thumper

Offline

Backyard Bill
Productions

Posts: 3147
flordia panhandle
Gender: male

Re: U.S. Landmarks ride
Reply #8 - 03/14/15 at 22:52:39

One of the fella's on the Ninja 300 forum talked Kawasaki into doing a test ride on it from new York to California to do a gas mileage comparison and total system shake down.... it was supposed to take him 2-3 weeks....
He ended up hitting a deer along the way and broke a wrist, he took two months leave while having the motorcycle repaired and flew back when they got it fixed and finished his ride, was a great story.
He actually averaged about 65mpg as the company stated 65-70mpg. I have never gotten over 62 or 64mpg... more often that not I run between 58 and 62mpg.

Back to top

We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.

IP Logged

Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: U.S. Landmarks ride Reply #9 - 03/15/15 at 07:48:54 that's right about what the old 500 would get, 55-60 MPG average
Back to top	IP Logged

old_rider

Serious Thumper

Offline

Backyard Bill
Productions

Posts: 3147
flordia panhandle
Gender: male

Re: U.S. Landmarks ride
Reply #10 - 03/15/15 at 09:59:04

Here is a link to our map trip we did on the Road Glide back in 2010, its on map quest so i'm not sure how it will pop up.

http://mapq.st/1EQdJQ8

Our trip deviated a bit from that course because we saw signs for interesting things, that's how we stopped in Helena.

We had a blast.... hope we can do it again someday...
We had planned on going to illinios, then Kansas, then see the devils tower, then Yosemite, then Yellowstone, then salt lake, then the grand canyon, then where the little green guys landed in the 50's and then back home....why did we not do it and go the other way?.... we had the time and funds...and....the west was having really bad thunderstorms....LOL...we got wet anyway!

Back to top

We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.

IP Logged

spearheadss Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 161 Wylie, TX Gender:	Re: U.S. Landmarks ride Reply #11 - 03/15/15 at 14:06:38 That looks like a pretty nice ride too.
Back to top	2001 Suzuki Savage. Screaming Eagle exhaust. Raptor Petcock. Routy's Forward Controls. 150 Main and 50 pilot. IP Logged