youngde811 wrote on 06/19/16 at 20:09:24:Hi all. This is a riding question rather than mechanical, and is also a bit subjective.
I've had my S40 for almost two years now (bought it new), with about 14 months of riding. I just finished my MSF BRC and got my endorsement, so I'm finished with that part. I've devised a "three-year plan": two years getting as much saddle time on my S40 as possible, riding in traffic, practicing slow-speed maneuvers, etc. Then, upgrade to a larger bike, spend a year training on that and then plan a group trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway in VA (I'm in Raleigh, NC).
So what do you all think? Is three years a reasonable amount of training time before taking a long bike trip? For background, I'm 57 and the S40 is my first bike. No riding experience beforehand.
Thanks much.
David
If you rode with us at one of our dragon ralleys, you'd quickly learn that even though we all (mostly) ride the same bike, there's a wide range of riding... let's call it attitude. From the gxsr chasing grandpa, to the scooter boy. And experience ranges from a few years to a lifetime. So your current ride is quite capable of doing it if you are. The only limits are the gas tank and the seat.
So, 14 months, what does that mean? How many miles? Residential/City/Hiway/Freeway?