Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 15641654)

I rode from Phoenix to Denver in one day.

Left @4am, arrived in Denver @ 8pm.

809 miles.

The last 100 miles was excruciatingly brutal.

Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 15642476)

damn. yeah, I think the most I've done in a day is probably right at 600 / 650.
Same here....that last hour / hour and a half was just awful. You absolutely can't get into a position that doesn't make you ache or cramp up.

My brother rode his softail night train all the way back to Olathe from Sturgis n one shot a few years back; I remember like a week after he returned hitting him if he wanted to pop out for a quick ride and he said "no". lol. He said he didn't ride it again for like a solid 3 weeks. LMAO.

I did a 400 mile day on my old CBR600RR.....now THAT was a tortue rack. I couldn't move for a week afterwards. Made the mistake of going on a ride with a few people from work who were all riding BMW 1200 RT's LMAO.

Originally Posted by cooper barrett (Post 15642728)

next time get a Concours.

Originally Posted by cooper barrett (Post 15642728)

next time get a Concours.

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY (Post 15646451)

GREAT tour bike on so many levels. Horsepower, comfort, handling and on and on.

Originally Posted by Lzen (Post 15647215)

So I recently was given a laptop to work from home a couple of days a week. But now it's riding season and today I discovered that the laptop doesn't quite fit in the saddlebag of my 2013 Road King.

Anyone have some experience with this?

Any recommendations on a good quality laptop backpack for riding a motorcycle?

I'm looking at maybe this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...5ad83a90c&th=1

This one looks okay but I'm not sure how water resistant it is. And I'm always a little weary of items that look to be cheap, Chinese made.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...baa474ca7&th=1

As for the first one, my work will reimburse for this buy they only want us to go up to $35. however, I am willing to spend the extra if it means getting a quality backpack that will last several years.

Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 15647334)

hardbags on the RK? I used to stuff my backpack w/ work laptop into the bags of the Street Glides. The times my bag was too stuffed with other crap, I'd bungee it to the backseat/backrest.

:hmmm:

Originally Posted by Lzen (Post 15647639)

Yeah, hard bags. I had to bungee it to the back seat today. I just don't feel comfortable continuing to do that.

Originally Posted by mac459 (Post 15648044)

Find a good weather resistant backpack that you can strap to the backrest. If you can get a backrest with a luggage rack it helps a ton. I just use packs I got in the military, one I like is 5.11 24Rush pack, it is a good do it all pack.



https://www.511tactical.com/rush24-2-0-backpack.html

Originally Posted by mac459 (Post 15648044)

Find a good weather resistant backpack that you can strap to the backrest. If you can get a backrest with a luggage rack it helps a ton. I just use packs I got in the military, one I like is 5.11 24Rush pack, it is a good do it all pack.



https://www.511tactical.com/rush24-2-0-backpack.html

Originally Posted by SuperChief (Post 15648149)

I've been thinking about getting into a motorcycle lately. I have zero experience riding, and am mainly looking for something fun to tool around town on (and the occasional highway jaunt). I'm a bigger dude, and options seem pretty limited for good beginner bikes that will be comfortable at my size/height. Any suggestions? I've been looking at a Yamaha 950, as I've heard that's a reasonable place to start for a beginner with the height issues I have.

Originally Posted by Lzen (Post 15648156)

I don't know how big you mean by "bigger dude" but I started on a 2005 Honda Shadow Aero 750. Not too big and powerful but big enough. Great bike to learn how to ride. I would strongly recommend you take a riding class. I don't know what your area has but in Topeka, we have the option of the Harley Davidson shop run class. It was about $300 last I knew but that was several year ago. There is also one that that another organization runs on Saturday mornings at a local high school and it is about $200 last I knew.