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Post by 90GTVert on Oct 14, 2019 22:51:29 GMT -5
Your entire life will be riding on a 50 to do those miles. It's no joy ride on any size scooter or motorcycle. Average MPH is tough to keep up in a real world road trip. I've done car shows for 3 days straight at anywhere between 8-12 hours per day. Longest days have been 16 hours straight on my two-stroke or 440 miles on the TMAX over 14 hours. For me at least, it hits you day 1. I've never rode even 6-8 hours and not felt sore, let alone double that. Day 2 you have to be excited to do it or you ain't gonna want to. I can only imagine day 10. Even if it all goes perfect, it will be a hard ride.
Pumped to hear that you're gonna try do it pinny. I think the 300 would make your life a lot easier than smaller scoots. I know some love the struggles. I personally have never enjoying breaking down, though I've done it a lot. I think it would be quite an experience even without the constant fear of parts failure that you have with a lot of options.
Keep us updated as you proceed.
If you haven't already, watch the scooter cannonball run movie.
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Post by lilpinny on Oct 15, 2019 13:34:44 GMT -5
I got all my hotels last night. took about an hour. Most hotels were around $100, some a little less, some a little more. Bunch of Holiday inns and Best westerns. If you were expecting the Ritz, you're going to be disappointed.
What I'm thinking is that I'll need a day or two to stage, get the bike from the shipper,etc... but that bumps into July 4th weekend. I read the good place to ship to was Boston (not sure how that works) then ride to bay harbor... but Boston hotels will be packed around the 4th.
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Post by aeroxbud on Oct 15, 2019 14:02:23 GMT -5
This could be getting expensive. But it's not something your likely to do every year.
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Post by tiny on Oct 15, 2019 17:33:15 GMT -5
Dude i wish i had the moneys to join you.
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Post by ryan_ott on Oct 15, 2019 18:40:52 GMT -5
I thought about it until I saw the estimated cost... Mini cannon ball... PA to Maine??
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Post by lilpinny on Oct 15, 2019 19:43:09 GMT -5
It's expensive. It's a bucket list thing. They do.it every 2 years. The hotels aren't that much, but they add up.
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Post by buttcheekbuzzard on Oct 17, 2019 20:39:47 GMT -5
Over in moped army we have our own run called the pinball. I rode a a55 tomos with a bunch of mods from Minneapolis to new orleans in 5 days.
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Post by lilpinny on Oct 17, 2019 22:56:37 GMT -5
My plan is to buy an non expensive Vespa, ride it for 5k very hard miles and sell it for half price when I’m done.
Or keep it, hell. Wtf.
But there is a lot of time to change my mind!
Edit: well I’d break it in for months before the ride... but you know what I mean.
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Post by Tanuki on Oct 18, 2019 1:24:23 GMT -5
Maybe i could lap the island 25 times and call it the coconut run.
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Post by lilpinny on Jul 6, 2020 20:17:48 GMT -5
So, cannonball run got cancelled this year. But it’s back on for next year, same route. Plenty of time to sign up!
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Post by fugaziiv on Jul 7, 2020 9:15:10 GMT -5
So, cannonball run got cancelled this year. But it’s back on for next year, same route. Plenty of time to sign up! Every year I think about this, and then get too busy and can't do it. One of these years I'm going to commit... One of these years. Matt
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Post by tortoise2 on Jul 7, 2020 9:56:38 GMT -5
Would seem like an excellent opportunity for some of the China scoot distributors to gain some GY6 150 "street cred" . . Sym/Lance, Znen, BMS, Wolf, Bintelli, TaoTao, IceBear, Dongfang, Boom? A Genuine Buddy 125 (PGO Taiwan) has completed previous Cannonballs. A non-Cannonball Znen 150 has completed a coast-to-coast.
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Post by lilpinny on Jul 9, 2020 1:57:59 GMT -5
So, cannonball run got cancelled this year. But it’s back on for next year, same route. Plenty of time to sign up! Every year I think about this, and then get too busy and can't do it. One of these years I'm going to commit... One of these years. Matt You have one whole year to plan. Why not do it this year?
Come 'on. If the Covid backs off (I have a high standard as to what this is, btw) and this thing happens, I say do it. Hit me up!
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