Impending Road Trip
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SSpeckerwood
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600 is a cake walk in the sonic. i did 574 miles this last monday on my bike. not counting the 497 i did on sunday. 
slimjim550
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We (my wife and me) took a 2500 mile trip this summer and had no problems at all. If you take a lot of "stuff" just take the cover off behind the back seat and if needed lower the back seats and you should have a plenty of room for your "stuff" that is what we did. And we take a lot of stuff A problem could be there are three or four of you going on the trip and in that case pack light.
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fatboypup
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how big are you? ive been thinking of getting a CBR250R and im kinda worried it wont make a long trip :sadbanana:
SSpeckerwood
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i would never take a long trip on such a small bike. for sport bikes 600 or bigger, for cruisers 750 or bigger.
fatboypup
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I prolly wouldnt go more than 200 - 300 miles on it
SSpeckerwood
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It'd probably do then. Personally i like that power if you need it and the weight of a bigger bike.
Of course that cbr250r might out run my harley...
Of course that cbr250r might out run my harley...
Eric Smit
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Im 6'1" and 210 lbs, and the 250 had plenty of oomph for me. There are people that put hundreds of thousands of miles on 250s.
Also to clarify, the 250 was no rocket, but had enough oomph to move me. A liter bike is obviously much faster, but the 250 was sufficient. I hate when people say they need a liter bike for their first bike because they are too big for a 250.
-Eric Smit
Also to clarify, the 250 was no rocket, but had enough oomph to move me. A liter bike is obviously much faster, but the 250 was sufficient. I hate when people say they need a liter bike for their first bike because they are too big for a 250.
-Eric Smit
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SSpeckerwood
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Swordsmith
242hp/252 ft-lbs BNR EFI
The sword biz puts me on the road for several long trips every year, 4 hours, 8 hours, and 23 hours at least twice each (there and back again, as it were). The answer for me is "books on tape". Music gets old after a while, talk radio tends to repeat itself, but a good book runs 4-6 hours and really helps keep me alert and interested.
When I saw this question though, I didn't see "how do I get through a long drive" but rather "how does the Sonic, specifically, do on long drives".
For instance, Satellite Radio. I don't tend to use the real radio on long drives because I spend a lot of time swapping through stations to find something to listen to, only to find I was on the far end of coverage and it drops out ten minutes later, or I drive into valleys where I can't pick up anything at all. XM might be interesting if it isn't vulnerable to those complaints... anyone using it on long trips who can report?
Or, on that 23 hour drive, I just pull over in the F150 and nap behind the wheel if I get tired. How nap-able is the Sonic? Will my son/navigator be able to... oh wait, he can sleep hanging upsidedown from a tree branch, I withdraw the question. How is it for normal passengers though?
I am looking forward to driving this little Zippy thing on those long drives instead of the work truck... even though the Sonic will be at its worst, loaded up with a passenger and lots of cargo. Or maybe I'm not... how is it at interstate speed through mountain passes with an extra 1000lbs worth of payload?
When I saw this question though, I didn't see "how do I get through a long drive" but rather "how does the Sonic, specifically, do on long drives".
For instance, Satellite Radio. I don't tend to use the real radio on long drives because I spend a lot of time swapping through stations to find something to listen to, only to find I was on the far end of coverage and it drops out ten minutes later, or I drive into valleys where I can't pick up anything at all. XM might be interesting if it isn't vulnerable to those complaints... anyone using it on long trips who can report?
Or, on that 23 hour drive, I just pull over in the F150 and nap behind the wheel if I get tired. How nap-able is the Sonic? Will my son/navigator be able to... oh wait, he can sleep hanging upsidedown from a tree branch, I withdraw the question. How is it for normal passengers though?
I am looking forward to driving this little Zippy thing on those long drives instead of the work truck... even though the Sonic will be at its worst, loaded up with a passenger and lots of cargo. Or maybe I'm not... how is it at interstate speed through mountain passes with an extra 1000lbs worth of payload?
I used it on a 6,000 mile road trip and again when I got my new car. It's fairly repetitive, but the signal is generally pretty solid if there aren't trees in the immediate vicinity of the road (i.e. hanging over/above the road).
Expect to hear some songs daily, and some artists multiple times a day. You can start to figure out how their licensing deals/DJing favor some artists/songs pretty quick.
you can do that on one tank of gas if you set the crusie at 60 mph.... did it once on a 450 mile trip and got 49.8mpg pen and paper but driving that slow killed me.
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