Longest distance traveled on an air cooled motorcycle? (Page 1/4) HoMiE_TeLeFrAgGeD AUG 29, 05:27 PM Was just curious how far anyone has rode their aircooled bike. Farthest Ive rode has been to chicago which is about 2 1/2 hours from here. I was plannin a trip to florida, but due to gas prices, time, etc I was thinking about takeing the bike. What do you guys think? -Ben carnut122 AUG 29, 07:06 PM quote Originally posted by HoMiE_TeLeFrAgGeD: Was just curious how far anyone has rode their aircooled bike. Farthest Ive rode has been to chicago which is about 2 1/2 hours from here. I was plannin a trip to florida, but due to gas prices, time, etc I was thinking about takeing the bike. What do you guys think? -Ben What year, make and model of bike? I rode my 86 Yamaha Maxim X from Washington DC to my home in Waleska, GA in one day. After awhile, I didn't even notice how uncomfortable the seat was. weaselbeak AUG 29, 11:30 PM I did the Badlands in one day, about 850 miles. I went to Flagstaff, AZ, in just over 2 days, about 1600 miles the route we took. Probably why I have a bad back today. I've never owned a water cooled bike, tho I remember slobbering over the old Suzuki Water Buffalo. I still regret not getting one. My long distance riding was done on a Moto Guzzi. My son rode those trips with me on a 400 Kawasaki twin, and the Arizona trip he rode a 650 Guzzi. I wish I could do it all again. HoMiE_TeLeFrAgGeD AUG 29, 11:41 PM Carnut122 - Ive got a 82 Maxim 750 aircooled bike. Its got just a hair over 17k, but when I bought it 3 years ago from the original owner, It had 2,632 miles on it. I traded a moped and 500 bucks for it. Not as quick as your X, but its still a fun bike. I'd LOVE to find a Fazer 700 with the same Genesis motor as your bike though - they're a BLAST to ride! Thanks for the input guys! -Ben Monkeyman AUG 30, 04:22 AM Not sure what air cooled has to do with long distance riding. Harley has the Road Glide and Electra Glide touring bikes and all the Victorys are air cooled. All of the above are ridden cross country on a regular basis. It's more about comfort and size of the bike. I'm not sure I'd ride ANY small(ish) bike a long distance but that's more of a comfort issue than anything. My Nomad is water over air cooled and I'd feel comfortable riding that to either coast and back. Get a good rain suit. squisher86SE AUG 30, 11:21 AM Distance doesn't matter to the engine, as long as you're moving it's cooling. Ride on! HoMiE_TeLeFrAgGeD AUG 30, 05:07 PM quote Originally posted by squisher86SE: Distance doesn't matter to the engine, as long as you're moving it's cooling. Ride on! Allrighty, thats what I was wondering. Id heard that you could only travel on 4-6 hour streches due to the engine being only air-cooled and after that would start pinging real bad and you'd need to stop riding it for a couple hours. But, like you said as long as you're moving, in my mind, its going to stay cool enough to keep going. I always put 93oct in it and run full synthetic oil, so I know Im safe that way. You guys think a 20 hour trip on it would be too crazy to attempt on the 750 Ive got? -Ben weaselbeak AUG 30, 09:45 PM Wouldn't matter if it was a 2oo hour trip, if you can handle it. The bike could care less. HoMiE_TeLeFrAgGeD AUG 31, 07:07 PM quote Originally posted by weaselbeak: Wouldn't matter if it was a 2oo hour trip, if you can handle it. The bike could care less. Allright, thats what I was wondering. Just nervous cause A. its an older bike and B. its screamin doin 65+MPH @5,500rpm, so didnt know if that was okay for it or not. Thanks for the info guys! -Ben topcat AUG 31, 08:46 PM Drove a Kawasaki 750 from Marquette Michigan (U.P.) to Panama City Florida. Took 2 days.