Mileage

[coacha]

Originally Posted by Kawhead

He's an amazing guy!

Not as amazing as you...I don't know how you could ride in an A/C truck, with drinks and snacks for 2 days in the hot summer sun.

[cbutteris]

From here in Minnesota and back I figured a little over 2500 miles. Had to work for 3 days then left again for the 4-day holiday weekend with my passenger along this time - about 3300 miles all together.

The Nomad ran great but gas mileage was a little off, running about 35 mpg most of the time. CT on the back did great, even on the canyon roads. Front tire didn't fair so well though with lots of wear on the sides - left side down to the wear bars! Bummed about that...

[Kawhead]

Originally Posted by coacha

Not as amazing as you...I don't know how you could ride in an A/C truck, with drinks and snacks for 2 days in the hot summer sun.

It was tough in there with the sun beating down on me through the windscreen, sitting over there on a blue tarp cause Tom was crying about me dripping ice cream all over his brand new leather seats. "I got diabetes and you-uns sit over the with a half gallon of Ben and Jerry's Moose Tracks and a can of Cool Whip and cheese munchin' on them damm tater chipps in you gym shorts and flip flops! Good Lord son, I can hear you getting FATTER with each spoon FULL!"

Boo hoo hoo, blah blah blah.

Don't knock a man unless you rode three thousand miles in his flip flops.

In the A/C.



Seriously everybody, I met Tom and maybe spoke a dozen words to him before we made this trip. He's a great guy and very generous with what he has. He packed enough water and snacks to feed ten people even though the original plan was for me to ride the Nomad along side as the trailered his. Because he has diabetes, he didn't think he could have made the trip on the Nomad in three days, but I know he's has more endurance than he gives himself credit for. He went to the trouble of borrowing his neighbors trailer, in case mine or another bike broke down. He greased the bearings and bought new lights for it. He loaded a big cooler with enough drinks and water to carry an Army through a desert.

Trailering a bike spoils you, but it sure was nice riding in the AC with conversation, listening to classic 60's Rock on XM radio for a change.
Reaching in the cooler between the seats for a cold drink.

[Kawhead]

Watching Couach fight the 50 mile ah hour cross winds in the Kansas plains in the 90* heat.

[coacha]

I'm glad I provided some levity for your tough journey Kawhead. It was a different experience for sure.

Thanks to you and Tom for keeping an eye on me. Lord knows I need all the help I can get.

[Kawhead]

Originally Posted by coacha

I'm glad I provided some levity for your tough journey Kawhead. It was a different experience for sure.

Thanks to you and Tom for keeping an eye on me. Lord knows I need all the help I can get.

Keep sending crosses to bear Lord.
I can handle it!

[trosco]

Well I ended the trip on Sunday the 21st. It started on the 1st of June and it encompassed 6,740 miles by the time I was done. I had planed the trip with only 3 day over 500 miles and most around or below 400 miles so it was the perfect trip for the Nomad. Loved being on the Nomad the whole time with the exception of missing the Wing on the 3 long days. On those three days (768 miles from Des Moines Ia to Boulder Co, the 794 miles from Boulder to Kingdom City Mo and the 840 from Kingdom City to Charlotte NC) the wing would have shortened each by about 2-3 hours riding time with it's faster cruising speeds, better fuel economy and longer range.

[stretch]

I did 2635 miles on the trip. My butt was glad to be home the last day!

[GIBBY]

My trip was 3361 miles, which included a side trip to the Black Hills.