When me and my riding buddies go on those super long 100 mile rides, we generally have a Volvo station wagon as the support vehicle bringing up the rear and holding all the extra gear for us. We usually pack several quarts of motor oil, a full tool kit, and an ice chest filled to the brim with wine coolers. A couple of the guys even like to bring several different Harley jackets so they can do an outfit change mid-ride - pretty cool. Anyway, what kind of support vehicle do you have and what do you bring along?
2006-11-08 11:04:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Super long 100 mile rides. Get real. 100 miles is nothing and if you need a support vehicle for that, just stay at home. By the way, your questions have an annoying tone. There're all so anti-Harley. Just get rid of your Harley, if indeed you own one, and get a bicycle. Harleys are best.
2006-11-08 13:02:22 · answer #1 · answered by BikerBob 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well if you are into posing, any harley you like will serve you well. If you are into riding a nice bike you couldn't pick a worse bike than a Harley. Mechanically the harley is like a black and white tv with rabbit ears. You are giving up alot of bike just to get a certain corny old fashioned look. I would love to own a real antique harley, like from the 1920's. But to spend premium dollars for a reproduction of that bike and that 1920's performance is just stupid. If you value performance, Harley's are not even a consideration.
2016-05-21 22:58:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is risky to go on a ride with a Volvo as a support vehicle since you will have a tough time fitting even a single broken down Harley in the back of a Volvo wagon. Since it sounds like you guys are part of the small group of “long distance” Hog owners going on rides as long as 100 miles you really need to ride with a four door pickup and enclosed trailer. It looks like you have planned ahead for these super long rides with multiple outfits, but without a trailer and pickup you can get stuck out on a cold day or even worse in the rain (and we all know how Harleys hate to get wet). Rather than go on the long grueling rides may and my buddies usually just send our mechanic out in the truck with the bikes in a trailer full of tools and spare parts and have him meet us at the airport since any ride over 20 miles on a Harley is tough…
2006-11-08 11:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by Kevin9000 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No support vehicle. 100 miles is not long. Leave the Volvo and Wine coolers for when you get back.
2006-11-08 18:00:29 · answer #4 · answered by sandbagger449 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First off, do you mean 1,000 mi ride as a 100 mi ride is a ride around town. We take a truck with our gear in it(clothes and a gas can in case a rider runs out of gas) 2 ride in the truck and the rest on bikes. After a while we switch off if any one is tired and needs a break If the weather is good we go 1,000 mi before we stop for the nite. The next day 2 riders unload their bikes and 2 load theirs up in the truck and we take off again. Within the next 700-1,000 mi we have reached our destination with all our gear on the truck and if no one needed the gas we divide it up (about a gallon a-piece to save on fill-ups and "Yahoo we are here"!
2006-11-08 14:30:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a gay community thing. Support group, dressing like the Village People (matching jackets), "gag" Wine Coolers..How gay is that? Heads shaved to look like a phallus, beards trimmed to look like a pubic patch. A Volvo....that has to be gay. Why not the Harley Ford Truck?
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2006-11-08 11:09:11 · answer #6 · answered by yager19 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
My support vehicle is my Superglide!
If your gonna bring a car (and a Volvo at that!) why ride a motorcycle?
100 miles! Almost as far as my commute to work was. One way.
Silly Willy!
2006-11-08 11:07:53 · answer #7 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Get a Jap bike and you won't need a support vehicle full of oil and tools, you will be able to enjoy the trip worry free.
2006-11-08 12:37:04 · answer #8 · answered by mister ss 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
William, you're a wuss. A real Harley rider puts the wine coolers and extra HD vests in his saddlebags.
2006-11-08 11:06:17 · answer #9 · answered by Clutch 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Trade the Volvo for a Wrecker and make sure you got a ambulance when the real bikers beat the crap outta you.
2006-11-08 11:27:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋