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Sometimes Kev, I'm a bit surprised that a guy with the training you have, still manages to lead with his chin a fair bit. Your initial intention to have a thinly veiled crack at Sky was pretty obvious and you only made it worse by throwing up your hands and saying " I didn't mean it like that !" You do court controversy and I like your posts for it, Norge Pilot used to do the same, but you're gunna have your detractors...But I take your point that you're not a normal type of hombre. I'm pleasantly surprised that Sky actually took his bike for a half decent run and bloody good on him for it, you didn't need to diminish his experience.
But I didn't feel the need to go into all that. I just was questioning why 500 or so in a day felt like one.
WTF, why are you such a Pu$$y that you think 500 miles is an IB, jezus is this your first motorcycle, what a toad.
Heck, what does a Commercial jets Pilots seat feel like after XXXX hours??? Not sure I'd like that???? Or maybe I would?????
My comment of "Iron Butt" was relative to the ride i took. It was not "Freeway miles" at all and although the big Eldo is not a "Canyon carver" it could hold its own, but the miles of twisties involved made it "To me" an "Iron butt" kind of day. I guess it's all relative?
I remember when Jenn used to look at me from the saddle of her 883; once we passed 300 for the day. It was that "find a motel NOW look" [emoji4]
All, This is my second attempt to send a response today. It appears I may have been suspended, or perhaps I hit the wrong button this AM. So let me try again. First of all, I would like to thank the OP(Skyguyz) for providing that great video. Please keep them coming. I would guess you put a lot of time, energy and expense into your efforts. It was worth it. Thanks again. The intend of this post is to apologize to everyone on this thread. My outburst could, and should, have been handled differently. My emotion clearly got the best of me. Let me share my frustration that led to the outburst. I�ve been a member of WG for about 4 years. After the first year I purchased my first Guzzi and was quickly off to my favorite roads, road trips, various rallies, luncheon�s, breakfast, etc. to enjoy all the events I had been reading about (I�m retired). I quickly feel in love with the bike (been riding the last 40 plus years), and more importantly, have met various enthusiasts, including several on WG from coast to coast, all of which have been great people and a joy to spend time with. The overwhelming majority, like me, appear to enjoy the comradery. The story telling, recommendations, insight, and discussing future rallies is fun, motivating and addictive. That enthusiasm is also felt through-out the various posts on a daily basis. But there appears to be a developing trend among some members. It�s a similar trend in other similar web sites. Some people, although the numbers are small, appear to feel their number of posts equate to either a sense of responsibility, or that they have earned the right to chastise posts of others. The trend includes belittling and bullyish comments. To be clear, there�s a difference between having a debate over tires, oil, etc. or what�s a prettier state in October. In those cases, which are quite comical at times, are often between what appears to be long term friends, and at a minimum, people that enjoy a good debate. But singling someone that�s new to the forum, the same person that goes through the time and effort to generate a post to further promote comradery, such as this OP, and then call him out on his comment on the Iron Butt was uncalled for, derailed the conversation, and is an example of the new trend and my frustration with the trend. I�ll give Kev m the benefit of the doubt that he didn�t mean for it to come across that way, but it did. And although I don�t know the OP or Kev m, I awe both of you an apology for my venting on your thread� I obviously need to be an example of what I preach, so again, I apologize to everyone for my outburst.-KBuck
That must have been when you had hair and Jenn was a rookie! Now the Doc looks at you, thru her Ducati's rear view mirrors, and says: Hurry up Kev, I'm tired of this slow pace
Well as a current owner of a '16 Eldo I might as well chime in on this thread. I have a few Iron Butt Documented rides and I did them cause....well...cau se I could. No big deal. My longest day in the saddle on one stretch was 1400 miles on a '13 FJR, great bike for long days. Which brings me to the Eldo content, which is while it might make an okay touring bike it, I don't think it's going to be a great one. First is the wind protection or lack there of. Even with the biggest barn door windshield I could buy from Guzzi I still get a significant amount of air blast below my shoulder . Long exposure to high wind is a leading cause of fatigue on a long road trip. Second is wet weather handling. I have had this bike in the rain 3 times and all three times it scared the sh_t out of me. Gentle throttle application still resulted in loss of traction in the back end. On a long trip confidence in the bike in all conditions is paramount. Contrast the Eldo to the Stelvio NTX that I had, and it is night and day. The Stelvio was surefooted rain or shine and even in the snow. I still plan on taking an extended tour this summer on the Eldo and holding off on making a final judgement until then.
Thanks for the tip on the wind deflectors. I will wait and put them on in the fall as I have noticed that the airflow under the windshield hits my Aerostich jacket exactly where it needs to in order to make the armpit vents work correctly. It literally inflates the jacket and the ventilation is spot on. On another note I noticed in your pic above that your fog lights are on with what it looks like to be the low beam. Is this correct? I thought the fogs only came on with high beams were selected.
The fog lights come with a separate switch that you install froward of the gas tank on the right side, *(There is an poem cutout on every Eldo,) So, they come on anytime you have the with on. You do have to have engine running though. *Prevents batt drain.
Second is wet weather handling. I have had this bike in the rain 3 times and all three times it scared the sh_t out of me. Gentle throttle application still resulted in loss of traction in the back end. On a long trip confidence in the bike in all conditions is paramount. I still plan on taking an extended tour this summer on the Eldo and holding off on making a final judgement until then.
