470 miles.

[Kessen]

jesus that first pic! -nice-

[jbeaber]

The trip from Oakland, CA to Portland, OR is about 600 miles, so a bit futher than your 550.  And, man, it's boring on a bike.  My girlfriend and I split time on a 750 cc Honda (damn, model eludes me...  sort of built like a Nighthawk).  It was a seriously long and hot ride....  Definitely would not do it on I-5 again and not in a single day (I ended up riding almost 400 of it, and driving a car when not on the bike...)....

[Stephen072774]

With your interest in race engines I am surprized you still subscribe to the factory recommended break-in...  I still have mixed feelings about it but I can't wait that long till the first recommended oil change, that just sounds crazy to me.