First long distance ride.

[bargovic]

Exit 12 and lower are too busy.. to close to the albany/latham metropolis. Exitt 13 up to montreal is where its at.

[Kerry]

Anybody use those other things you can put on your throttle? It kinda sticks under your hand a little on the end of the throttle. I see some cruiser bikes with them.

EDIT: A throttle rocker!!

yep like i said in my post above yours. here is what mine looks like.

He's asking about a Throttle Rocker ( <= Click the link), not a throttle locker.

Otherwise, I would have told him about my little gizmo. 

[Onlypastrana199]

exit 12 is closed anyway...they're putting in like 5 traffic circles 

[rangerbrown]

Anybody use those other things you can put on your throttle? It kinda sticks under your hand a little on the end of the throttle. I see some cruiser bikes with them.

EDIT: A throttle rocker!!

yep like i said in my post above yours. here is what mine looks like.

He's asking about a Throttle Rocker ( <= Click the link), not a throttle locker.

Otherwise, I would have told him about my little gizmo. 

never seen that before, i though he mis spelled it

[Chuck]

(My profile says Albany because it's easier to explain to people from Utah and such.)

I appreciate it ... I guess?   

Easier for me, not you!  Like not having to explain to someone where Clifton Park, NY is.

[Chuck]

exit 12 is closed anyway...they're putting in like 5 traffic circles 

Ugh... If they want to improve the traffic situation there, they've certainly succeeded in making me never go back there.  I can't imagine how many accidents that will cause.

[Onlypastrana199]

I'll just avoid 12 all together if I'm going north I'll stay on 9 a little longer, or if I'm going to Saratoga I'll go the back way via 4/32 through schylerville and then up 29

[bargovic]

Not to turn this into a capital district thread, but that round-a-bout by state farm sucks. And I think there have already been a few accidents, especially at nite.  They are putting 3 of 'em in down in williamsport now. i yi yi.

[Onlypastrana199]

Bob's Cycle Supply Throttle Rocker is on sale for $5 from the suggested $10

[runsilent]

So I'm thinking of heading up to Lake George, NY next week to  meet some friends, and ride up to the americade.  That means me doing about 260-280 miles on a friday afternoon to get to where I will be staying.  Longest I usually ride is like ~ 100 miles.  I was thinking about stoping every 60 miles along the way to ya know take off the helmet, pee, relax a second.  120 miles of the trip is on a highway.  How often do you guys make stops on long trips? comment? 2 cents?

My longest single day ride on a GS500 was 535 miles to Lake George from NE OH in 02.  Found lots of good mountain twisty riding northwest of there up around the Lake Placid area.  The trip around the lake was good too.

[Onlypastrana199]

My longest "trip" wasn't on my gs...its a tie between my honda 350 (you want a sucky ride try that) and my ex500 because I've done it twice...I went from my house to Montreal/Kahnawake but its only 216 miles. I've done poker runs and rides that are over 500 miles a couple times on the ex too...my gs just got legal  not all that long ago so I'm sure I'll be doing the same with the gs.

On a side note, during Americade Warrensburg, NY is a short ride up 9 and has vendors and such too...without an admission fee and usually with better prices. Food is better too....just watch out for Moose...