7500 miles across America on a Honda Rebel 250

[DaveM]

What an adventure this must have been. Let’s face it I am sure it was a slow ride and he most likely saw stuff that others on bigger bikes would have missed.

http://www.pashnit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18512

 

[CarlS]

I rode across half the country on a 250cc Yamaha YDS3. It did just fine.

 

[Dilligaf]

All it takes is a bike, time, money and a strong butt.

 

[The Seeker]

65 or 70 MPH or so would be as fast as you could go legally anyhow and I'm sure that 250 probably wouldn't struggle too much at those speeds.

The strong butt would be the toughest thing.

I see his clutch didn't hold-up for the entire trip. Luckily, it was only a clutch and he could still nurse it to a dealership for repairs.

 

[CarlS]

He had a lot of weight on that bike and I'm sure that adversely affected the clutch.

 

[DaveM]

After leaving school I did a tour of the SA coastline on my Yamaha 360 Scrambler with a buddy on his Yamaha 305. What a great trip that was we still talk about it today

Yamaha 360 RT1

Yamaha Big Bear 305

 

[FreddyF1969]

OK, that's about an average amount of miles across an entire summer for me, but last riding season, I did almost that many (little over 6500 miles) on a 50cc scooter, just in and around the Chicagoland area. Next summer, I'm hoping to add another 815cc's and do it the right way once again. Small bikes can dedinitely be both fun and a pain in the a#$% at the same time, but hey, it builds character. (AND STRONG CHEEKS)

ONLY 120 days left before hittin' the old dusty trail !!!! YEEE - HAAAA ! ! ! !