So I'm sitting here watching "Car Crazy" on SPEED and Barry is in Sturgis at the bike gathering. He's interviewing a guy who rode from Louisiana to Sturgis over a 5 day period. Nothing exceptional, except he rode a Honda Trail 70 !!! He's our kind of people !!
Reminds me of the guy who drove the lawn mower cross country....
My brothers did Chicago to San Diego in 3 days- on sport bikes. Ouch. But a trail 70, dayam!
Im glad the subject of the thread was riding an uncomfortable motorcycle, I was thinking it was something far worse.... 
That reminds me, just this past Friday I saw a kid riding a Honda MB5.
The dreams of every 15 yr old back in 1982, including myself.
In 2005 my cousin, Brad Guillory, did an Iron Butt (1000 miles in less than 24 hours) on a 1972 Vespa GT. He rode from Denver to New Orleans, more than 1100 miles. The tech at the Harley shop where he checked in at the end of the ride was fairly blase until he saw what Brad rode and then went nuts and pulled everyone out to the parking lot to see the Iron Butt Vespa.
DeadSkunk wrote: So I'm sitting here watching "Car Crazy" on SPEED and Barry is in Sturgis at the bike gathering. He's interviewing a guy who rode from Louisiana to Sturgis over a 5 day period. Nothing exceptional, except he rode a Honda Trail 70 !!! He's our kid of people !!
If you want to read it..
That thread is on www.advrider.com I read it like 9 months ago or something.. It's pretty epic.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=494719&highlight=CT70 <--- Post is there, It's nearly a year old.
Chances are a Trail 70 is more comfortable than some of the megabuck choppers you'll see there. 
jrw1621 wrote: That reminds me, just this past Friday I saw a kid riding a Honda MB5. The dreams of every 15 yr old back in 1982, including myself.
Holy cow thats cool. I always wanted a KE 100. Still kind of do.
1982? Hell I want it now.
Appleseed wrote: 1982? Hell I want it now.
I'd rather have a XL125.
modernbeat wrote: In 2005 my cousin, Brad Guillory, did an Iron Butt (1000 miles in less than 24 hours) on a 1972 Vespa GT. He rode from Denver to New Orleans, more than 1100 miles. The tech at the Harley shop where he checked in at the end of the ride was fairly blase until he saw what Brad rode and then went nuts and pulled everyone out to the parking lot to see the Iron Butt Vespa.
now that is really cool
Appleseed wrote: 1982? Hell I want it now.
You and me both.
I have 2 49cc mopeds (tomos targa LX's) and every once in awhile I think about trying a semi iron butt trip on them.
hmm, might have to try riding up to my moms house that is about 40 miles away to feel it out. (haven't ridden them more then a few miles at a time in years)
I've had a CT70, a Tomos moped and a Ruckus and I couldn't imagine going more than a few dozen miles on any of them.
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