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Ldub

07/19/2011, 08:32 AM

Me & Hunny Girl are out on the road...currently visiting her Fam in SC

Been avging 12-14 mpg, 1 pt oil per tank of gas.

Running w/ ac full blast, temp is between 208-221.

Hope all y'all are doing good...:yes:

JAMAS

07/19/2011, 08:34 AM

temp is between 208-221.

I bet the outside temperature isn't much cooler.

VX KAT

07/19/2011, 08:46 AM

on the road again...for some reason I hear a Willie song.....

How are the new seats for long distance butt-sitting?

tom4bren

07/19/2011, 09:25 AM

Ya gonna swing up through VA on yer way home???

We could meet for lunch or sumpn.

Scott Harness

07/19/2011, 02:58 PM

Swing thru Texas also! not to far out of the way:p

BigSwede

07/19/2011, 03:18 PM

You could've at least waved as you went by...

Bob Barker

07/19/2011, 09:25 PM

ur missing the zombie revolution in FL! But it's sorta close if you wanna come by. Just bring ammo if u do!

djvx

07/19/2011, 09:43 PM

Ldub

07/20/2011, 08:09 AM

on the road again...for some reason I hear a Willie song.....

How are the new seats for long distance butt-sitting?

Gotta say, racer boy seats aren't the best for long dist touring. Though I am having a lot less back pain vs the Recaros, they are a bit on the firm & narrow side for my fat old posterior...:mbrasd:

Sorry we won't be able to stop anywhere for meet & greets, schedule won't allow.

Y'all stay safe & well & outta trubble...:yesgray:

vt_maverick

07/20/2011, 08:46 AM

I might not actually be that far out of the way on your ride home... are you planning on going back SC-NC-TN-KY-OH or SC-NC-VA-WV-OH? The latter is only about an hour longer and would take you right near me (and phines btw).

I'd take a drive and meet you somewhere along your route for a bite to eat. You and the VX got to stop for refueling sometime. :)

Ldub

07/26/2011, 07:10 PM

Sorry I wasn't able to pull off any meet & greets along the way but...that's how I roll.
Twelve plus hrs a day, minimal stopping time for gas & p breaks, some meals taken in cab...:driver:

We had a great roll, very much enjoyed meeting Hunny Girlz Son & his fam...:thumbup:

Got to do some fun stuph while we were there...:dance:

Went out a couple different evenings...shine'n gators...

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l515/Ldubvx/S%20C-lina%202011/SDC11183.jpg

That one was about 7 ft, & as it turns out, don't much care for getting bopped on the noggin with pebbles...who knew?...:_confused
It was pretty cool, when we got there, he was about 100 yds away. As soon as I spit in the water, he started heading our direction. (we were on a pier)

Unless my memory is failing me in a most heinous way, S C is without a doubt, one of the HOTTEST, SWEATIEST, places I've ever been...http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=984159171793&id=31727b37f2277c67206caaa1e847e39e&url=http%3a%2f%2fi55.photobucket.com%2falbums%2fg1 22%2flinaathinavega%2fsmiley-sweaty.gif

Best mileage was almost 14...:(

Figured out my "magic number" with regard to speedo/odo error by keeping track of 20 mile markers, then diong some fancy cipherin' to figure out my margin of error is 16.5%...suffice to say, I've been driving a little too fast for a while now. Never take the % numbers from a tire calc website as gospel...:yesgray:

Ldub

07/26/2011, 08:42 PM

Got some pics of the local fishermen...

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l515/Ldubvx/S%20C-lina%202011/DSC01509.jpg

NO, not the chick...when's the last time you saw the top side of a pelican in flight?

Taken from the observation deck of light house (http://traveltips.usatoday.com/lighthouses-near-beaufort-south-carolina-38349.html) @ Hunting Island SC.

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l515/Ldubvx/DSC01533.jpg?t=1311736635

This guy was the man in charge of the installation...AND the birdmaster of the park. He was a bit gruff at first meeting, but soon was proven to be one of the nicest fellows you'd ever wanna meet.

http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l515/Ldubvx/DSC01529.jpg?t=1311736539

JoFotoz

07/26/2011, 10:56 PM

How are the new seats brotha????

Cheaper than new "wet okeoleeeee"

:_steering

jo

Jolly Roger VX'er

07/29/2011, 03:14 PM

I know you roll bigger rubber than me...but I've been disappointed with 16 mpg....now after hearing your story...I feel a little better...lol.

I used to get 19mpg alot years ago (no lift w/SC) and going to Vermont (no lift w/SC & Bridgestone Duelers mounted on my 16" wheels in 90+ degree temps) I got 23mpg onwards & 22mpg return. Going to Las Vegas through the Mojave Desert after Moab I got like 20+mpg (no lift...Duelers w/SC).

Last winter I was averaging 14mpg w/ lift & 32" MT tires. This summer I changed out the intake gaskets and replaced some vaccuum hoses and she's running great and am getting 16 mpg alot. Was hoping for 17-19. Took a roadtrip to Cleveland Ohio to look at a BMW K1600 Touring bike and was easy on the gas and got 16mpg. Oh well...at least my motorcycle gets 40mpg but it likes to eat rear tires @ $280 a pop...lol. My 'Stang seems to get 24-27mpg
alot. Stay safe bro.

VXR

07/29/2011, 05:51 PM

every time I see the title of this thread I think Kerouac:yesb:

Ldub

07/29/2011, 07:15 PM

every time I see the title of this thread I think Kerouac:yesb:

And that reminds me...I sould krac open my dog eared copy & give it another go...:yesb:

I haven't read anything more substantial than repair manuals & back issues of NatLamp in years.

VXR

07/29/2011, 08:26 PM

And that reminds me...I sould krac open my dog eared copy & give it another go...:yesb:

X2 you would probably not regret it.

my favorite:yesb:

BigSwede

08/01/2011, 10:16 AM

That spare tire on top prolly costs you 1-2 mpg right there...

Ldub

08/01/2011, 08:23 PM

That spare tire on top prolly costs you 1-2 mpg right there...

Been thinking the same thing...the mickey mouse lighting isn't good either.

But I been think'n a little bit, once in a while...:_thinking

Been think'n bout wrapping all the foo-fraw up there in a saran type cocoon, starting at the front cross member, then stretch/cover that with some cheap polar fleece from w-mt...a couple coats of fibrglaz resin, some sanding/filling/sanding & a coat of heat reflective silver paint...voila! gots some areyo-dynamkz back...:dance:

Yeah, it's true enough...I'll probably never bring this idea to fruition...:(

but it's fun to dreem...:yesgray:

almost forgot to add, it'd be a removable shell when complete.

Ldub

08/01/2011, 08:40 PM

X2 you would probably not regret it.

my favorite:yesb:

Yep...

Steinbeck, Hemingway & PJ O'Rourke prolly wouldn't hurt me none niether...:smilewink

VXR

08/02/2011, 12:54 AM

Yep...

Steinbeck, Hemingway & PJ O'Rourke prolly wouldn't hurt me none niether...:smilewink

and what do any of them have to do with on the road:_confused

RickOKC

08/02/2011, 01:22 AM

Steinbeck: Travels with Charley
Hemingway: Across the River and Into the Trees
PJ O'Rourke: Driving Like Crazy

VXR

08/02/2011, 03:17 AM

Steinbeck: Travels with Charley
Hemingway: Across the River and Into the Trees
PJ O'Rourke: Driving Like Crazy

LOL well done big sur:yesb:

Ldub

08/02/2011, 07:36 AM

and what do any of them have to do with on the road:_confused

There were no similarities implied...:_thinking

Steinbeck: Travels with Charley
Hemingway: Across the River and Into the Trees
PJ O'Rourke: Driving Like Crazy

But it's readily apparent to some, they do exist...:yesgray:

RickOKC

08/02/2011, 01:25 PM

But it's readily apparent to some, they do exist...:yesgray:2am + broken air conditioner + :_crying: + insomnia + Google. Wouldn't want to give the wrong impression (as if I had rattled that off from memory. :rotate:)

VXR

08/02/2011, 09:01 PM

2am + broken air conditioner + :_crying: + insomnia + Google. Wouldn't want to give the wrong impression (as if I had rattled that off from memory. :rotate:)

Still funny:yesb:

circmand

08/03/2011, 02:10 PM

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.