1,000 mile trip By mikecop (Read 509 times)

[mikecop]

I just finished a trip from Detroit up I75 into the UP and then down to Marinette, WI. I returned via 41 and I94 through Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The total ride was just over 1,000 miles. I had trouble with strong swirling winds on the trip north, and had difficulty with the wind on Mackinac Bridge (I kept thinking about the news report a few years ago about a young lady in a Yugo being blown over the side of the bridge). The Silverwing handled the freeway speeds just great (70 - 75 MPH). The trip north took 9 hrs. Then I went to visit a friend in Milwaukee, which was about a 3 hr ride. The trip home from Milwaukee was 7 hrs. Lots of fun riding.

[Bashan]

Wow, a real iron butt! That's a long haul on any two wheeled vehicle. I went over the Mackinac Bridge on a BMW 800cc back in the 70s. Between the tires shifting on the metal grates, the winds, and that lake hundreds of feet down I was ready for a few brewskis on the Upper Peninsula. I had some friends in Wisconsin too....ooh yeah doncha noh. I rode over near where you were also......beautiful country. Better get some more riding in Mike, old man winter is coming soon up there. Rich