Just back last night from a grand little tour. I had a conference to attend in New Hampshire, around 800km from here in New Brunswick, but as I've been admiring the Iron Butt community, decided to go the long way around, and do the basic Iron Butt ride of 1000 miles or 1600km in 24 hours on the way. I started that part in Moncton, New Brunswick last Friday morning at about 4am, and finished in London, Ontario, some 1700km away at about 10pm. After mooching on into Michigan, and doing a gentle couple of days, I took the long ride back through Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Vermont, and after the conference, had a good ride home yesterday for a total of around 4050km.
No complaints about the bike! It went like a dream. I had some stop-start traffic in places, which is always a hassle on any bike, but mostly the roads were open and plain sailing Only really hit rain on the last day too.
One minor problem which developed was with the heated grips. They were installed soon after I got the bike (were supposed to be installed before delivery, but that is another story) but on day one, they failed to work. I took the bike back and was told that the fuse had blown, and they seemed to work fine after it was replaced. But about an hour into my trip they failed again. That was the only cold weather of the whole trip, and with the temperature dropping to just 2 degrees C (35F) I could have used them. Otherwise, everything was perfect, never missed a beat. My favourite feature of the bike is the adjustable windshield. I love the way I can put it nearly at the top, and cruise with my visor open, with hardly any wind rush in my eyes at all. Cruise control is a dream too, on those long rides. I was worried about my butt, and only have a standard seat, but I bought a beaded car seat cover ($14.99 from Canadian Tire), cut it down to fit the Trophy, and it made a huge difference, I honestly had hardly any numb bum syndrome.
Now to submit my details to the Iron Butt Association, and hope they approve my ride!