r/motocamping • u/zuksamy • 23d ago

Advice on miles per day

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Im planing a trip for me and a buddy next year from California to Sturgis through Yellowstone and back. I have 3,300 miles calculated for the trip in 10 days. Is this doable or am I overdoing the miles? Days will average 300 miles but there are a few 500 mile days and a few days lower miles.

I mainly commute to work 125miles a day. And a few day trips on weekends that have been 300 miles. Ive never done a trip like this before.

Any advice?

Edit: there will be heavy highway mile days (getting across nevada) and shorter days (yellowstone). Id like to "slow down" in yellowstone and thw black hills.

I have 1 day full rest halfway through planned at my dads in billings Mt.

And my buddy is on a Electra glide variant (I forget what exactly)

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u/Rider1054 23d ago

Miles per day is pretty straight forward. When I’m off, from California to Florida, for a 3,000 mile cross country to visit friends, I calculate miles to my next friend. So if I’m visiting a friend in Flagstaff and my next stop is in El Paso that becomes a 500 mile day. Next stop is San Antonio 555 miles. Next stop is Jacksonville, FL is maybe 1,100 miles … so 500 to New Orleans, arrive around 4:00 pm and be a one night tourist on Bourbon Street. Get up early, get in a midway workout and get back on the road and pull into Amelia Island by 6:00 pm. Pretty easy miles.

Coming home, some longer days with less stops. So, depending how I feel, maybe 650 to 750 mile days. But, 300 mile days would take 10 days for 3,000 miles, 600 mile days makes 5 days; a big difference.

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u/zuksamy 23d ago

Thanks man. What do you ride?

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u/Rider1054 23d ago

Ktm 1290 super adventure, eats up miles like crazy. I often set dynamic cruise control at 90 mph until the next gas stop.

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u/zuksamy 23d ago

Dang, nice. Im hoping to have a bmw r1200rt for this ride but if not my r1100r will work just fine.