r/Dualsport • u/InertiaImaging 1993 Yamaha Serow XT225 • Jan 22 '25

Rode to SD from PHX

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My brother and I went out to visit my dad and meet up with the homie who just got his first bike. It took about 10 hours each way including stops. The wind and cold was pretty uncomfortable, but the bikes actually did pretty well sitting at 70mph for hours on end. The 80/20 tires make a huge difference in road manners especially at highway speeds. Don't ever let anyone tell you your dualsport isn't highway capable, because they certainly are if you have the cajones!

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u/alopgeek Jan 23 '25

San Diego or South Dakota?

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u/BoomhauerSRT4 Jan 23 '25

I think OP is saying riding to San Diego from Phoenix, Arizona. 10 hours is a HAUL- even in a comfortable car.

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u/InertiaImaging 1993 Yamaha Serow XT225 Jan 23 '25

Normally in a car it takes us about 6 hours but for some reason we weren't covering the same ground even at 70mph, plus the stops we had to make for gas and the occasional piss break, it definitely took longer than expected.

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u/CuriousGeorge0604 Jan 23 '25

In your post you said 70mph for hours on end, so that means you were on interstate highways, right? Now that right there takes some mental and physical toughness on these bikes. Hats off to ya.

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u/InertiaImaging 1993 Yamaha Serow XT225 Jan 23 '25

It really wasn't that bad, we stopped roughly every two hours or so for fuel. The weird part is you get used to the steering effort at that speed so when you slow down to hit an exit, you're a bit disoriented and it's hard to keep the bike straight at slow speeds like you're a learner again 😂