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Day2 ~ FRF Tour Reply

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Rollout [~3:00 a.m.] from the Rocky Mount Best Western Motel enroute the Artis residence in Richmond, Virginia. I expect some rain during today’s ride. The Jarratt & Richmond forecasts are the two that concern me. Today’s winds are to be out of the SSW–that should equal a tail wind. Let’s see if the fairing matters. Yesterday’s ride was about equal to last May’s ride.

See you in Richmond…

Enroute to Richmond, I just had to take this picture.

Because, I took this on my May double-century ride [218 miles in 1 day] to Richmond.

Well, 113 dry miles later I am here. It did not rain. The sky was clear. The temperature was hot–its relative. The journey was uneventful. Again, I am blessed. Now I just have to do the reverse of the 2 day journey to Richmond. I’m really looking forward to 2 more centuries–SURE!

The data is at Motion Based Web Site.


The ride was slower than I wanted. Moving time–10 hrs 40 minutes for 113.21 miles. Again, the bike is loaded for touring, I did manage to see a max speed of 38.5 mph. I did not start seeing winds until around 10:00 a.m. There were times I sensed a speed boost from the winds–I guess blowing into the fairing. I just wish the winds had been stronger. I did ride into some head winds. I perceive the fairing pierced them more easily than the bike with no fairing.

Given the additional 13 miles, I’ll probably depart at 2:00 a.m. Monday morning versus 3:00 a.m.

Let The FRF Tour Begin… Reply

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2:55 a.m. — Preparing to roll out from Fayetteville, enroute to Rocky Mount, NC.

The ride began at 3:08 a.m. [had to wait for satellites to be acquired] and ended at 12:57 p.m., with 44 minutes of stops. The bladder must be relieved. Cold weather just makes the need to stop more frequent. Anyway, I got to my hotel [the one I stayed at in May as I returned to Fayetteville form Richmond] before they had a room ready. I waited about an hour before I got into my room. It is all good.

Check Motion Based for details on this ride. The route is Highway 301 North through Petersburg, Virginia.

The bike performed well. I have a few minor adjustments [raise seat back; move left chopper bar a bit further out; try lowering the chopper bar] to make. Again, I’ll test ride before rolling out. I intend to depart as originally planned [3:00 a.m.].

I did have a problem with the fairing fogging up [apparently from my breath]. If only I could redirect air to the inside of the fairing. I ask Karl. I should have had a towel with me. I used my gloves to clear the fairing. For the most part, I just sat up to see over the fairing.

After about 9:00 a.m., today was very warm. Tomorrow’s temperatures are expected to be about the same. Once I’m into Virgina, there is a 40% chance of rain beginning around 10:00 a.m. I can not reach my destination that early, less I depart before 3:00 a.m. I do not think I want to do that. We will see…

Fine Tuning Reply

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Turned the handlebars in somewhat to get my hands behind the fairing. This will help in wind and rain protection, as well as allow the use of a body sock, should one be in my future. This adjustment is made based on an observation form Karl. I also placed my shorter CycleStar Mirrors on the handlebar so that they are behind the fairing. In test riding, I had to readjust the handlebars to preclude knee strike. Riding seems OK. A longer ride will answer for sure.