09-10-2021, 06:25 AM
Generally, I only use the CB when I'm commuting to my local office (10 miles or so) or to tool around on in good weather. While the bike is very comfortable, I just never really considered it as a travel machine. So, it was with some skepticism that I set out to the rally in Ohio. It was exactly 349 miles door-to-door. I know that some of the folks mapped out back routes through small towns and made the trip in a couple of days, but when the mission is to get from point A to point B, I tend like to go straight at it. I rode the bike like I would my 1250 GS. Ride straight for 2 to 2.5 hours between gas stops and no dawdling. The speed limit was 70 much of the way there, and I was regularly doing 80+. It took about 5 hours and 25 minutes each way, which is a average of about 64mph, including the gas stops. At no point was the ride uncomfortable, and the bike was a remarkably smooth ride without a windscreen, and my bag made a nice back-rest....I don't typically ride 2-up, so using the rear portion of the seat for the bag was super. I'll have to re-think travelling with the CB. And other than maybe helping out in cold weather, I don't think that I'd see any real benefit in a windscreen.