11-14-2016, 01:03 AM
Can't speak about guys that do 1,000 miles/day for 11 days straight and how hard they have to push themselves, so I'll have to take Ferret's word for it. Also agree that riding fatigued is riding impaired. Respectfully disagree that it is humanly impossible to ride multiple days covering very long distances without being fatigued (depends upon the individual) and that bragging rights enter into the decision making process for most riders. Lastly, I believe that there are LD riders who make poor decisions and are in it for bragging rights, but they are the minority.
This thread asked the question "does anyone set riding goals?" It was the response and counter that brought up distance riders. My issue is with the absolutism in the statements about them. No different than the absolutism in statements made here about sportbike riders or Harley riders or CB1100 riders. If YOU don't feel comfortable riding 1000 miles per day for multiple days, then don't. If you feel that setting a distance or other riding goal for yourself (similar to Ferret's) would "push you" to make imprudent decisions, then don't set them for yourself. Just don't assume that setting these goals, or the goals themselves, are inherently dangerous.
This thread asked the question "does anyone set riding goals?" It was the response and counter that brought up distance riders. My issue is with the absolutism in the statements about them. No different than the absolutism in statements made here about sportbike riders or Harley riders or CB1100 riders. If YOU don't feel comfortable riding 1000 miles per day for multiple days, then don't. If you feel that setting a distance or other riding goal for yourself (similar to Ferret's) would "push you" to make imprudent decisions, then don't set them for yourself. Just don't assume that setting these goals, or the goals themselves, are inherently dangerous.