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Definitely. Well it's basically driving down the central valley and then back up to get home. I go a lot faster the way down and it's a lot slower the way back up. ;)

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I just hope mine will go 80km/h (about 54M/h) nicely on the back roads... :)

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Oh, it does 54 mph beautifully, especially on back roads. I'm just trying to stay up at 65+mph (about 105kph.)

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80km/h(50m/h) will be very comfortable on smoother back roads. 5th gear on the flat and likely 4th for a little uphill work. Back roads will also introduce you to wild life of the stupid kind. Don't hit anything unless it is small enough to eat in one meal.

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I was watching a programme on tv last night, about the police in Scotland. One part showed what happened, in the Highlands, when a red deer ran out, straight into the path of a tourist's car. The deer was laying dead at the side of the road, and the front of the car had totally disintegrated. :jawdrop:

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Tourists and forest rats are a bad combination. Hopefully the tourists fared much better than the deer.
Almost got a moose one day on the Vstrom. Sure glad the moose was quicker stopping than I was. I would have had a broadside view of a moose just before impact at 80 km/h(50mph). My bad, should have been looking more.

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Yeah, i hope i'll handle it well if something like this happens... Otherwise, if it's about to happen... I'll manage it the best i can, but thought of that is brrrr....

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Don't ride scared, ride smart. I did not and almost hit the moose. Practice emergency stopping and avoidance as often as you can. It will come in handy eventually.

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D@mole2 thanks man I might just have to I was wondering when thar was,we hear about. Daytona mostly here. And I may be actually moving to Sc in a few months ...@ww yea it wasn't the happiest at 80 and any head wind killed it (my next thing will be a windshield lol) @greatmaul I dnt ride the interstate often but I ride about 30 mi. Round trip to work and its pretty flat here in south ga minus the huge bridge I cross but I've had it about 10 days so far and after 3 fill ups I'm getting close to 75 mpg as I fill up at about 220 miles on a tank been great the guy I got it from said he got 50 so idk I'm a lil lighter too(185lbs) but it does great around 55-60 which is where I'm usually at. Now I'm thinking about the 16t sprocket,but I'm gonna jet and get a windshield first. And to everyone THANKS for the welcome! :2tup: