730 miles - Am I crazy and will I make it?

You should be able to make it if you take it easy. Cant say anything about performance as I dont know what size engine your running? Let us know how you do. Good luck.

I commend you for trying. Be prepared mentally, physically and financially. In this forum and the other one, there have been travelers who have logged hundreds and thousands of miles on the road. Some of them ran Happy Time engines, so I guess it's do-able.

How many miles have you ridden your MB so far? Have you worked out all the kinks on the bike yet?

Are there a lot of hills on the way, or is it strictly flat ground? If you average 18.75mph, it should take you less than 40 hours to get to your destination. That's four days riding 10 hours daily, or five days if you spend eight days on the road. At 100mpg towing a trailer, you'll make it there using less than eight gallons of gas.

I pray that you get there safely. I also pray that you're able to repair your vehicle, so you're able to drive it home. If not, be prepared to ride twice the distance, 1460 miles. Carry spare everything for the bike, like bicycle and motor chains, tire tubes. I'd bring along a spare engine, if I could afford it. There's also a foldable tire casing available, but it's kinda spendy. Are you staying at motels or pitching a tent? Maybe you can Google the route and find safe parks and rest stops to camp out at.

It would be nice if you could afford an expansion pipe and a shift kit. Your engine would run better and not strain itself as much, especially pulling a trailer.

Which town and state are you driving from? I imagine many of the members here would like to know, so we can see what you're up against.

Don't you have any friends or family that can help you tow your SUV back, or give you a ride there? You can make it there within 24 hours of nonstop driving.

Maybe you can post your mailing address here. I'd be willing to send you a few dollars for gas money or whatever.

What an adventure! How old are you? I would love to be able to ride long distance, and I know my bike and Tanaka 47R engine would be up to the task. It might take me 30 hours, traveling at an average speed of 24mph.

Wishful thinking (sigh)

Good luck and plan well.

I pray that Happy time holds up. Do as 5-7 heaven said and you'll be ok. Like he said, map out the route and post it on here so it any members on the route your taking, they could ride with ya. God speed and God bless.

Sounds like a challenge for sure! You are welcome to spend a night at my place east of Atlanta. I would avoid Atlanta at all cost! If you bypass to the east, its easy to pick up backroads to South Ga from here. Might even ride aways with you. You will have a lot of hills to deal with. I would gear on the low side. I often ride 100mi round trips on a bike that averages 25mph, be surprised how "far" a 100 miles is on an MB. My best long distance method is 1hr on the bike 15min off, seems to work better, atleast for me, than riding long miles/time at a setting. 200mi/day would be a real accomplishment.

I recommend Campbells Chunky soups. Very filling, and great hot, edible cold if you just have to! Trail mix goes a long way to curb hunger but keep your focus. Never rode a MB 700 miles, lol, but I've done some charity rides of 100mi on "10speeds" and I was surprised how much food I could eat!

I noticed that about my Grubee. I used to ride it 2 miles to work, and spent 1 mile just warming it up lol. I'd go for rides after work and after about 10 minutes, it would pull a lot harder and was more fun.

I have seen lots of people weld on arms for the idler wheel, or mount it and drill a small hole through it for a bolt. The best fix I've seen yet was a flat-bar mounted to the seat and chain stay with rubber coated conduit clamps. Then it can't rotate at all and looks like it was made that way.

Tom & floridaboy's;

http://motorbicycling.com/f11/chain-tensioner-suggestions-11815.html