287 miles later...Epic 4-states in a day

[fatcaaat]

Yesterday, 6/30, my buddy Mike and I set out for a long journey on my CT70's. We went 287 total miles looking something like this:

Arlington VA, through Georgetown, DC to Point of Rocks MD on backroads through MD
Point of Rocks to Lucketts VA on RT15
Luckeets VA to Charlestown, WV
Charlestown WV to Front Royal VA
Front Royal VA to Elkins VA on the backside of Blueridge Parkway
Elkins VA to Luray VA
Luray VA to Manassas VA
Manassas VA back to Arlington

We did all byways...no interstate...cruising speed was mostly about 50mph with some areas more or less depending on need. We did some 3000ft elevation passes, toured some wineries, rode through civil war battlegrounds, through two national forests, all over VA horse country, and back to the urban sprawl...all in one day!

Here's a few shots from the ride...enjoy!

 

[NJBphotography]

Now that looks like a blast! Cant wait to see more pics!!

 

[No1Banana]

That is sweet. Neither of your bikes are stock 70cc, right?

How's your back feel today?

 

[code3k5]

thats cool as hell, like the bikes ! btw, more pics ;-0

 

[duggerwild]

super cool!!

 

[fatcaaat]

Some more info

No stock on these CT's. Yellow bike has a GPX177V2 motor with 26mm mikuni. The blue bike has a TJR175+r motor with 28mm carb. Its crazy...but both bikes were able to go up the steepest mountain masses in 4th gear without a hitch. My back...surprisingly not an issue at all with my back or butt.

 

[fatcaaat]

Video of the TJR motor.

Couple shots of the dash and video for the blue bike. These are a little older...like 600 miles ago, but you get the picture. 7K rpm = 61mph. Do the math when the motor is at 10k! I've gone 75mph on it so far but will wait until I reach at least 1000 miles for a full speed pull.

YouTube - ‪TJR 175cc +r Takegawa CT70 Dax Run.avi‬‏

 

[vrodsss]

Looks like a goodtime Jarred . Going up to Kelley's Island this week-end --- Will be at Mid-Ohio July 22-24 - you going ?

 

[PigIron]

I've hit all those places on a big bike but never in the same day. That would be about 5 stops for gas on my CT.
I'm too lazy to drive out to Arlington to drop those jets off (btw: they're in my car) let alone do 8 hrs of seat time on a CT. I salute you sir.

 

[jay_blu]

what cluster is that? It looks awesome kinda like an r6 but different... good job!