2900 miles through 8 states.

 

My longest trip was about 2 weeks ago. About 24 hours total.

 

Bought the car 10 days ago. Drove 1400 miles to get her home over 2 days and in the process i learned a lot about her

 

I drive two hours each way for an autocross at least monthly.

Hell, I put 370 miles on this on Friday...and I'm 53 years old.

 

370 miles on a bike in one day is impressive. Granted, your bike is probably more comfy than my old bikes (F4i, R6 and Daytona 675).

I think my biggest issue with long road trips in the S2k is the noise. The stock stereo is so bad that I can't hear it. If I turn it up louder, it just sounds awful and hurts my ears. The sound of the engine is music enough - but only on fun roads. On the highway, there's not much to listen to other than the constant drone of engine, wind and especially other traffic. I never realized just how loud other cars are as they cruise down the highway at 80. Especially trucks. I guess when I use to ride bikes, I always had a helmet on and my engine was louder, so I didn't notice the other traffic as much.

 

That's a beautiful bike! I wish I would've rode when I was younger.

 

I've driven my S from Los Angeles to Sedona, Arizona, then to the Grand Canyon and back to LA by way of Seligman (the town they based "Radiator Springs" on) in about a week or so. I've driven it to Phoenix (400 miles) in 5.5 hours. Same with the return trip. And from LA to Yosemite a couple of times for extended weekends. And I took it up to Hood River, Oregon, to S2K Days (did the drive up in two days, about 970 miles) where we spent three days doing spirited drives all over the area, then we took a few days and drove back down the coast of Oregon and California home to LA.

The driving isn't really what tires you out. It's the environment. The sun, heat, and wind can really exhaust you. If you drove there and back top down and spent a few hours enjoying the beach, that's going to take its toll on anyone. Hats, long sleeved shirts, staying hydrated, and taking quickie stretch breaks here and there help reduce/avoid fatigue.

 

Just did a 350 mile trip to Deal's Gap and back from Ohio and It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I was really dreading the top up highway drive down there but after a short time in the car we got kind of acclimated to noise. Nowhere near a comfortable as my 1987 944 Turbo but once I got on the Dragon it was all worth it.

 

Good to know. The Dragon (all lots of other roads in that area) is on my to-do list.

 

Any drive in any car is really nothing compared to doing it on a bike. I went from Atlanta to Maine on my Duc Monster. No bags, no windscreen. Just a backpack, and it was fine. Just bring along earplugs for the top noise in the S2000 and you'll be fine.