every Labor Day weekend, my brother has a big bash, used to be a camp, but now his primary residence. Usually I trailer my UXV450i, and a couple times I brought my K-Pipe along too.. He has as many as 200 people showing up, all ages from infants to great-great grandfathers/mothers. This year was simple, just burgers, dogs and pot-luck, the fireworks in the evening, He hires a pro fireworks guy, no more lighting with torch, everything is computer controlled, constant fireworks for $5k worth of pyrotechnics
The ride up mostly consisted of 80mph cruising on I-93, surprisingly little traffic, was moving 60+ thru Franconia Parkway section
No sooner did I cross the river into Vermont, started sprinkling and light rain on and off, had to stop for gas sooner than expected. Normally I get 225 miles to my flashing light, at the speeds I was going, only 125 miles (I have a GIVI tall shield mounted in the low position, top of my head sticks up about 2" above the screen.)
By the time I was off I-91, State Route 58 was wet and it was raining steady. Then turning off 58, a secondary state highway on to the town road he lives on. Wet slick gravel, T hit the rain mode button 25mph for the last 3 miles. 47 mpg on the way up
This year due to the rain I suppose, less than a hundred attendees, and more people showed up in their pickup truck/suv instead of a Side by Side
The way back today, dry, a little warmer, and I held back on the speed, keeping it closer to 75 than 80, 58mpg
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