Planning a Harley Road Trip: MN to FL on a Sporty

Nate Beck

Duration: 5 mins

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Nate Beck brings us on his Harley road trip from Minnesota to Florida. He’s doing it on his Sportster and documenting it for our Fix My Hog Ride & Rally series.

When planning a Harley road trip, it’s all in the details. First you have to make sure your Harley is up for the distance. You have been maintaining and caring for your Harley with the help of Fix My Hog’s maintenance videos right?

Since your Harley is running great, you might want to customize a few things for your Harley road trip. Nate’s main comfort items for this trip were to upgrade the seat and his handlebars to give him comfort during the long days in the saddle. The right handlebars will reduce fatigue and put him in a riding position that suits his 6 ft height. DennisKirk.com was nice enough to supply him with quality products to make his Harley road trip comfortable. Watch our upgrade videos for more ideas.

Nate walks us through his Harley road trip route and some of the must haves while he is on his journey. He talks about the right layers of clothing, the right boots and safety gear.

We will be posting six episodes of this trip over the next few weeks. Make sure to check back and follow Nate on his Harley road trip.

Episode 1 – Minnesota To Milwaukee
Episode 2 – Milwaukee to Maryville
Episode 3 – Tail of the Dragon and Dale’s Wheels Through Time
Episode 4 – Great Smoky Mountains to Charleston
Episode 5 – Charleston to St. Augustine
Episode 6 – St. Augustine to Daytona Beach

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2 Responses to “Planning a Harley Road Trip: MN to FL on a Sporty”

Alan September 29th, 2023

Does your Sporty have cruise control? There are several moments in your video where you take your throttle hand off and yet the bike is maintaining speed.
Richard T Ryals December 24th, 2021

Ok, wait a minute. You said after the Tail of the Dragon you were going to Lafayette, La. then Winchester, Ky. and Maggie Valley, Tn.? I can understand Tail of the Dragon, Winchester and Maggie Valley, but how does Lafayette figure in there? Or maybe Winchester, Dragon, then Maggie Valley. I just don't get how Lafayette figures into that leg of your trip. By the way, I live just north of New Orleans and I've done the Dragon/Cherohala Loop and Blue Ridge ride -- really beautiful and good riding. Enjoy your ride.