I just bought a 2007 gs500 as my first bike, and i plan on driving it from st louis to carbondale il in september or october. The trip will be roughly 130 miles, or 2.5 hours. I wont have a ton of experience under my belt but it will be mostly 2 lane roads with minimal traffic and mostly straightaways. Im just curious as to what i should expect for this trip. I know ill have to stop for gas and ill have a couple pairs of clothes in a book bag, and god willing it wont rain or ill just take a car. Ive heard that if you spend too much time on a bike your legs will get sore and flimsy when you get off. Is this something i should worry about? Im also considering a nice riding suit for this, something i plan on getting anyway.....any tips would be great. Im a new rider with currently less than an hour under my belt, but by time this trip happens i will hopefully have days, if not weeks of solid riding experience. Thanks
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