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winger · Post by **winger** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:14 pm

Talking of which,i saw Nick Sanders the weekend,what case he is!!!,doing a 1000 miles in a day ain't no great shakes i've managed it twice,but how the hell you get up and do it the next day,i've no idea.

Jason M · Post by **Jason M** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:18 am

winger wrote:Talking of which,i saw Nick Sanders the weekend,what case he is!!!,doing a 1000 miles in a day ain't no great shakes i've managed it twice,but how the hell you get up and do it the next day,i've no idea.

Where did you see him then Chris? I think Nick needs no sleep, that's how he does it.

I've done 2k in 2 (1100+900) days but it's not easy certainly, and I got a bit 'spacy'. I really don't know how people do it constantly, but I'm going to try and find out

At least you have your good lady on the back to prod you and keep you awake!

Jason

scotty · Post by **scotty** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:25 am

Christ Jason...........1600miles in a day, I can't wait to read about that so I hope it's on the same site where your world tour is being covered. I take your point about the States and the higher mileages that can be covered there though. In early spring of this year I took the bike down to see a mate in Bracknell and then on to tour Cornwall. It seemed like ages to get from south to north on much roads like the M6 etc. About 25 yrs ago when I was studying in London I used to do the run (about 600 + miles) from Inverness/London on a Honda CB250RS with an open faced helmet and wearing a pair of trainers ! How I don't know. A lot of it is psychological ie the ability and desire to just sit on the bike without stops. Conversely the other side of it ie short mileages is equally endearing. For example a couple of weeks ago an old biking mate and myself toured the Scottish Border area and for a couple of days we did about 100 miles each day. It was superb. Pleanty of time to get off the bike and engage folk in conversation. It's funny as you see less but learn more about an area. Again over 20 yrs ago the same mate and myself blasted through most of France in a day (I think it was about 860 we did). In Europe you seem to just run out of land doing massive mileages. But like Chris says..........it's one thing doing a massive day once.........how the hell can one do it day after day. I was knackered just reading the daily mileages you covered in the States.

Jason M · Post by **Jason M** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:40 am

scotty wrote:Christ Jason...........1600miles in a day, I can't wait to read about that so I hope it's on the same site where your world tour is being covered. I take your point about the States and the higher mileages that can be covered there though. In early spring of this year I took the bike down to see a mate in Bracknell and then on to tour Cornwall. It seemed like ages to get from south to north on much roads like the M6 etc. About 25 yrs ago when I was studying in London I used to do the run (about 600 + miles) from Inverness/London on a H*nda CB250RS with an open faced helmet and wearing a pair of trainers ! How I don't know. A lot of it is psychological ie the ability and desire to just sit on the bike without stops. Conversely the other side of it ie short mileages is equally endearing. For example a couple of weeks ago an old biking mate and myself toured the Scottish Border area and for a couple of days we did about 100 miles each day. It was superb. Pleanty of time to get off the bike and engage folk in conversation. It's funny as you see less but learn more about an area. Again over 20 yrs ago the same mate and myself blasted through most of France in a day (I think it was about 860 we did). In Europe you seem to just run out of land doing massive mileages. But like Chris says..........it's one thing doing a massive day once.........how the hell can one do it day after day. I was knackered just reading the daily mileages you covered in the States.

See Scotty - your CB250 rides are a lot more hardcore than doing it on a bigger bike in modern kit

You're right, it's mostly psychological, and it's the same doing it day after day. It's amazing what you can do if you a) try and b) have no option

I didn't write anthing for the long day - just the RTW and Timbutu trips - next one probably won't be till (hopefully) a long trip in 2009

Next year might just be a quick trip out to Eastern Europe or something. I've been so some of the Eastern Block and the Bulkans but those Palin programs have really get my feet itching!

Jason

scotty · Post by **scotty** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:43 pm

I think some of the Eastern Block countries would be quite interesting and would especially like to visit Romania. It's the same old snag though........TIME. To get through a year in this nut house of a workplace I only end up taking a weeks hols in any one go. That means more breaks through the year but scuppers any real long journeys. Scottish motorists are much better off now with the Rosyth ferry service which avoids the crap journey to Dover and back but a week is no time to do say Slovakia or Romania. I've been toying with the idea of taking 6 weeks special leave either next year or the year after and doing a decent run. One route would be to stay east on the way down to Greece then cross by ferry to Northern Italy. The Italian lakes and Switzerland could be done on the way back. Enough time to just chill and spend reasonable amounts of time off the bike.

winger · Post by **winger** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:58 pm

Jason M wrote:
winger wrote:Talking of which,i saw Nick Sanders the weekend,what case he is!!!,doing a 1000 miles in a day ain't no great shakes i've managed it twice,but how the hell you get up and do it the next day,i've no idea.
Where did you see him then Chris? I think Nick needs no sleep, that's how he does it.

I've done 2k in 2 (1100+900) days but it's not easy certainly, and I got a bit 'spacy'. I really don't know how people do it constantly, but I'm going to try and find out

At least you have your good lady on the back to prod you and keep you awake!

Jason

Hi Jason

Yep your right my other half prodding me to keep me awake,she's a gem,god knows how she does it,but when were buying bikes and rides on the back certainley knows what works and what doesn't.

I saw Nick at, cough, splutter, Butlins!!! but in my defence, i was working!!!,he was all on his jack jones,looks like he lives his life, a bit like how he rides a bike!!.