In my defence, I had been stopped for speeding between Brussels and Liege, and that had rattled me somewhat. Anyway, it provided the excuse I had been looking for to justify buying a sat nav for the bike.
Paul
Biggest miles in one day?
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Paul
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I did a trip from home in Surrey to Bernkastel Kues on the Mosel Valley in Germany. Should have been about 400 miles, but by the time I'd made an unplanned detour, it clocked in at nearer 550 miles for the day. My mistake was taking the wrong motorway just after Liege, and heading back west towards Charleroi for about 60 miles.... Kept convincing myself that the place names didn't match up because my map had the French variant of the place names and the signs were in Flemish. What a berk... In my defence, I had been stopped for speeding between Brussels and Liege, and that had rattled me somewhat.
Anyway, it provided the excuse I had been looking for to justify buying a sat nav for the bike.
Paul
In my defence, I had been stopped for speeding between Brussels and Liege, and that had rattled me somewhat. Anyway, it provided the excuse I had been looking for to justify buying a sat nav for the bike.
Paul
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Done London to Frejus south france 750 miles quite a few times once on a knackered old R80RT and a few times on a R100RT. Absoutlutely effortless apart from having a numb bum.
Verona Nth Italy to London again on an R100RT.
800 miles Picos Nth Spain to Almeria southern spain on my 43 litre tank R100GS special complete with Touratech seat.....the most comfortable ride ever!! Only filled up twice!!!
Tempertaures inland bewteen Valladolid and Granada reached a scorching 44c and we still had our leathers on!!
Whilst working....I did a run one night......pick up 3 parcels in Richmond London at 8pm. Deliver first to Basingstoke then onto Plymouth then onto Newport south Wales and then back to London. Got home at 3am in the morning. That was on the 11S and think I clocked 650 miles. Journey at that time back on the M4 was all above 100MPH
Should do some more before I get too old
Bailey.
Verona Nth Italy to London again on an R100RT.
800 miles Picos Nth Spain to Almeria southern spain on my 43 litre tank R100GS special complete with Touratech seat.....the most comfortable ride ever!! Only filled up twice!!!
Tempertaures inland bewteen Valladolid and Granada reached a scorching 44c and we still had our leathers on!!
Whilst working....I did a run one night......pick up 3 parcels in Richmond London at 8pm. Deliver first to Basingstoke then onto Plymouth then onto Newport south Wales and then back to London. Got home at 3am in the morning. That was on the 11S and think I clocked 650 miles. Journey at that time back on the M4 was all above 100MPH
Should do some more before I get too old
Bailey.
Honda VFR750 FV 1997 Red and dirty, 130K miles.
Honda VFR800 Xf Crossrunner 2016 White and dirty, 120K miles.
Honda VFR800 Xf Crossrunner 2016 White and dirty, 120K miles.
Re: Biggest miles in one day?
I did that journey too a few years back. Two days in a Civic.'I'll start with my meagre offering:
750miles from Argeles plage in france near the border with spain, to calais.'
Did Dover to Lands End and back in a weekend last August, just under 800 miles on the S. And back to work on the Monday.
Oyster. 1999 R1100S. Almost original.
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About the same as 'Winger' on a 600 Bandit, .. but mine dosn't count, I get paid for it. Strangely enough, it was my highest 'Pay Day' not during a postal strike, .. Result.
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Longest trip
Longest bike trip would be Home to Felixstowe (220 miles), 4 hours on a ferry, off at Ostend and then rode to Stuttgart (400 miles) on a BMW K1000RS.
Beaten though by a car journey of Home to Dover (300 miles) across to Boulogne and drove to Nice (750 miles)..........18 hour journey, don't try it!
Beaten though by a car journey of Home to Dover (300 miles) across to Boulogne and drove to Nice (750 miles)..........18 hour journey, don't try it!
1998 R1100S
1981 Rickman Predator
1960 Velocette Venom
1981 Rickman Predator
1960 Velocette Venom
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Hmmm....
London to Start Bay in Devon for lunch and a dip in the sea...and a HEAVY thunderstorm back...on an Aprilia Moto65. Back in time for a VERY wet and soggy dinner in Kew (no waterproofs!!!)
Various places in Spanish Pyrenees to London (always missed the ferry having spent too long mucking about in the hills and forced to take tunnel) on 11S.
Munich to London (with tunnel), including very late start to find some pannier rail bolts that some sh*t removed overnight on 11S. (last part of drive back from Spain)
Somewhere North west of Barcelona to Vejer de la Frontera near Cadiz on 11s. This trip nearly killed me as I woke up with severe food poisioning that Morning and spent the next two weeks in a bed recuperating with crackers and water...
Cherbourg/Le Havre to San Sebastian...and bliss.
)) Many times on 11S.
Sorry I don't know any of the mileages...or klicks.
John
London to Start Bay in Devon for lunch and a dip in the sea...and a HEAVY thunderstorm back...on an Aprilia Moto65. Back in time for a VERY wet and soggy dinner in Kew (no waterproofs!!!)
Various places in Spanish Pyrenees to London (always missed the ferry having spent too long mucking about in the hills and forced to take tunnel) on 11S.
Munich to London (with tunnel), including very late start to find some pannier rail bolts that some sh*t removed overnight on 11S. (last part of drive back from Spain)
Somewhere North west of Barcelona to Vejer de la Frontera near Cadiz on 11s. This trip nearly killed me as I woke up with severe food poisioning that Morning and spent the next two weeks in a bed recuperating with crackers and water...
Cherbourg/Le Havre to San Sebastian...and bliss.
)) Many times on 11S.Sorry I don't know any of the mileages...or klicks.
John
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983 miles on the R1100S two-up...
Got up at 6.30 in Misoula/MT and got to Chico/CA at 20.00...
No problem on the bike but no fun constantly looking for cops...
With a bigger tank and biger bladder of the missus,1250miles/2000km's a day would be no problem on the S...
But up to 600 miles a day is fun,everything above is work...
Chris
Got up at 6.30 in Misoula/MT and got to Chico/CA at 20.00...
No problem on the bike but no fun constantly looking for cops...
With a bigger tank and biger bladder of the missus,1250miles/2000km's a day would be no problem on the S...
But up to 600 miles a day is fun,everything above is work...
Chris
When I bought my current bike I rode it home from Deepest Darkest Dorset. On a Very Cold and by the time I got as far as Birmingham - Very Dark November Afternoon/Night. 450 miles...
Even with the heated grips on full at 80mph at that air temperature for hours on end didn't cut the mustard.
The coldst part of me was my bum cheeks funnily enough (No Chap wearing jokes please)
Ali
Even with the heated grips on full at 80mph at that air temperature for hours on end didn't cut the mustard.
The coldst part of me was my bum cheeks funnily enough (No Chap wearing jokes please)
Ali
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My longest / hardest trip was from Balachulish to Bristol on an R65 - 450 miles or thereabouts, but I had stuffed my knee climbing & it hurt like hell.
A couple of years back the ever-loving and I did Warwick to Verbier and back over a January weekend (720 mi each way plus ferry). Day out, a day's work and a day back. Sadly in a car, so it doesn't really count I suppose; but enlivened by a gale in the Channel, constant rain / snow and worn out smeary windscreen wipers.
A couple of years back the ever-loving and I did Warwick to Verbier and back over a January weekend (720 mi each way plus ferry). Day out, a day's work and a day back. Sadly in a car, so it doesn't really count I suppose; but enlivened by a gale in the Channel, constant rain / snow and worn out smeary windscreen wipers.
500 mile round trip on a TS250 MZ (Dublin /Donegal ) while spectating at the Donegal (c*r) rally (very early 80's)
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1999 R1100s (mandarin) '
2018 DL 250V Strom
2019 CB125F Honda.
MZ301 Saxon Fun ( currently retired)
'03 Bullet 65 project..
Nigel
Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you've been up to!
1999 R1100s (mandarin) '
2018 DL 250V Strom
2019 CB125F Honda.
MZ301 Saxon Fun ( currently retired)
'03 Bullet 65 project..
biggest mileage in one day
Hello all,
Biggest mileage in one day was about 700 miles; left home in Forfar @ 05.30 on 8th July 06 rode down to Portsmouth (approx 520 miles), sailed across to Caen then rode from Caen to Uzel (approx 180 miles) arrived in Uzel @ 00.30 9th July
Weather was glorious
1100s was faultless
Biggest mileage in one day was about 700 miles; left home in Forfar @ 05.30 on 8th July 06 rode down to Portsmouth (approx 520 miles), sailed across to Caen then rode from Caen to Uzel (approx 180 miles) arrived in Uzel @ 00.30 9th July
Weather was glorious
1100s was faultless