What's the longest/furthest trip you've taken?

Yaayuh! · 23 Feb 2014 at 19:18

What's the longest/furthest trip you've taken on 2 wheels?

Reason I ask is that my friends are thinking of going to the Isle of Lewis in the summer...and my mate with a GS said we should go on bike!

Sound brilliant but although my bike GSX650F is comfortable and a great all-rounder, it's no GS. We're talking 600+ miles to get there. Not sure my bum will last that long!

Yaayuh! · 23 Feb 2014 at 21:21

Scythe said:
I've done nearly 400 miles one weekend around wales on my ZX6R easy! And you complain about your GSX650F!

Not complaining yet

but It's over 600 miles just to get there. Will be about 1500 in total over a weekend lol.

My butt aches after about 90mins, that's all I know for the GSXF at the moment. Will be stopping 3 times at least, will walk around and try not to sit down at the services

Yaayuh! · 24 Feb 2014 at 08:47

Sagalout said:
Do you mean in a day or in a trip? I've done a few 2-3000 mile trips over a week or so. Longest single day was about 550 miles on a Blackbird, but I've spent longer in the saddle on twister slower routes on the GS - about 14 hours was the longest I think.

In a day, 1 journey really with little bum rest.

The meet in April will be the longest so far, but nowhere near this trip in the summer. So i will be able to see what it's like for longer journeys.

Yaayuh! · 26 Feb 2014 at 13:59

Foghorn Leghorn said:
I'll be doing this in June

The Longest Day Down

I've done a little over 800 miles in one sitting, broken up with a ferry ride, fell asleep on the M6.

I say, i say that looks positively glorious!