How many Km's... [Archive] - Kiwi Biker forums

ben444

23rd April 2005, 15:50

23rd April 2005, 17:27

That's a top effort for 48 hours. Sore bum is it? Walking OK.
Last year I collected my new bike and took the next day off work and rode pretty much none stop to get the run-in over and done with.

N4CR

23rd April 2005, 17:34

My first (and current) bike I think I went about 300-400kms mabey.. thanks to the newbie rally on the same week hehehe :ride:

idb

23rd April 2005, 17:38

October last year rode the 888 from Hamilton to Arrowtown in a day and a half.
Left about 1230 Thursday and arrived about 6 on Friday.
I took the route that had the ferry on it so I had a bit of a break.

Flyingpony

23rd April 2005, 21:14

25km! :killingme

Factory failed to insert a spacer in the rear wheel assembly and the bearings failed. Bike was in the shop for a few nights waiting for parts to come down from Auckland. Bike shop doesn't carry spacers because those parts don't fail - well, unless you call missing failed! They also didn't have any other FXR's on the floor they could strip parts off.

guzzi_nz

23rd April 2005, 22:20

How many km's did you do in the first week when you bought your brand new bike??

I just got back from running in a brand new ZX-6RR for Johnny Hepburn, and in the space of 48 hours I clocked up 1552 kms. Had a ball, the ZX-6 is an awsome bike and I am very nearly considering changing brands.

well next week i fly from invercargill to masterson to pick up guzzi cal 3 and will ride it home :ride: :2thumbsup but first will go up to Hamilton then home to invercargill :ride: :Punk:

pritch

24th April 2005, 12:23

Did about 1200 as I recall. I wanted the 1st service out of the way so that I could travel at Christmas. That probably isn't the ideal way to do it, I understand that you should have lots of heat cycles, and more varied running that you can get on the average trip.

Many moons ago in another life in the capital I did things like a ride over the Rimutakas and frequent rides to Makara which type of trips probably make for better running in.

dangerous

24th April 2005, 12:27

bugger all........... why is it when ever I buy a new bike it rains for the following month :ride:

dangerous

24th April 2005, 12:29

well next week i fly from invercargill to masterson to pick up guzzi cal 3 and will ride it home :ride: :2thumbsup but first will go up to Hamilton then home to invercargill :ride: :Punk:
drop in for a coffee as ya pas through Belfast...... can give the Guzz the once over. :cool:

John

24th April 2005, 15:37

I think I did a touch over 1000km on my ZZR :P

cammo

24th April 2005, 16:02

i think i did much the same as john, about 1000-1200 in my first week, on my very second hand zzr250. hehe

ben444

25th April 2005, 12:40

That's a top effort for 48 hours. Sore bum is it? Walking OK.

Yeah.. plus I had to do 800km on my bike, so at the end I was a wee bit sore...