How many hours of riding is enough for one day?

[Steam]

When you are out on a multi-day ride, how many kilometers do you do in a day, or in hours?

I'm not looking for superhero boasts, just how much you like to do in a day before seeking a beer and a bed.

The longest ride I have done is six hours, 500km, and I was pretty damn shagged after that. It was straight easy SH1 riding too, but still, I got a numb bum and a bit of a sore hand and went straight to bed that night.
Do you touring folks plan out distances and think "oh, I may spend the night there", or generally find somewhere whenever you get tired?

I have learned to ride over the past 9 months, I'm trading up the mighty GN250 next week, and now I'm planning on expanding my horizons beyond just Wellington.
I'm eager to have a bit of an explore now that I'm in this new interesting North Island (I'm a born and bred mainlander).

[Zukin]

It is all relevant to the type of weather, the type of bike etc

When we did our trip around NZ on the DRZ250's, on sunny warm days we easily managed 500+km days, however in the rain and cold, it felt like a real struggle to do 250km.

But on multi day rides (not that we have done many, just one really big one :laugh: ) it didnt take long to get into the groove.

just my thoughts

[Donor]

I'm trading up the mighty GN250 next week, and now I'm planning on expanding my horizons beyond just Wellington.

I'll stack the beer fridge in anticipation...

[Jantar]

I'm glad this is a multi option poll.

When I'm taking Stromfrau on tour, I aim for 4 hours riding each day. With stops this equates to around 350 - 400 km.

Solo riding on tour, I aim for 6 hours riding each day which is around 500 kms.

Endurance rides like the Passes ride or the Southern cross require 10 hours or more each day, and when getting myself fit for these rides I'll practice with 10 - 12 hour rides. Generally around 1000km.

1000 milers like the Chatto Creek 1000 are 1600 - 1700 km, and for this type of ride I'll allow 19 - 20 hours. The last CC1000 took me 17 hrs 17 minutes including stops.

[Ixion]

I will usually reckon on 8 - 10 hours trip time. But the kilometres depends on many things of course.

And a more tiring ride, I take more and longer rest stops.

I general I reckon 500km is a reasonable days journey. More if I actually have to go somewhere, less if I'm exploring. And off road excusions may mean only a couple of hundred k in a day.

I find mental tiredness and hunger is more a "time to call it a day" than physical tiredness.

To prevent sore arse, ride standing up. And walk on the pegs. 10 minutes standing and 5 minutes walking each hour and your arse will stand the day easily.

[Pixie]

er,.....24?

[Pixie]

To prevent sore arse, ride standing up. And walk on the pegs. 10 minutes standing and 5 minutes walking each hour and your arse will stand the day easily.

You can fit those foot pegs around the bike that the BMX'ers use.Then you can walk all round the bike.
Or,alternately,a nice DVT will make everything go numb,no worries:2thumbsup

[Switch]

5-6 i rekon. Get a sore ass after that, and bits start to go numb...i find beer makes me even more numb...so either way i win :first: :rockon:

[Big Dog]

Bio mechanics limit me a little.
I am just not bike fit enough to ride that far. Largely because until recently 1.5 hours was the longest i could ride without taking my helmet off.
I now find I can squeeze 2 hours in before a lack of concentration or stiff joints say enough is enough.

I normally only plan for 4-5 hours riding in a day but have been known to do more.
A lot more if without luggage and I'm "feeling it".

[onearmedbandit]

I did 1100km in one day on my GSXR750 once, had nerve compression damage in my hand for a couple of days but came right, otherwise I felt fine.

[Steam]

1000 milers like the Chatto Creek 1000 are 1600 - 1700 km, and for this type of ride I'll allow 19 - 20 hours. The last CC1000 took me 17 hrs 17 minutes including stops.

Wow! That's a long time. Did you start making lots of mistakes after that long?
I am not interested in doing those kinds of hours yet! Sounds like Endurance rather than a nice touring ride! I must research this Chatto Creek 1000.

[cowboyz]

the only multi day ride I have done was the 4 points last year. we did 14 hour first day. 5 hours day 2 and 11 hours day 3 and that was it. seemed easy enough but the last day it rained all day and that was hard work. Day 2 seemed like 5 mins on the bike. Weekend rides usually do about 5 or 6 hours on the bike. Depends on 1001 factors but mainly if you are enjoying yourself then carry on.

[Grahameeboy]

I did 1100km in one day on my GSXR750 once, had nerve compression damage in my hand for a couple of days but came right, otherwise I felt fine.

Which hand was it?

[Maha]

I'll stack the beer fridge in anticipation...

Dont forget to invite your friends............:blip:

[Grub]

Wait until some of the Grandie participants start posting. The Grandie is a 24hr marathon of
1,600km. Some people have been finishing within 17 hrs and so this year they're going to add another 400km (I think) for a 'selected' group so that it's back to being a true 24hrs of riding.

I love riding but to me that is nuts. It's setting yourself up for a huge bin and death.

I'm planning a ride to Auckland Fri night and back Sunday which will be 7-8 each way and I'll be shagged after that but .... and its a big but ... I will only use back roads. I can go nonstop on roads with corners, I cannot do more than 2 hrs on SH1 without suffering crushing boredom, inattention and a sore ass.

A nice touring road like Taupo's western lakes road only takes '5 mins' and i could do that all day every day

Brett

[onearmedbandit]

Which hand was it?

Hmmmm, how to answer that....

[Squeak the Rat]

Six is usually enough for me, but have done up to 10 hours. I hate stopping, so a six hour day in the saddle usually only has a 20 min lunch stop + what's needed for gas. If i see something interesting I usually either kick myself for not stopping, or stop and get itchy feet after 5 minutes......

[Kwaka14]

Did the grand challenge a couple of years ago, rode down to the start and rode home again so was 2300km in 27 hours.

[gijoe1313]

I do so love a long pootle - I consider riding down to Wellywood a long trip (anything else in between is short to me!) Have always been tempted to pootle down to Welly ways and back up again just to drop in and see some friends and family (I think the taniwha Colapop keeps me from doing that! :sweatdrop )

I find riding around to all points on the map an invigorating excercise, nothing suits me better than keeping a nice constant tempo and enjoying the ride!

When I get thirsty I drank, when I got the need to go, I went, when I felt hungry, I ate, when I felt the need to stop, I stopped ... life is like a box of fork seals, you know you're going to need one eventually, so you'll have to stop to get it done ... :yes:

The last trip I did on a spur of the moment was the 500km ride to Gissy in the night, turning around and heading back to help the olds out in the shop (after a nap at home natch!)

Been investigating a ride to see the Air show down South Island in the holidays coming up ... just get on the bike, ride on the ferry, pootle down to watch some WWI replica planes and then...back up again!

[XP@]

I just did the vote now, read later thing...
With the multi day ride my answer would not have been 10+
How long you should plan to ride for depends on a number of factors.
www.ironbutt.com has probably the best advise avalible on planning your trip (http://www.ironbutt.com/tech/aow.cfm?AOWID=1)


If the longest ride you have ever taken is 300 miles in a day, don't plan a trip with a string of endless five- hundred mile days. Iron Butt Association surveys also warn of an important trend in long distance trip planning (see Chart A). Discounting weather or other problems; after an initial mileage peak on days one and two, daily average mileage will steadily drop during trip days three to seven. On day seven of a trip, the typical long distance rider will comfortably ride about 65% of the average daily mileage that they would book on a two day trip. If the pros have this type of mileage attrition rate, would you plan on any less?

Also include large easy-to-cut loops into your trip plan. If you do get behind schedule, this is the easiest way to skip part of your trip without ruining the rest of it.

Whether you are capable of riding 300 miles per day, or 1,000, the ability to make miles tends to decrease as the length of the trip increases. The most severe loss is in days 3 through 7, where Iron Butt types then level out to about 65% of their peak capacity.




Wait until some of the Grandie participants start posting. The Grandie is a 24hr marathon of
1,600km. Some people have been finishing within 17 hrs and so this year they're going to add another 400km (I think) for a 'selected' group so that it's back to being a true 24hrs of riding.

I love riding but to me that is nuts. It's setting yourself up for a huge bin and death.

The Rusty Nuts has a really good record, probably better than kiwi biker rides! Last year most of the accidents were in the first hour of riding so fatigue was not a factor there. Most RN Grand Challenge riders won't just go out and do 1000 miles without practice, I usually start off with a couple of 500km night rides, then a 1000km night ride. So then with a reasonable level of fitness 1000 miles is a not too hard to archive. 2100km's on the other hand is a little bit more of a challenge.

<plug type="shameless">If you really want to see what it is like get hold of a copy of the documentary (http://www.rustynuts.co.nz/default.aspx?PageID=395)</plug>

[Grahameeboy]

Hmmmm, how to answer that....

Sorry just could not resist.....

[Warr]

I just did the vote now, read later thing...
With the multi day ride my answer would not have been 10+
How long you should plan to ride for depends on a number of factors.
www.ironbutt.com has probably the best advise avalible on planning your trip (http://www.ironbutt.com/tech/aow.cfm?AOWID=1)

What he said.. VERY good reading there at that IronButt site.
Have done just a couple of Grand Challenges. Last year I had extra lights. They were magic. Didnt get me home tho as mine was the dead bike with no rear sprocket shown at the end of the DVD !!

Another thing that Rider-in-Black told me that I've remembered and practice. 'If there is anything flapping in the breeze or something uncomfortable. Stop and sort it. Dont let little distractions take your mind off the main task"

[Back Fire]

10ish hours... anywhere up to 1000km's... I generally stop from getting bored more than tired though

[vifferman]

When you are out on a multi-day ride, how many kilometers do you do in a day, or in hours?
Haven't done any multi-day rides since last Easter, and then we rode for only a couple of hours max before stopping to sight-see or have a coffee or whatever, as that's what the vifferbabe wanted. In any case, I start to really hurt after more than an hour or so, due to AaaaaarrRRRthritis pain, which is cumulative (i.e., the first ride I can manage over an hour before a break, then it takes only half an hour or so before the pain sets in, then I'm fukt after that).
I've found now that it helps if I tank up on ibuprofen before I ride.

Back when I wasn't oldish and fukt, I'd ride till I needed to stop for gas or peoplefuel, so 3 hours or more was OK. Like when I moved to Chchchch, I rode from Hamilton to Taupo then stopped to buy some polyprop underthings (it was the end of winter) and ahve some food, then rode from there to Wellington. Next day, it was Picton to Chchchch.
Coming back: Chchch to Picton, Wellington to Hawera, then Hawera to Tauranga.

[pritch]

There are a lot of variables, type of bike, weather, etc etc.

On my South Island trip later this month I'm trying to keep each day to about four hours riding so as to permit time to take a look at the places I stop, and take photos, whatever.

Such a liesurely schedule should also permit staying somewhere in the event of a storm and making the distance up later.

[Steam]

I see I should have added many more hours to the poll at the top end of the scale! I never even considered that people would ride for more than 10 hours, I am totally amazed at these Rusty Nuts or Grand Challenge feats.
That's one of the things I like about motorcycling, there's always more incredible things to learn about.

[Indiana_Jones]

depends what time i start etc, if it's like 7pm, i'd say bugger the riding, grab a beer and browse KB

-Indy

[Macktheknife]

As said by others, it really depepnds on what kind of trip you want to do, what conditions, roads etc. I usually allow for 10 hrs per day for 'wanna cover some ground' kinda riding, about 6 perday for ' just touring around' riding, or less if I am with others who may not be as nuts as me.
But practice for multi day rides is really essential in my opinion, build up gradually.

[imdying]

8 is about tops for me... and that includes stopping to tell war stories with the guys I'm riding with :yes:

[Lissa]

Well being a newbie... the longest time i have spent on a bike would be the Rapa ride.. that turned into the kapit ride and bbq. And I was completely buggered after that... prob spent about 4 hours on my bike.. :shutup: Had sore bottom and legs after that.. need to harden up I think.

Can't wait to do longer trips.. maybe staying somewhere overnight.

[XP@]

That's one of the things I like about motorcycling, there's always more incredible things to learn about.

in that case, come and see the premier!


Important news, can you let everyone know that the premier of the Rusty Nuts 20th Grand Challenge ( 1000 miler)Documentary is being shown on Friday 13th April, at 8pm, at the Realto Theatre in Wakefield Street, Wellington. Tickets will be for sale from tomorrow on www.nitro.co.nz. Please come and support this film (we are trying to break even).

[Riff Raff]

It all depends on the 'lust' factor when riding long distances. I quite happily rode 700km straight after finishing a night shift because I knew I was going to get some at the end of it. The return trip always took longer and I was more tired during it. So if you want to ride for long distances then make sure you're getting some luving at the end of it!

[sunhuntin]

lots of factors come into it....weather, traffic, etc. my longest day of non-constant riding was 12 hours. left invercargill at around 9am, arrived in chch absolutly stuffed at about 9pm. took an extra half hour of getting lost to make my way to the hotel i wanted. by the time i got there...i felt like the living dead.
was a head wind for most of the way, which didnt help. some very strong patches of wind, where i nearly got swept off the road and into the ditch.
had heaps of stops to get photos and do a little shopping. not enough stops for food though, which is where i went wrong.

if its long trips like that [11 days total] ill try and do at least a tanks worth every day [about 200k] if not more. depends how i feel.

[judecatmad]

On the ginny, 6 hours is about the most I think I'd want to do in one hit. And if the weather is bad (if you read my write up about our Rotorua Road trip last year you'll know my definition of bad!), I would stay home or take the car!!!

When I get a bigger and better bike, with better gear, I might come back and change my answer tho :yes:

[KoroJ]

It's as much what you are riding, how you ride, how many stops you take and how you feel as how far you're going.

You could do 500k one day and be knackered and do the same trip at maybe a more leisurely pace or feeling better another day and it will be a breeze.

I've ridden 200km to Wanganui on the Intruder and could hardly get off the bike but did the RNGC on the same bike with no problems.

Plan your trips and you shouldn't suffer unduly.

[BarBender]

8-10hrs for one stint aint too bad.
8-10 hours a day for 5 days in a row...that's a different story.
Couldnt walk properly for a couple of days.
Be awhile before I try something like that again.

[zeocen]

I do so love a long pootle - I consider riding down to Wellywood a long trip (anything else in between is short to me!) Have always been tempted to pootle down to Welly ways and back up again just to drop in and see some friends and family (I think the taniwha Colapop keeps me from doing that! :sweatdrop )

I find riding around to all points on the map an invigorating excercise, nothing suits me better than keeping a nice constant tempo and enjoying the ride!

When I get thirsty I drank, when I got the need to go, I went, when I felt hungry, I ate, when I felt the need to stop, I stopped ... life is like a box of fork seals, you know you're going to need one eventually, so you'll have to stop to get it done ... :yes:

The last trip I did on a spur of the moment was the 500km ride to Gissy in the night, turning around and heading back to help the olds out in the shop (after a nap at home natch!)

Been investigating a ride to see the Air show down South Island in the holidays coming up ... just get on the bike, ride on the ferry, pootle down to watch some WWI replica planes and then...back up again!

Seriously, what's your secret to your energy.. I know you have some magical tablet or something that gives you unending source of energy. No normal human has this much!! Don't be selfish, share it around man!

[McJim]

I used to do eight hours on a pushie 9 days in a row - piece of piss.

Went to Napier from Auckland...added a 100km detour (ahem....got lost) got to Napier without too much ill effect.

Rode back from Napier and felt I could do it all again.

[Daffyd]

When we did our SI trip we usually tried to keep under 400kms a day. A couple were a little longer. We spread it out usually over 5-6 hours.

[petermonkeyguru]

As a teenager we would head out at one end of the weekend and get back in time for some zzz's before going back to work on Monday.:Punk:
Hard days riding on shitty ol bikes, rough roads and cheap food.
At the end of it we had saddle rash, greezy hair and feet that smelt like sewage.
Some of the idiots I rode with in Aussy use to pop speed and stuff to stay awake - mugs game if you ask me, but I hear some riders now days are using 'P' to keep going all weekend - dumb, real dumb.

My ride time is dictated by my wife now days :love: - and what time of month it is for her.:nono:
actually I prefer the life I have now, even though I don't get to ride as often as I would like to. :innocent:

[Mumbles]

My biggest ride this year was Palmerston to Auckland (9) hr due to runners around Lake Taupo, then next morning off to Paeroa for the battle of the streets then home that night to Palmerston North wasn't the ride as much as the cowboy walk sore arse near the end that did it for me...
See :moon:

[Drew]

Five is about all I can take, unless I'm on a mission, or that time it took me eleven to get to Aukland when I got lost and ended up in Stratford, nice place, good road, except for the gravel.

Or when you've done five odd, and come accross a mint bit of black top, then find yourself in the groov. That's pretty cool, and time goes out the window.

[Jantar]

8-10hrs for one stint aint too bad.
8-10 hours a day for 5 days in a row...that's a different story.

On the recent South Island Passes ride:

Day 1: 11 hours
Day 2: 10 hours
Day 3: 11 hours
Day 4: 11.5 hours
Day 5: 11.5 hours

Then the next day I travelled aver the Thompsons track with The_duck_01 and Spannzy for another 4 hour day.

The day after that was an 8 hour day with the Dunedin riders as a wind down.

And around 30% of this was on gravel or dirt roads.

[Drew]

On the recent South Island Passes ride:
And around 30% of this was on gravel or dirt roads.

And that's about where it started soundin like less than fun to me.

[Jantar]

And that's about where it started soundin like less than fun to me.
That's where the fun really started. :2thumbsup

[Ixion]

Respect though. I reckon one hour on gravel is 2 to 4 times as tiring as one on seal (and 2 to 4 times as much fun!). So 11 hours with 30% gravel would be about 15 hours of seal!

[Drew]

That's where the fun really started. :2thumbsup

Spose it's a diferent story when you're on a V-STROM, but the gixxer makes for a very shity ride on the loose stuff.

[Beemer]

With road riding, three or four hours in a stretch would be more than enough for me, as you have to be so much more alert on the open road. We went down south in 2000 on dirt bikes and would ride for about five or six hours a day - with breaks of course - and that was about my limit.

The husband is off today to do our club's inaugural 800km in a day ride. Starting (at 7am) and finishing in Palmerston North, from memory I think it went to Taupo, Tokoroa, Taumarunui (those three may not be in order!) and he rang from Napier before to say they were having lunch and should be home in a few hours. But then he has done all the 1000 Milers so he enjoys long distance road riding. Rather him than me!

[beyond]

I can ride until my arse hurts so much you can't stay on the bike and on my bike that means you ride till you are asleep. :)

[LBD]

On my own 10 hours or so....with a pillian, it depend entirely on the durability of her pretty butt....

[pritch]

On my own 10 hours or so....with a pillian, it depend entirely on the durability of her pretty butt....

Great thread dredge! :yes:

I went to vote and was told I'd aleady voted. WTF? Then I saw the date...

[gijoe1313]

Great thread dredge! :yes:

I went to vote and was told I'd aleady voted. WTF? Then I saw the date...

Ditto! :pinch: I went back to re-read through this thread and saw one of my posts ... pfft I thought, what a wimp I was! (for me) Been doing much more since then :msn-wink: :devil2:

[smoky]

I've done 1600 ks in a day - a very long day (almost 18 hours) with a lot of stops for coffee and food
1100 in a day this year for the east cape (and a bit more) trip

When we did the South Island earlier this year it was a about 1200 the first 24 hours with a 3 hour break in the middle for the boat ride across
then about 600- 700 a day, that was pretty comfortable - start about 8am and finish riding about 7pm with plenty of stops for refreshments

Did Australia years ago - easy to do 1500 in a day, open roads and a higher average speed

[CRF119]

We went to gissy 2 up on a R1 from hamilton most uncomfortable on the back of one of them. Picked up my CBR900RR and rode back same day within 10 hours. any more and i couldnt walk.

[Headbanger]

Bay of Island to Wanganui non-stop (apart from fuel) on an 883 Sporty, Straight into the Fosters Tavern and spent the next 6 hours sculling beers and trying to convince everyone I was 80% Viking.

[peasea]

Bay of Island to Wanganui non-stop (apart from fuel) on an 883 Sporty, Straight into the Fosters Tavern and spent the next 6 hours sculling beers and trying to convince everyone I was 80% Viking.

I've done North Shore to Wellington/return a few times, leaving N/S on a Friday at lunchtime, getting to Welly in time for an evening meal, then back home on the Sunday at a slightly more relaxed pace. Taking all day to do 600kms is not too much of a mish and am planning the same for Christmas Day. Our place to Haast is about 600 but with an early start (and bugger all traffic) I'd say it'll be a doddle.

On the flip side, we did Haast to Methven, only 500kms, in atrocious weather a few years back and it took all bloody day, about 11hrs! Prick of a trip but character building. We were both knackered the next day, I can tell you. (I still did the Jokers poker run though, although the missus lent her bike to a mate while she caught some z's.)

Roads and conditions make a huge difference as to what is comfortable and safe on a ride but if it's fine, on tar seal 6-700kms is all good. How long it takes you is another matter and governed by things like machine, rider ability/stamina, traffic volumes, cops and other hazzards.

Long rides are just the best though. Can't wait to escape on Christmas morning, bikes are fully prep'd and I can hear them calling.............

[idleidolidyll]

24 hours is just enough riding for one day.

I've never actually managed though. Best was 18 hours from Haast to Auckland in 1 day but that included the ferry trip.

[LBD]

Great thread dredge! :yes:

I went to vote and was told I'd aleady voted. WTF? Then I saw the date...


Ditto! :pinch: I went back to re-read through this thread and saw one of my posts ... pfft I thought, what a wimp I was! (for me) Been doing much more since then :msn-wink: :devil2:

I was looking for posts related to the Rusty Nuts 10 000 km super tour when I found it.

I used to regularly ride Te Anau to Picton via W coast in a day...1076 km and enjoyed the 1000 mile rusty nuts challenge this year, and judging by the numbers that turn up, I am not the only one...

[Conquiztador]

As age has crept up, so have the k's/day crept down. 400 - 600k/day is enuf now. When young used to ride from Stockholm to Italian Riviera nonstop, normally round 24 hours give/take with drink and piss stops.

[Skyryder]

Six is comfortable. Much more and I'm getting close to the edge.

Skyryder

[bikemike]

When growing up, advice-for driving-was always along the lines of:
No more than 300 miles (480k) in one go
No more than 3 hours in one go
No more than 3 days in a row.

That would be a good recipe I reckon, on a long ride that's meant to be a holiday. I also think that's about what we did on the two week riding holiday we did here in 2000 before we immigrated.

However, I used to do 800 k several times a year, overnight. I'd sleep in the pm, get up and set off about 11pm. I'd usually arrive for breakfast. Nice thing was doing it in summer when the sun was up early, the motorways (real motorways) were empty and I could do 160 kph routine, and 200 kph at times. And that's 20 years ago...too old for that now.

Worst bit for me on last year's big ride was drop in concentration after too heavy a breakfast. Eat well, not lots.

[LBD]

When growing up, advice-for driving-was always along the lines of:
No more than 300 miles (480k) in one go
No more than 3 hours in one go
No more than 3 days in a row.

That would be a good recipe I reckon, on a long ride that's meant to be a holiday. I also think that's about what we did on the two week riding holiday we did here in 2000 before we immigrated.

However, I used to do 800 k several times a year, overnight. I'd sleep in the pm, get up and set off about 11pm. I'd usually arrive for breakfast. Nice thing was doing it in summer when the sun was up early, the motorways (real motorways) were empty and I could do 160 kph routine, and 200 kph at times. And that's 20 years ago...too old for that now.

Worst bit for me on last year's big ride was drop in concentration after too heavy a breakfast. Eat well, not lots.

I remember those days....when riding 300 miles meant 200 miles of gravel....

I like getting an earlish night then away at 3 or 4 am...and the ride is relaxed...I focus on the ride and switch of from work and other distractions. A good multi day long ide is a good holiday for me...

[beyond]

Longest run I did in a day was just under 1200kms to Te Araroa and back with quick riding on mostly twisty roads. Took just over 13 hours and I got back home and could have done it all over again..... well most of it :)

[AllanB]

I wondered about this thread this morning when I saw one of those motorcycle policemen - do they spend a 8 hour shift on the bike each day?

[2wheeled Gasman]

12 hour day including stops, On a mission to the Waioeke Gorge from the Hawkes Bay to Opotiki and back via Rotorua.Awesome day of it.About 750km.All good.Great suggestion from Nzsarge.cheers mate :ride::ride:

[pritch]

When growing up, advice-for driving-was always along the lines of:
No more than 300 miles (480k) in one go
No more than 3 hours in one go
No more than 3 days in a row.


That's actually sensible even on todays roads. You could do a lot more, but when you got home you'd know SFA about where you'd been.

Ride two or three hours, stop for lunch, go for a walk, ride some more. Four or five hours riding in a day leaves time for visits to local museums, meeting KBers or whatever. A relaxed schedule also allows for any dramas of the unplanned kind even if it's only bad weather.

When I went around the South Island I thought my schedule was probably a bit soft. The Ducati Owners Club were touring the Island at the same time though and I kept bumping into them so we were doing similar distances.

If you're going to be gone for a week or more you might as well be comfortable.

[Pussy]

stop for lunch

.... couple of pies.....

[NONONO]

Can I ask, how close is the beer? and who's in the bed? It's relative.

[mansell]

Before I moved to the South Island I used to ride from Auckland to Cromwell on a yearly basis. Made the mistake of spending an extra day in Wellington once (she was blonde) and covered Picton to Cromwell in a day - it was hard work - but back then I was used to long distances and never thought about it.
Now I would probably stop after about 6 hours (or around 500km)
Respect to those who can handle more :rockon:

[LBD]

and covered Picton to Cromwell in a day - it was hard work - but back then I was used to long distances and never thought about it.
:rockon:

Down the east or west coast?

[mansell]

Down the east or west coast?

Both ways in different years, west coast I stayed overnight in Haast. Rode from Haast to Cromwell Xmas morning and run out of gas 100m from the gas station in Cromwell

[XP@]

Fortunatly due to the limitation of 24 hours in a day, one should never need to say enough.

You would probably be pushing it to attempt much more than 2000km's on NZ's roads. Especially in Ocrober, at overnight and in the rain. :whistle: (done 5 times but only twice in the rain)

[RnB Fan]

Once did just over 700kms in about 12 hours (having done 400 kms the prvious day) and that was plenty enough for me. Mentally I was fine but my arse was killing me and one of my knees was complaining loudly. Next time would definitely split the trip better i.e. 500 - 600 kms per day.

[insomnia01]

I did a tour of Nth Isld at the end of Nov managed 890km on the first day took @ 12hrs, 2nd leg was similar milage,but took @3hrs longer due to rain & the rain effecting the route I was planning on doing ( Forgotten World Highway in the pouring rain is not a bright idea ) so had to make a slight detour..... I have gone from Te awamutu to Kaitaia via SH12 in a day @14-15 hrs when I had me Ohlins shock fitted :2thumbsup just had to try it out, felt good at the end of it :2thumbsup:2thumbsup

[Gremlin]

Depends on the day, what sort of ride etc.

Some of the longer stuff have been 1100km day trips, Grand Challenges, and did a Christmas Tour with Toto a few days ago. 520km ish day 1, day 2 no riding, day 3 560, inc a fair bit of gravel, and 760km on day 4, with a fair bit of gravel again. Worked out to about 2000km in 4 days (3 days of riding).

Roll on March... TT2000 means about 4-5000km in 6 odd days :ride:

[BIG DOUG]

invercargill to picton 940km's 9 hours 54mins will try to better that next year coming home from burt munro,funny thing is not many of my friends are keen on these rides lol, often deliver bikes to invercargill in 2 days.