Riding from Auckland to Wellington on a 250?

[slimjim]

mate..i rode outa rotorua down-welly ferry-south island with backpack, and tent, etc strapped on ..seven week holiday on bike ..not tell ya model however it was a 175 twin.. me was 16 ..just do it, oil-water-gas---smiling

[DunerzNick]

I am planning on riding Dunedin to Hawkes Bay (via west coast S.I) on my 250 once I am done with exams down here.
Will give it a service before I set out and spread it over a few days. Can't wait to see the West Coast, never been there and here its amazing.

[High_Voltage]

Mint ive been to hamy and back with no worries on it (xcept running outa petrol on the end of the offramp going back up the bombays haha).
Thinking of it an uncles mate did it in an r1 and it already chewed through a set of tyres so my 250 has its advantages

[SMOKEU]

The bike will be fine. My CBR250 will happily sit at 180kmh all day long if I want it to. So will your ZXR

[davebullet]

Two suggestions:
1. Get some ear plugs... the sustained wind / bike noise at 100kph+ is not good for your hearing with the long term exposure
2. Put good oil in her

[Stickchick]

I rode my Scorpio down to Welly. Nothing wrong with riding a small bike long distances. It can be tiring if your not used to it though. Looking forward to doing it again in Jan/Feb.

[george formby]

Go for it. the biggest problem is comfort. Back in blighty a few decades ago, a mate road his 125 2 stroke trailie from the north of Scotland down to Wales in one hit. No problem at all. It seized on the way back though & he replaced the barrel etc at the side of the motorway in the rain & completed the trip. Legend!

[Zuki lover]

How many days you looking to take to get there

[Danae]

I rode down from Kerikeri on my FXR. Only problem will be if you get tired etc.

[Ms Piggy]

Hey i was wondering if its ok for me to ride my zxr to welly. just coz it revs around 9k when im @ 100
so will it be sweet for it to do that (probably between 100-130kph) for 7-8hrs be any good for the motor?

You'll be sweet as mate! Lots of us have ridden those sorts of distances and further. Have fun and don't rush. Make sure you take enough warm clothing.

Is there a particular reason you need to ride it in 1 day?

Go, bits of your body are likely to suffer more than the motor.

This is definitely true. If you can try going on some reasonably long rides before you go if you're gonna do it in 1 day that will give you an idea of how your body may react - the old numb fingers, cramps in the calves and a sore back are some of the ways your body might react.

[High_Voltage]

Is there a particular reason you need to ride it in 1 day?

Got a Girl down there haha

[Laxi]

might be time for a user name change

[Ms Piggy]

Got a Girl down there haha

Nuf said.

[Ender EnZed]

660km from Lower Hutt to Napier and back was the furthest I ever did in one day on my Spada 250. It was fine.

Just leave early enough you know you aren't going to be riding into the cold, dark night if that's not your thing and don't relax into a "making progress" mentality along the way. By this I mean riding faster to get there sooner: it's easy to do if you're not used to a long journey ahead of you and can lead to big tickets or much worse.

[marigami]

Well my ex BF did a journey long nearly 800 km from Normandy to the center of France with only his first previous old 125 (Honda SR) in one day, and there wher quite a lot of mountain roads to go by.
And it was his very first long journey with his first bike.
No problems at all and he did enjoy it and the bike was just...perfect.
And he gained respet from other bikers with more powerful bikes.

We did the same kind of journey with his then 500 CB and my Zephyr but even if it was quicker (and safer?) it was less fun.
So I do think it is perfectly good and safe with a 250 which are good bikes (happy you in NZ to still have 250 anyway)
By the way I am new on this forum and I did introduce myself.
I am from France and I'll be glad to discuss about bikes in NZ and France (or Europe by the way).