Why would you ever need more than a 250?

[avgas]

I love having my feelings hurt.

Of course you do - all RE5 owners do

[avgas]

it pays to have years & years of riding skills and good sound mechanical know-how

Errr thats life riding really.
The challenge doesn't make it any different apart from being one hell of a good/bad(long) ride.

Anyone whom thinks otherwise is a pretty boy

[RiderInBlack]

Errr thats life riding really.
The challenge doesn't make it any different apart from being one hell of a good/bad(long) ride.

Have ya ridden the Rusty Nuts GC or done the TT2000?

Anyone whom thinks otherwise is a pretty boy

Ta Quote Fat Bastard:
"Oh, is that all the thanks I get for the night of hot sex? I'm dead sexy, you were crap!"

[avgas]

Have ya ridden the Rusty Nuts GC or done the TT2000?

Have you seen the bikes I ride.......I would have to tow a parts trailer with me

Nah on a serious note though - Its in the long term plan, when I get one of those things people keep talking about, whats it called again???? ah thats it
a holiday.

Most of my big rides consist of ride a 1000 km, stopping every 200 for gas and mechanical (or electrical) failures - that usually chews up a day (or 2) pretty easy.

[racefactory]

I've done pretty much the equivalent of the TT2000 on a ZXR250. Piece of piss...

Well not quite that easy but you lot are just old and rusty!!! And no not one problem with the bike. It's really not as hard as yo make it out to be mate, sorry to burst your bubble. It just depends if you've done long trips before and are used to them.

I admit though, I could never do it on a VFR400 NC30, fuck that shit- fuck that shit to hell.

[Gremlin]

1000km a day for 2 days is easy. I did 1200 and 1100 with time to spare last year and no preparation. Depends if you do that sort of stuff regularly or not.

What's "pretty much". Running up and down SH1 doesn't count.

[racefactory]

1000km a day for 2 days is easy. I did 1200 and 1100 with time to spare last year and no preparation. Depends if you do that sort of stuff regularly or not.

What's "pretty much". Running up and down SH1 doesn't count.

well yeah it was just up and down SH1... so what, how does that make 1600km in 1.5 days any easier. Corners give you a chance to move on the bike and not get cramp or go mental with boredom. With decent corners the limit would probably be my wallet with buying fuel.

Also no preparation at all- wallet, keys, phon... OK let's go.

[Gremlin]

well yeah it was just up and down SH1... so what, how does that make 1600km in 1.5 days any easier.

1600km? 1.5 days? In October I did 1640km in a little under 18 hours (overnight)... some state highways, other roads in the middle of the night with no street lights, road markers, reflector posts on corners etc. SH1 is physically easier than roads with no reflective markers in the middle of the night, with decreasing radius corners, more dodgy surfaces etc. Your average speed can get slaughtered. SH1 allows you to maintain a much higher average speed. SH1 is so much easier to travel... its almost hard to explain to people that simply don't understand.

Corners give you a chance to move on the bike and not get cramp or go mental with boredom.

You do have a point there... mentally, the boredom drains you.

[Jantar]

.... so what, how does that make 1600km in 1.5 days any easier. .....

Try 1600 km in one day, or 2000 to 3200 km in 40 hours. Hell 1600 km in 1.5 days is just a training ride.

But have a look at the TT2000 website and look at the list of bikes entered. There is one, only one 600cc, a few 650s, one 750 and all the rest are large capacity machines. Then look at the route, and the flyers. It isn't SH1. Try riding the Catlins at 100 kmh and you'll soon find yourself in hospital, try making your fuel last from Frankton to Dart River to Coronet peak, over the Crown range and back to Cromwell in the middle of the night.

Why do you think that there aren't any 250s?

[racefactory]

Ok I retaliate.

[Slyer]

1600km? 1.5 days? In October I did 1640km in a little under 18 hours (overnight)... some state highways, other roads in the middle of the night with no street lights, road markers, reflector posts on corners etc. SH1 is physically easier than roads with no reflective markers in the middle of the night, with decreasing radius corners, more dodgy surfaces etc. Your average speed can get slaughtered. SH1 allows you to maintain a much higher average speed. SH1 is so much easier to travel... its almost hard to explain to people that simply don't understand.


You do have a point there... mentally, the boredom drains you.

Every post of yours I read seems to be about how amazing you are at long distance riding.

[Gremlin]

Every post of yours I read seems to be about how amazing you are at long distance riding.

You don't read enough posts then... Look at the website Jantar suggested, there are people that have been doing it far more than me, and I'm hardly the only one.

meh

[Smifffy]

Ok I retaliate.

Awesome comeback!

Nice retaliation!

[ducatilover]

I admit though, I could never do it on a VFR400 NC30, fuck that shit- fuck that shit to hell.

I'm assuming you're not 5ft 7 like me? I find the NC30 fine, but, most short people do. The ZXR do tend to be more accomodating.

[Smifffy]

But have a look at the TT2000 website and look at the list of bikes entered. There is one, only one 600cc, a few 650s, one 750 and all the rest are large capacity machines.

There are a few more now, but still no 250s