Longest ride you've ever ridden?

**Grubber** · 17th February 2011, 05:42

Originally Posted by shrub

I bet the desert road was, um, interesting. I rode the desert road at night in January once with a couple of mates who had never done it - they couldn't figure out why I put on all my thermal kit when we stopped at Palmy.

Actually it's funny you should say that.....brrrrr. Had all my gear on and it was still a tad chilly....but fun though!

**sinfull** · 17th February 2011, 06:36

In my younger fitter days i could go for hours, but that really depended on the ride too, some just can't handle it for too long !

Edit: opps wrong thread !

**Motorcycle Recovery** · 17th February 2011, 07:13

I remember when I was about 15, I stole my brothers 250 suzuki while he was at work and rocked on over to Manukau from Manurewa. I cruised around the shopping centre for about 30mins and stopped at the lights by Rainbows End on my way home. Loe and behold there's my brother pulling up on the other side of the lights, I'm on GSR and he's waiting to pull out of Wiri Station Rd!

I wasn't sure if he saw me or not but I hooned all the way home as fast as that lil 250 could go and managed to sneak it up the driveway. Realising it was hot I grabbed the hose and a bucket and started to wash it down. My brother came home and wanted to know what I was doing with his bike out so I said "oh I was bored so I decided to wash your bike for you, I couldn't get it up the path from the shed so I started it and rode it up" he goes oh ok then before he walked inside I added "oh and I could smell fuel when I walked it up, I think it's leaking" so he walks inside and then came back out and him and I spent about 2 hrs looking for the "fuel leak" that had managed to drain half the tank and not leave a drop anywhere on the shed floor lol. The trip from Manukau to home only took 10 mins but it was most definitely the longest ride I've ever done lol it seemed to take hours.
To this day he still can't explain the mysterious fuel leak

Whether he saw me or not I don't know but he's never said

I know its not the sort of ride you meant but I couldn't resist.

**george formby** · 17th February 2011, 10:31

This thread has got me thinking, I need more time off so I can ride some decent miles. My little bu-tocks are quaking at the thought of riding down to Paeroa on Saturday. I used to ride that far for a decent bacon sandwich. How times change.

**nonie** · 17th February 2011, 10:39

Regular rides Whangarei to Wairoa Last time it was real icy and freezing cold. Whangarei to wellington (and return) Never get tired on that one cos can't wait to get there !

**Bass** · 17th February 2011, 11:19

My longest continuous ride was about 18,000 km of mostly dirt and sand round outback Oz, but it took a day or two.
Was supposed to be around 23,000 km but the going was quite a bit tougher than expected.

**raftn** · 17th February 2011, 11:22

Originally Posted by Bass

My longest continuous ride was about 18,000 km of mostly dirt and sand round outback Oz, but it took a day or two.

Holy crap........you must have been busting for a peee when you finished.

**Bass** · 17th February 2011, 11:26

Originally Posted by raftn

Holy crap........you must have been busting for a peee when you finished.

Naw - adventure bike - mostly standing up so no problem. Only hassle is hitting a good bump in the middle of pumping bilges and the Ol' fella slips back into your tweeds.
Oh yeah.......corrugations could get a bit messy too.

**neels** · 17th February 2011, 11:34

Longest ride in a day was christchurch to catlins via tekapo, 750k's with a few breaks for a coffee or a smoke. Then about the same home again a couple of days later.

What seemed like the longest ride was christchurch to bulls on a CB360.

**Hellzie** · 17th February 2011, 12:06

my longest ride (not counting the times I was pillion) = 70km. BEAT THAT!

NOOOBIE!!!!

**rocketman1** · 17th February 2011, 20:27

Done Wanaka to Hamilton in one hit. With a 3 hr sleep on the ferry.
On R1150GS no problems at all.

**Flip** · 17th February 2011, 20:52

Only 800km for me Milford sound to Diamond Harbour. Was stuffed afterward.

**BMWST?** · 17th February 2011, 21:00

Queenstown to Wellington on a ducati 900 s2 with a break in Chch for a early service,i was bloody sore when i got to picton.The suspension was so hard on those bikes it didnt really move til you were going 140 k plus......