300km too far for newish rider?

[Armi]

Any advice, thoughts? Thanks in advance.

It'll be a piece of cake

Coming from someone that has been riding for less than half a year.

[Jantar]

Go for it. It'll be fun and you'll love it.

My first longish ride was only a few months after I started riding, and it was 300 kms from Dunedin to Queenstown on a 125 cc two stroke, and it was 2 up.

These days 300 km is less than a tank full of fuel and isn't even a half day ride. Try 1632 km over 24 hours from midday thursday. (and NO, I won't say where I went )

[Premature Accelerato]

Just do it. When I was fit and young some mates and I rode from the Manawatu to Waitangi in a day on our 250 trail bikes. Make a couple of stops to eat and you will be fine.

[sleemanj]

One word: earplugs

Stop at mitre 10 or bunnings or somewhere and pick up a handful of plain old 3M plugs. They'll cut out the wind noise, prevent hearing loss long term, and much better for your comfort too - less tiring.

[Oakie]

+ 1 for earplugs. Apart from that, a comfy seat and hydration (try Powerade or similar) are your friends. Rest when you need to.

[Usarka]

+1 to people who said cehck tires, oil, petrol etc. Not because they need checking but so you don't get paranoid

[GrayWolf]

been a longgggggggg time since I did distance on a small bike, BUT as a wet behind the ears yoof I did 20,000 miles in a year on an RD250E-DX. Yup an old air cooled 250 stroker. The VT will have similar performance, and 100-110kph is an easy on the motor cruising speed, so no worries about road speed.
As far as fatigue goes, the biggest issues will be concentration levels, and; COMFORT!!! if the bike is well suited to your body, footpeg, handlebar position, seat padding? then that will contribute to 'freshness'. There is nothing worse than a sore arse, aching wrists,neck,back etc to make the ride difficult. Which WILL affect concentration.
You have the bases covered for stops, etc... and I would agree with a previous comment about following a tin top... not just the sudden turn, but learners usualy do not have the 'forward scanning' skills of experienced riders.... you could end up a little tired and the brain starts to rely on the brake lights of the car etc... if you have the confidence to do it? Then just do it, maybe agree certain stops to meet up with the car/support... that way you can speed up/slow down on the ride to suit your road skills level.

[Crusty_Junior]

im relatively new to roadbikes , played with dirtbikes/quads as a kid , but after 6 months on my 250 ninja ive done 10,000+ k's , one trip was auckland to fielding , i think the kill factor is trying to travel too far before resting event momentarily , if you feel tired or sore , have a break , stop an get a coffee etc , it definately has helped me