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    Long ride on a GT250R?

    anyone riden a gt250r Hyosong for more then 2hours straight?
    if so how did it handle.
    eg way too under powered
    sore ass
    etc

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    got a mate that rode down from palmy to chch in to days on one and said it was sweet as,the bike is not perfect for it but it done the job and well ....:-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by cfxjason View Post
    got a mate that rode down from palmy to chch in to days on one and said it was sweet as,the bike is not perfect for it but it done the job and well ....:-)
    It's a one day ride ...
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    I ride once every two weeks from ChCh to Blenheim, thats 4 1/2 hrs each way or 341km. not a worry , on a 250 Keeway!
    Have done 8 return trips this year , feel as fresh as when I get to the end of the ride as when I start. your 2fiddy Hosung will do it not worries
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    Just pace yourself and take breaks if you even begin to think you might need one

    Just think of it as two 1 hour rides in a row. Not a big deal

    the bike will do it fine too

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    Just make sure that you stop the bike and get off for a bit of a walk around every 2 - 3 hours. If you keep on riding for more than 3 hours or so without stopping then your engine will cut out, the bike will grind to a halt and it will not start again until you have that walk around.

    Oh, while having that walk around, put some more fuel in the tank, and the bike will start up and keep going for another 3 hours or so.
    Time to ride

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    My friend used to regularly ride from Auckland to the Coromandel on a GT250. No issues whatsoever.
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    Blightybiker rode 4 days straight around the north island on her Hyosung GT250. Apparently the seat is a bit hard but gas stops were a good enough stretch. That was about 1600km btw.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cfxjason View Post
    got a mate that rode down from palmy to chch in to days on one and said it was sweet as,the bike is not perfect for it but it done the job and well ....:-)
    Two days? Fuck that for a joke, lose a whole day drinking!
    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    It's a one day ride ...
    Oh, this is a much nicer way to say it.

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    FFS, you can ride anything anywhere,
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    It's a one day ride ...
    i be thinking he ment palmerston nth

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    Quote Originally Posted by awa355 View Post
    FFS, you can ride anything anywhere,
    Here here!
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimO View Post
    i be thinking he ment palmerston nth
    It's only a 570ish k ride?
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimO View Post
    i be thinking he ment palmerston nth
    Two hours from Palmy to the ferry. 0830 sailing, in CHCH by four...Drink.

    Piece of piss.

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