How many hours of riding is enough for one day?

[Steam]

When you are out on a multi-day ride, how many kilometers do you do in a day, or in hours?

I'm not looking for superhero boasts, just how much you like to do in a day before seeking a beer and a bed.

The longest ride I have done is six hours, 500km, and I was pretty damn shagged after that. It was straight easy SH1 riding too, but still, I got a numb bum and a bit of a sore hand and went straight to bed that night.
Do you touring folks plan out distances and think "oh, I may spend the night there", or generally find somewhere whenever you get tired?

I have learned to ride over the past 9 months, I'm trading up the mighty GN250 next week, and now I'm planning on expanding my horizons beyond just Wellington.
I'm eager to have a bit of an explore now that I'm in this new interesting North Island (I'm a born and bred mainlander).

[Zukin]

It is all relevant to the type of weather, the type of bike etc

When we did our trip around NZ on the DRZ250's, on sunny warm days we easily managed 500+km days, however in the rain and cold, it felt like a real struggle to do 250km.

But on multi day rides (not that we have done many, just one really big one ) it didnt take long to get into the groove.

just my thoughts

[Donor]

I'm trading up the mighty GN250 next week, and now I'm planning on expanding my horizons beyond just Wellington.

I'll stack the beer fridge in anticipation...

[Jantar]

I'm glad this is a multi option poll.

When I'm taking Stromfrau on tour, I aim for 4 hours riding each day. With stops this equates to around 350 - 400 km.

Solo riding on tour, I aim for 6 hours riding each day which is around 500 kms.

Endurance rides like the Passes ride or the Southern cross require 10 hours or more each day, and when getting myself fit for these rides I'll practice with 10 - 12 hour rides. Generally around 1000km.

1000 milers like the Chatto Creek 1000 are 1600 - 1700 km, and for this type of ride I'll allow 19 - 20 hours. The last CC1000 took me 17 hrs 17 minutes including stops.

[Ixion]

I will usually reckon on 8 - 10 hours trip time. But the kilometres depends on many things of course.

And a more tiring ride, I take more and longer rest stops.

I general I reckon 500km is a reasonable days journey. More if I actually have to go somewhere, less if I'm exploring. And off road excusions may mean only a couple of hundred k in a day.

I find mental tiredness and hunger is more a "time to call it a day" than physical tiredness.

To prevent sore arse, ride standing up. And walk on the pegs. 10 minutes standing and 5 minutes walking each hour and your arse will stand the day easily.

[Pixie]

er,.....24?

[Pixie]

To prevent sore arse, ride standing up. And walk on the pegs. 10 minutes standing and 5 minutes walking each hour and your arse will stand the day easily.

You can fit those foot pegs around the bike that the BMX'ers use.Then you can walk all round the bike.
Or,alternately,a nice DVT will make everything go numb,no worries

[Switch]

5-6 i rekon. Get a sore ass after that, and bits start to go numb...i find beer makes me even more numb...so either way i win

[Big Dog]

Bio mechanics limit me a little.
I am just not bike fit enough to ride that far. Largely because until recently 1.5 hours was the longest i could ride without taking my helmet off.
I now find I can squeeze 2 hours in before a lack of concentration or stiff joints say enough is enough.

I normally only plan for 4-5 hours riding in a day but have been known to do more.
A lot more if without luggage and I'm "feeling it".

[onearmedbandit]

I did 1100km in one day on my GSXR750 once, had nerve compression damage in my hand for a couple of days but came right, otherwise I felt fine.

[Steam]

1000 milers like the Chatto Creek 1000 are 1600 - 1700 km, and for this type of ride I'll allow 19 - 20 hours. The last CC1000 took me 17 hrs 17 minutes including stops.

Wow! That's a long time. Did you start making lots of mistakes after that long?
I am not interested in doing those kinds of hours yet! Sounds like Endurance rather than a nice touring ride! I must research this Chatto Creek 1000.

[cowboyz]

the only multi day ride I have done was the 4 points last year. we did 14 hour first day. 5 hours day 2 and 11 hours day 3 and that was it. seemed easy enough but the last day it rained all day and that was hard work. Day 2 seemed like 5 mins on the bike. Weekend rides usually do about 5 or 6 hours on the bike. Depends on 1001 factors but mainly if you are enjoying yourself then carry on.

[Grahameeboy]

I did 1100km in one day on my GSXR750 once, had nerve compression damage in my hand for a couple of days but came right, otherwise I felt fine.

Which hand was it?

[Maha]

I'll stack the beer fridge in anticipation...

Dont forget to invite your friends............

[Grub]

Wait until some of the Grandie participants start posting. The Grandie is a 24hr marathon of
1,600km. Some people have been finishing within 17 hrs and so this year they're going to add another 400km (I think) for a 'selected' group so that it's back to being a true 24hrs of riding.

I love riding but to me that is nuts. It's setting yourself up for a huge bin and death.

I'm planning a ride to Auckland Fri night and back Sunday which will be 7-8 each way and I'll be shagged after that but .... and its a big but ... I will only use back roads. I can go nonstop on roads with corners, I cannot do more than 2 hrs on SH1 without suffering crushing boredom, inattention and a sore ass.

A nice touring road like Taupo's western lakes road only takes '5 mins' and i could do that all day every day

Brett