What's the most road miles you've done in a day?

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The longest for me was over 3 days each of a 1000km plus the 3rd day was over 24 hours riding to the Nordcap

the ride back made up for it, would I do it again, yes but only on my own.
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Re: What's the most road miles you've done in a day?

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Did the RBLR 1000 back in 2011 on my 990 Adventure - accompanied by two mates, one an a KTM 955 Super Enduro, and the other on a KTM 950 Adventure with his wife riding pillion.

1,064 miles in 22 hours (18 hours riding, 4 hours stopped for fuel/lunch/sightseeing etc)

I am back for another go at the RBLR 1,000 in a few weeks but on a 125cc step through scooter ..........
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snaphappy wrote:The longest for me was over 3 days each of a 1000km plus the 3rd day was over 24 hours riding to the Nordcap

the ride back made up for it, would I do it again, yes but only on my own.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'd go with you Bruv. A strong lesson learnt on that ride.
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Barcelona Pat wrote:
drdaveboy wrote:820 miles back from Barcelona on a zx9r c2 couldn't do that now
Same here. And like you I don't think I could do it now... not on a bike. Did it yesterday in a car (lots of stuff to transport). Took me 23 hours door to door to south Wales... man, was that boring!
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I was more impressed with your 14 mile ride over Wrynose and Hardknott .......... on a Cruiser! :woohoo: . Normally you have to go to the MotoGP to see brake discs glow like that ;)
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From the stella to Blyth in northumberland only stopping for fuel/piss chunnel breaks , miles couldn't bloody tell you. But my arse was knackin :blush:
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London to Southampton, then followed the coast to Lands End, then back to London via the A303, on a Honda XL600LM, worked out around 620 miles
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About 700-750miles. South of France to GY on a 97 VFR750. Set off at 0900 and got to GY at 0100 the following morning. Motorway all the way virtually. Wouldn't want to do it again really.
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Lucca Italy to home on an S1000RR. 970 miles. Bet my wife and daughter I'd beat them home.......14 hrs it took I was quite tired, all the wife said as I fell in the door...your tea is cold :)

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Edit, should add never ever again.
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Re: What's the most road miles you've done in a day?

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James691 wrote:
Barcelona Pat wrote:
drdaveboy wrote:820 miles back from Barcelona on a zx9r c2 couldn't do that now
Same here. And like you I don't think I could do it now... not on a bike. Did it yesterday in a car (lots of stuff to transport). Took me 23 hours door to door to south Wales... man, was that boring!
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I was more impressed with your 14 mile ride over Wrynose and Hardknott .......... on a Cruiser! :woohoo: . Normally you have to go to the MotoGP to see brake discs glow like that ;)
Ah yes.. I remember it well! Those poor brakes, they were squealing so much I thought the bike had started to cry!! Smile on my face though!! :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: What's the most road miles you've done in a day?

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1400 miles or so on a '04Hinckley Bonneville in 2009. Split, Croatia to home. Small fuel tank, a pain to keep stopping for fill-ups. It has been to Moscow and St Petersburg, Russia too. But that's another long story about fuel only available in 5 litre amounts and the buying of it!

1350 miles Kosice, Slovakia to home on a 2000Kawasaki Drifter 800cc in the Dale Winton blue colour [google it for a larf]2002. Not as bad as it looks as a ride- surprisingly comfortable. Scary on the unlimited sections of the German autobahn at night.

1465 miles Gibraltar to home on a '83BMW R80ST in 1989. Just a handlebar screen, 4 January very very cold, pre-dates any availability of heated jackets etc. On arrival at home discovered a sore right hand actually was a broken bone [from drunken hi-jinks on new years eve]

620 miles 2 up on a '80Honda 400N twin in 1983. North of Cahors to Xabia [SE of Valencia, at that time just a sleepy fishing jetty]Probably the toughest trip, the roads in Northern Spain South of Andorra were quite diabolical at that time. The 400N had the heart of a lion.

But I agree with the "couldn't do it now" sentiments!!
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