ride to bude = 240 miles...
 

hi everyone :)

i have a holiday planned with my girlfriend in august.
and it seems that trains and coaches have seriously rose in price!.

and i was considering doing the long hall on my sv.
240 miles all M5 i worked out that i could do the one way with one tank ? but were two up so that could take that down abit . then with regular stops.

am i being stupid in thinking i can do this ? never done a mad ride like this before . especially not two up ?

cheers in advance

Pez

Re: ride to bude = 240 miles...
 

One tank may be pushing it slightly, however I managed Macclesfield to the AR campsite (217 miles) non-stop and on 1 tank on Friday (fully loaded with camping stuff etc in a tankbag, top box and big tailpack). Took a little over 4 and half hours, was motorway for about 140 miles and was boring as hell slip streaming HGV's at 60mph all the way.

Re: ride to bude = 240 miles...
 

Make a day of it, take the A/B roads!

Motorbikes on a motorway is sacrilege!

Re: ride to bude = 240 miles...
 

i was told to make a day of it but thats one whole days less of holiday, and the missus isnt as confident as she should be on the back . maybe its just a general bad idea ?

Re: ride to bude = 240 miles...
 

I'm joing the south westers on a ride later this month, gonna be about 460m in a day on the daytona :)

Re: ride to bude = 240 miles...
 

i go from 250miles london to barnstable every couple weeks on my sv restricted on my own taking it easy at bout 75 on the m25 m3 a303 / i normaly fill up twice and come back with a lil bit aswell . and i just come back from france doin 1000miles in 4 days if there looked after they go for ages!

Re: ride to bude = 240 miles...
 

just think how confident your missus will be afterward , the longest run ive dun with th missus was 120 each way to the coast for a day trip she was a lot more settled by the time we got back as she dont get on the bike very often

Re: ride to bude = 240 miles...
 

Depends on the view of it, 1 day on a bike is holiday well spent to me, especially on twisties.

If your misses isnt so confident, it may be too much, so maybe half:half it, come off Mway early, pick some main A roads that are sweeping.

you don't become a good pillion / pillion'er by rowing a boat ;)

Re: ride to bude = 240 miles...
 

We used to go down to Bideford every year. This is the route we used. Had a stop for fuel/pee/drink at a petrol station near Chipping Sodbury. Lunch in Glastonbury, then on down South.

Make it an adventure, not an endurance IMO.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&so...,0.861053&z=10

Re: ride to bude = 240 miles...
 

I would really like to do this but i just keep thinking about the ladyyy.
would never want to put her through something she doesnt 100% want to do . shes coming on the back for the rescue ride coming up ( i have kestrel honda backing me on that one) thats 140 mile. i think after that shell be more confident and then i can think about longer rides out. we're forking out for a train now , £144 for a standard tickes , 2 adults. i remeber when you could do the same trip for £30 each.