How far did you ride in under 24 hours?

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The judges have considered Ting-Tong’s mileage, Budapest to Luton and believe it might well be understated. I was with Tom for the bulk of his journey, only peeling off for central London. From vague memory, my own odometer read something like 1100 miles for the non-stop journey from Budapest. Luton must be further, surely?

It was on the Turkey Trot to Istanbul. The idea behind the Trot was an extension of Steptoe’s ‘Let’s set off on Good Friday and see how far we can get from London, to return on the Sunday, one week later’, ie. The dashes to Morocco and back. Day one of the Trot was London to Milan, 780 miles.

On the dash to Morocco, we went London to Biarritz (I think it was) on day one, which is 765 miles. On day two, Biarritz to Algeciras, which is only slightly less at 710 miles.

But hey, Ting-Tong is not around to correct the estimate, so the current leader remains as PitaNaanRoti with his 1,386 miles or 2,230 km, with Indecisive Ting-Tong Tom probably close on the same or maybe better by a smidge? Who knows? Who cares?
 
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Looking at the distances, they are all not inconsiderable. I guess it’s a bit like runs in an innings in cricket. Get to 50 and you are a hero of sorts. Then get out at 99 and you are a sort of failure. The same on bikes….

250 miles, Pah! Knock that off before breakfast!

500 miles, not bad.

750 miles, getting there.

999 miles and the disappointment of not cracking the thousand is almost palpable. You do not enter the pantheon of ‘Great ride, mate. Awesome, performance” and be talked about in hallowed awe, when two or more Tossers are gathered together.

But, what am I saying! In these enlightened times, everyone is a winner.
 
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Big miles are just painful and I try to avoid doing them. A 250-300 mile day is easily long enough for me although I once did about 440 miles on my GSX-R1000, loaded with camping gear. Having ridden from Bristol to Donington for the GP in 2005, I realised I had left my ticket on the kitchen table, so I turned round, rode home, picked up the ticket and rode back again to Donington. The bike was surprisingly comfortable even allowing for me being 20 years younger.
Not a huge trip by the standards of some here, but far enough for me and further than I had intended.
 
bristolsaint said:
Having ridden from Bristol to Donington for the GP in 2005, I realised I had left my ticket on the kitchen table, so I turned round, rode home, picked up the ticket and rode back again to Donington.
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A winner, just on its own.

We have all done it, one way or another.

PS We need a new thread: How many miles is too many?
 
I've done a couple of 1000 miles in 24 hours Iron Butt rides on my Harley softail custom but they were in Canada.
I've also done a 1500 mile ride (same bike) from Canada to Mexico in 36 hours.
 
Khulu said:
but they were in Canada
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The judges are not judgemental, when it comes to the scene of the awesome achievements. A mile in Canada is the same length as a mile in Scotland, as far as I know,

The only ‘non-mile’ mile, that I am aware of is a strange distance in Sweden, which they call a Swedish mile, referring to it as a mile ie. using an English word.

As far as I can make out, one Swedish mile is 10 kilometres. In such a big county, it means you can work in 10’s of miles, as opposed to hundreds of kilometres.
 
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Big miles are just painful and I try to avoid doing them. A 250-300 mile day is easily long enough for me although I once did about 440 miles on my GSX-R1000, loaded with camping gear. Having ridden from Bristol to Donington for the GP in 2005, I realised I had left my ticket on the kitchen table, so I turned round, rode home, picked up the ticket and rode back again to Donington. The bike was surprisingly comfortable even allowing for me being 20 years younger.
Not a huge trip by the standards of some here, but far enough for me and further than I had intended.
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I’d do a 400-500 mile stint in one day if motorways are included for at least 50% of it. But I wouldn’t want to ride motorways, for a number of reasons if the alternative is available or I am in no particular hurry to be anywhere.
Just like you 200 miles in a day in pleasant, meaning you get to stop as and when you please to as well as often as you wish to*, whether that is to have a drink of coffee/water, a wee or a pleasant view.

250-300miles is a maximum distance, that I come to realise and am willing to travel on A/B roads in one day.

I have a wondering eye, so I like to have a look and absorb my surroundings. That is the freedom that we have when traveling over the terraferma.
In the past, I would be blatting like a bat out the hell to get places and knock out the miles, only to come back home feeling absolutely knackered and feeling that I have not seen anything or remotely remember what parts of the continent I’ve travelled through. One thing I could do, is to claim that I have been there.

* pulling over constantly, perhaps not ideal in a group of people who are A-B riders, via the fastest way whilst avoiding motorways, just to get to the next hotel by late lunch time and start sinking them jugs of beer or, having chased that hour arm on the clock for the past hour and a half.

It may sound cheesy or overly romantic, but we all love riding in a nice warm and sunny weather. However, not many go out their way to see the sunset at the end of the day. It is quite magical and fascinating to be atop of a hill or better still a mountain and watch the sun disappear over the horizon.
I think it has to be done at least one day over the entirety of a tour.

Here is me atop of Stelvio Pass, in September of 2019, having watched the sun disappear…

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Instead, many do not even pay any attention to the dwindling daylight, let alone sunset whilst on their 5th or even 6th pint and talking bollox.
 
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harry the cat said:
Ah. A good old fashioned willy waving thread. How quaint :D

BTW who records their mileage from bygone trips?
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Sorry to be the sad one here but I record tour mileages. However, that's as far as I go and I don't record lifelong mileages or any other bike runs.
Wapping to the spreadsheet please!
 
Khulu said:
Sorry to be the sad one here but I record tour mileages. However, that's as far as I go and I don't record lifelong mileages or any other bike runs.
Wapping to the spreadsheet please!
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Don’t ask me. It’s akin to keeping a note of MPG and knowing the at the pump price of every petrol station in a 50 mile radius. That and knowing road numbers.
 
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I need beer mid afternoon or before so probably around 400 miles.
 
Greg Masters said:
@Wreford Miles and I did Benicarlo (south of Barcelona) to St Albans in one day.

About 1100 miles.

Not recommended!
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Almost 22 years ago now :oops:

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Landeck in Austria to Consett, including Calais/Dover ferry.
1152 miles in 23.5 hours. Followed by 7 days recovery.
Best hint, dont do it on an FZ1s !
 
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