Ouch, I'm hurting.......

[desmojen]

Yesterday, I rode my 748 a total of 398 miles to Doncaster and back for the funeral of one of the guys from the Hercules crash in Iraq.
13 of us rode there and back in convoy. That is officially the furthest I have ever ridden in one day, let alone on the 748, previous best would be about half that.
But BOY can I feel it today, my back, neck, shoulders, upper arms, wrists, hands and especailly knees are absolutely killing me!
Although it hurt me the bike was faultless, especially the last 70 odd miles on the A429 from Warwick to here :D
Don't think I'll be doing it again in a hurry though! :lol:

[desmojen]

Lol, that's rich coming from a scouser! ;)

[Nattyboy]

I was aching like an old man after just doing 100 the other day !! 'Orrible snapping sensation in my neck when I moved it (bolts must be working loose!!!) - just not back up to speed for the new season yet I guess..!!!

Jen - Was that you I met at Turnpike last year with those bits for a 748..?

Cheers

Nat

[desmojen]

Sure was, and guess what, just used one of those at the weekend! ;)

[ericthered40]

Originally posted by desmojen
Yesterday, I rode my 748 a total of 398 miles to Doncaster and back for the funeral of one of the guys from the Hercules crash in Iraq.
13 of us rode there and back in convoy. That is officially the furthest I have ever ridden in one day, let alone on the 748, previous best would be about half that.
But BOY can I feel it today, my back, neck, shoulders, upper arms, wrists, hands and especailly knees are absolutely killing me!
Although it hurt me the bike was faultless, especially the last 70 odd miles on the A429 from Warwick to here :D
Don't think I'll be doing it again in a hurry though! :lol:

I feel like that before I get on my bike to go out :lol:

[weeian]

What a Lesbian ! :lol:

/ian

[Mr C]

I rode back from Nellys mid Jan 120 miles in the dark. Got off like John Wayne & never to walk the same again.
Previous to that the furtherst i'd been was about 20 miles so wasnt used to the position at all.

[TP]

I rode from the Gold Coast to Sydney (bit over 900 km's, 560 odd miles) in 8 and a half hours on a 250 sportsbike that redlined at 16,500 RPM and I held it just below the whole way in 30 degree heat in black leathers!

Only stopped for fuel and a drink to rehydrate.

Get hard you lot! :lol:

:D :D :D

Actually, I did that trip 4 times ...

[desmojen]

Nice one TP, but I bet that was when you were in the army and didn't know any better eh! ;)
Oh, I just noticed your mood..............what was that about getting hard??? :lol::lol:;)

[Road Runner]

On our French trips we do over a 1000 miles on a long weekend, I find my 996 very easy to ride long distance but then I am a short arse
:lol:

[moto748]

Ah, someone else who doesn't find them uncomfortable, then.

Feel fine on my 748 except in heavy traffic; on the open road I'm fine.

620 miles in a day my record so far. :)

Have you got the ride height jacked up, jen?

[desmojen]

Yes I have, right up. I don't suppose that helps!
To be fair, it wasn't as bad as I expected. I usually start getting uncomfortable around 100 miles, but it didn't really get any worse than that until right at the end.
Bearing in mind that I have only had it back on the road two weeks and that was only my third ride, it could have been worse!
Velocity has a lot to do with it though. i was with the group on the motorway, dual carrigeway etc doing 80-95 mph and I was fine, but when we hit the A429 and traffic they all slowed right down and I started to get hysterically painful wrists!
I'm afraid I had to leave them and use fully fledged traffic knife characteristics and get some speed on! Plus as well, I think when you're going faster it kind of takes your mind off the discomfort :)

[TP]

Originally posted by desmojen
Nice one TP, but I bet that was when you were in the army and didn't know any better eh! ;)

Correct, posted to Sydney, went home to see my friends.

Oh, I just noticed your mood..............what was that about getting hard??? :lol::lol:;)

I have kids now - nuff said!

[Redrocket996]

Are you all for real????? This is not meant to sound like the old monty python sketch I am genuinely amazed to hear this (especially from military people). I rode from Calais to Cannes with a night stop of about 7 hours. Got caught in the ****ing rain with rennsport tyres and no waterproofs just past Orange as I was unprepared for the long ride as I was meant to put the bike on the traiin in Paris but due to chaos on the M20 got over to France far too late to make the train arrived in Cannes and rode the twisty "route de napoleone" to Castellane and back the following day once the sun came out????????? :sing:

[BDG]

Originally posted by Redrocket996
...and rode the twisty "route de napoleone" to Castellane and back the following day once the sun came out????????? :sing:

Now thats a road worth riding, and in 4 weeks time i may just do that.

8 days, 2 996's and 2000 miles, its time for the 'Alternative Tour de France (and Spain)' again, yippee:D:D:D:D:D

Am i looking forward to it?

[deej]

most ive done was 620 miles on a rvf400 from cornwall to doningotn for the 2003 motogp and i was on my own, ached like heck the next day. went up via the cotswolds and the old leicester fosse road and came home m42,m5 straight home and into bed

furthest on the 748 was the 280 ride home in the rain from abingdon the day i bought it, first time it had seen rain in over 2 years hey harv ? he nearly didnt sell it to me as he ddint want her getting wet. :D:D

so far i dont find her too uncomfortable but will report back after my little trip to le mans in 5 weeks

[Redrocket996]

Now thats a road worth riding, and in 4 weeks time i may just do that.

8 days, 2 996's and 2000 miles, its time for the 'Alternative Tour de France (and Spain)' again, yippee:D:D:D:D:D

Am i looking forward to it? [/quote]

Good for you sounds like you should have an awesome time and there are just too many good roads down there to even begin to name them all.The route de Napoleone is the favorite of the twisty roads I know as there are not too many cars and it is mostly 3rd gear with some fast double apex corners as well as the usual moutain twisties and also a bit of a straight where you can getup to about 120+

All the best
Mike