how many k's in one day

That's right ... Darwin to Adelaide we sat on a minimum of 130 kph , from Darwin to the S.A border we sat on 180 -200 kph except through the towns. After the Brisbane to Darwin ride i didn't want to get back on a bike for a few days i'll tell ya Australian rural roads ain't US freeways !!!
 

The interstate highway system is the biggest difference. Most of the time on interstate travel in the US one can average 135 - 145 kph per petro fill and only hit the brake lever 2-3 times per tank when length of travel is the objective. For instance I have guzzled a full tank in 2hrs and 12 minutes at the optimum last summer and that was 192 miles/309 km. In a test of endurance someone could conceivably crack 2000 mi/3218 km in 24 hrs on the US interstates but it won't be me.
 
saboteur said:
Not much compared to some of these saddle sore guys, but 573 miles in about 11 hours, half of that getting rained on After a while, you just gotta power through.
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Coming back from Sturgis we checked into a Motel 8 the next morning it was pouring out. Nothing worse than starting the day off in a down pour. About a half hour into the ride we got ahead of the storm and booked it east. The storm was following us ,just stopping for a snack and a drink it gained on us. Cleveland, Ohio to Cape Cod Mass. 727miles/ 12+ hours.
 
One serious point to note in all of this is to stay hydrated. In hot weather a lot of moisture evaporates from your skin and you may feel dry and not notice how much fluid you are losing. If you are not pissing you could be in trouble. A local urologist mentioned that some of his worst patients are long distance bikers who suffer serious problems from dehydration.
 
A Camelback fixes that .. truth is the only time i drink the " 2 litres a day " of water they are always harping on about is when i'm on the road . Learnt the hard way
 
Dang good point.
Ride hard, eat light and drink lots.

I don't use a Camelback but always have a bottle of water in my shoulderbag, and will refill/replace it at least twice on a days ride.

Same as you TC. I'd be lucky to drink a litre on an average day at home but double that on a trip.
 

How bloody true Cobba, just ride down the Pacific Highway, speed limits, road works, towns, & can't forget *****heads can make for a very long trip.
 
I think to achieve an Ironbutt patch in Aussie conditions would be a difficult task.
You would have to head into the back blokes of NSW or a run across the Nullabour to do it with any ease.

My thoughts are to try it on the Newell Hwy. Leave in the early hours of the morning (like 12am) and hope for no roo's, pull up for a couple of hours kip around 4.30 (should have 400 to 450Ks covered by then) and then strike on thru the rest of the daylight hours.
Would reach the final destination by 6pm I'd hope.

The most deadly time to travel is early morning and late afternoons in my opinion.
I remember coming home thru NSW late afternoon one time just south of Moree. Sun was in my eyes, heap of trucks going the other way on the run to Brisbane.

All of a sudden I saw something shoot across just in front of the bumper, straight afterwards something else hit the side of the car.
I looked back to see a stunned joey in the middle of the road getting smacked down by the truck going the other way, then I realised that there was a whole mob bounding across the paddock on my right and heading straight across the road.

I decided it was about time for a rest break.
 
My trip to the Hill Country Salvo included 2 qualifying Iron Butt Association runs. A Saddle Sore 1000 on the way down and a Bun Burner 1500 on the way back.

Here's the end of the SS1000 run.



Here's the end of the BB1500 run.



Of course, all figures are in miles.
 
Next sat morning of to Casino to meet up with Lismore and Kyogle blokes at 8am. Then out west to Gravesend pub have a couple o rums roll out the swag. Up in the morning head north through Yetman, Texas, Inglwood and back to Brisbane. About 1200k and 5 pubs round trip. Looking forward to catching up with mates from down home.
 
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