In my 9th April blog I said that this season I hoped to do a long motorbike trip to South Wales or Scotland. Over the last two days I have ridden the bike to see my Mum in South Wales, a round trip of 570 miles. I had two long journeys, mostly motorways, and enjoyed the ride. It's a strange mixture of the boredom of motorway travelling along with your senses being heightened because you are riding at high speeds and have to be extra vigilant . Maintaining concentration on the surrounding traffic and road conditions whilst dealing with fatigue from aching muscles was an interesting experience, but I reckon I fared quite well, doing each journey in approximately five and a half hours, with one half way stop.
The previous week I had ridden the bike over to Snowdonia, North Wales; my total mileage for the day being about 400 miles. On both trips the bike performed brilliantly, plenty of power when needed but also nice and comfortable to ride on long journeys. The fairing provides adequate protection from the wind and weather and all the instrumentation is nice and clear.
Today I had to take the bike over to Bradford to attend some meetings being conducted there. At one time I would have thought of that as being quite a decent journey but after the last two days it felt like nothing more than a casual jaunt. The benefit of these long journeys is that the bike runs really well after covering a decent distance and my own skill and confidence increases. I really fancy Mid Wales or Scotland next. Pictures of my bike will be on flickr in a few days.
The previous week I had ridden the bike over to Snowdonia, North Wales; my total mileage for the day being about 400 miles. On both trips the bike performed brilliantly, plenty of power when needed but also nice and comfortable to ride on long journeys. The fairing provides adequate protection from the wind and weather and all the instrumentation is nice and clear.
Today I had to take the bike over to Bradford to attend some meetings being conducted there. At one time I would have thought of that as being quite a decent journey but after the last two days it felt like nothing more than a casual jaunt. The benefit of these long journeys is that the bike runs really well after covering a decent distance and my own skill and confidence increases. I really fancy Mid Wales or Scotland next. Pictures of my bike will be on flickr in a few days.
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