A week today I’ll be in Penzance looking forward to the early start on Monday morning .
At sunrise I’ll be setting off an old Honda CBR1000f purchased for not much more than 300 quid and hoping to make it to John O’ Groats by dusk .
What could possibly go wrong ?
I did look for a Ducati for the trip , but couldn’t even find an engine in budget . Hopefully the big Honda is the right choice for over 1000 miles without one mile on a motorway . I’ve put on some motocross bars I had laying around so it’s a bit more comfortable and I can stand up to relieve the aching buttox as needed.
It’s going to be a real endurance test . I did a shake down run this week of over 650 miles , so have some confidence that the bike will make it at least
Charlie isn’t coming along, as it’s not going to be a fun trip , but she’s been on some training runs . It’s not just the long day ride, of course , I still have to get back home.
The plan is either to do the NC500 on the way back , or roll the bike into the sea at JoG depending on how it goes
The run is to raise funds for Cancer Research , so if anyone feels like donating , here’s the link
Matt and Charlie’s Long Way up
Matt......
At sunrise I’ll be setting off an old Honda CBR1000f purchased for not much more than 300 quid and hoping to make it to John O’ Groats by dusk .
What could possibly go wrong ?
I did look for a Ducati for the trip , but couldn’t even find an engine in budget . Hopefully the big Honda is the right choice for over 1000 miles without one mile on a motorway . I’ve put on some motocross bars I had laying around so it’s a bit more comfortable and I can stand up to relieve the aching buttox as needed.
It’s going to be a real endurance test . I did a shake down run this week of over 650 miles , so have some confidence that the bike will make it at least
Charlie isn’t coming along, as it’s not going to be a fun trip , but she’s been on some training runs . It’s not just the long day ride, of course , I still have to get back home.
The plan is either to do the NC500 on the way back , or roll the bike into the sea at JoG depending on how it goes
The run is to raise funds for Cancer Research , so if anyone feels like donating , here’s the link
Matt and Charlie’s Long Way up
Matt......
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