Featured The Mighty Speedmaster 2075km Trip

I have been wanting to do this ride for a long time and didn't think I had the right bike for the job, but I was wrong the bike perform very well, I would say the Corbin seat made a big different in the comfort of the ride, I have done it and will never do it again just because of my age.
The ride was around the South Island of New Zealand, it took just under 27 hours and cover 2075lm.

 

Thanks, Dartplayer I was glad to see the end of the ride but still Glad I did it, I am thinking I will stay around 400 to 700 km for my day ride from now on, Think I do around the block on New Year's Day as I did it last New Year's Day and the Boys in Blue give me a 35 demerit points for a New Year's present

 

Thanks brown mouse, but I did find my ride limit for a day ride is around 800 to 1000 km, I will not be doing it again it was hard by the end of the ride.

 

Yes, I would say money well spent, when I got the bike, it came with the standard seat not the Triumph Tour seat, I could get about 400km on standard seat before my body started telling me that it had enough, very happy with the Corbin seat money well spent and it looks bloody great. Cheers

 

Yes it was a straight 27-hour ride but must say the last 3 hours of the ride was hard,

 

Thanks for the well-done part of your post but I feel I should respond to your other comments, It is as dangerous as you will let it be, the last quarter of the ride I had stops more time over this shorter period of riding than any other part of the ride, I'm so glad Sir Edmund Hillary didn't listen people! now I can use his saying "Knocked the bastard off" I enjoy the scenery but in a shorter time frame and was still impressed with this beautiful country. As a runner from years ago any run under 22km is not hard to prepare for but a Marathon is a hold different ball game, I hit the wall at 40km so the last 2km of the Marathon were very hard but what got me to finish line was the mental strength. Some people what to push the boundary by riding at high speed, well that's not for me I have conquered ride I wanted to do for years and at 63 I was runny out of time to do a long-distance ride. Cheers John

 

Nice Bike! is that a grey tank or is it just the way the lights is reflecting? if it's a grey tank looks good!!

I'm very impressed in your times 3-hour Marathon dam good my best over 3.36 hours best half was 1.32 but that was years ago, my daughter runs so have to tell her your story, my hat goes off to you, well good to hear you are still running! We do have different riding styles; 400 to 1000 km day ride make me smile "It's not the destination it the journey" well that's me anyway,

Cheers