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Just read this thread again from the beginning. Well done TC and welcome to the club (what's Avalon like these days, left 30 years ago).
The reason I re-read the thread was to find out what was so offensive. To me it evolved into a natural banter about how we, on our Laverdas, clocked up our first, and subsequent, 1000 kay days. That the discussion progressed to achieving the sacred 1000 on other brands of motorcycle just adds, in my mind, to the rich pageantry of life as a motorcyclist.
What I found interesting was the comment that 'we' are not interested in other people's exploits; is that a royal we, as in 'We are not amused' or referring to the view of a selected few.
Once again, well done TC.
 
TC's over 60 1000K's is more unusual considering the route taken. I've ridden through that neighbourhood a couple of times and I'd be parking it at a pub after 6-800. Bloody hard work.

What's not impressive is licking the plate. That's just being normal. It is complimenting the chef.
 
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Umm for all those who seem not to understand this thread is purely about

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Take it easy Brett. When have you ever known a thread top stay on topic? On many occasions I've done well over 1000km non-stop and single-handed in my boat. I even did some of that while asleep. ;)
 
Diablo Loco said:
TC's over 60 1000K's is more unusual considering the route taken. I've ridden through that neighbourhood a couple of times and I'd be parking it at a pub after 6-800. Bloody hard work.
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Good point, the route taken (not root as in the jokes section) has everything to say. Clocking the triple 0 out in the Never Never of Australia or similar is far different to the convoluted road systems of many countries where you are in and out of town centres all the bloody time.
I did Cairns Brisbane non stop twice on my SF2, before I purposely left in the afternoon with a stop so that I wouldn't force myself to make it a habit the third time, and only did an easy 1000km the second day, avoiding riding into the night. Rode that trip three times that year to run a mates bike workshop while he spannered for a race team.
 
Legs said:
Just read this thread again from the beginning. Well done TC and welcome to the club (what's Avalon like these days, left 30 years ago).
The reason I re-read the thread was to find out what was so offensive. To me it evolved into a natural banter about how we, on our Laverdas, clocked up our first, and subsequent, 1000 kay days. That the discussion progressed to achieving the sacred 1000 on other brands of motorcycle just adds, in my mind, to the rich pageantry of life as a motorcyclist.
What I found interesting was the comment that 'we' are not interested in other people's exploits; is that a royal we, as in 'We are not amused' or referring to the view of a selected few.
Once again, well done TC.
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Terry, I reckon you left Avalon a little too early, but then I reckon we have stayed a little too long....


Fucking wankers.....
 
Congrats TC (and Brett). A long day in the saddle is very fulfilling. (I daresay Brett is a great escort and motivator) (edit)
so good on you TC and I reckon ending a big day on that bike, would have been a great feeling.
 
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I am hoping compliant suspension helps, std and 130kgs not so much. Done Sydney Melbourne via the coast in a day a few times, once in pissing rain and fog so bad I ended up turning off the expressway at Bulleye Pass and didn't notice till I was able to see more than the road lines as I came down the hill.
 
Shajota said:
Congrats TC (and Brett). A long day in the saddle is very fulfilling. (I daresay Brett is a great escort and motivator)
Now, at the risk of incurring wrath I'll add a bit to the narrative (All Lav related so hopefully I haven't missed the plot!!)
I find it hard to believe that anyone who is a long time Lav owner hasn't done long days such as this. (I am talking about owning a Lav as transport not a toy or investment) I think particularly true if you live in regional areas of Aus where it is a long way to anything.
In the late '80's when living in Townsville I started taking my girlfriend (now wife) to my regular holiday spot which was pitching a tent at Main Beach (Gold Coast) Caravan Park and visiting my old haunts, having worked on the GC for a couple years in the early '80's. (Worth mentioning I avoid going to the GC at all costs these days)
After an education on limiting luggage to a couple of multi purpose non crush clothes, securing the tent and leaving room for her, we would head off for the first main stop, which was a visit to her sister in Bundaberg, a bit over 1,000kms depending which route. (I think once we went straight to my old home town Wondai, but that was around 1,200kms and I think pushed the envelope a bit!!) Always a long day and her biggest concern was she would always drift off to sleep as the day wore on and she would wake up with a start thinking she was going to fall off. (Ahh, the drone of a triple....)
Of course she was sitting on the Jota's hump so perhaps I should have put a sissy bar on as the tent and bags behind her didn't offer too much support but at least she had more padding than me at the front:p
Those days of long distance 2 up riding came to an end in the new decade ('90's) as marriage and kids came along, so long trips have basically been solo since except for an occasional short dash. (Swapped to long trips in her old Mazda626!!)
I have always considered the Jota a great long legged mount, however I agree with Diablo Loco in regard to the actual road travelled which will dictate to some extent time and distance.
It is probably fair to say that a lot of my longer trips have basically been "point and shoot" so to speak and in younger days long distance was the norm! (One of the big differences between taking a motorcycle and a car point to point back in the day was you couldn't measure the distance by counting the stubbies when on a bike:LOL:)
Actually the last 1,000km+ day I did was returning from Sydney in 2017 where I did 1,140kms on the last day which was a pain as I had to detour and change directions a number of times to avoid flooded roads and many roads were also damaged.
The question of age is also an interesting one.
I think once heading into your sixties, for many of us, work will be in the rear view and time constraints not as important so trips will often be more leisurely and offer the chance to looking around more (Loved Marty's analogy re cheesecake:))
I still love to put some decent miles up however I am far more conscious about animals in regional areas in the early evenings and also now take the option to stop and have a squizz at things.
While I would always choose the Jota if I needed a quick long haul trip, longer trips for me these days are limited to a couple of times a year and I really now prefer to ride the AE on relaxing rides, so 600 or 700 kms per day seems enough, although admittedly I avoid heavily populated areas like the plague as I don't think Grimeca and people mix!!
Hopefully the above is taken as intended and I have little doubt the longer days are a bit rarer for many these days as bodies age and remembering many of these Lavs are over 40 years old, so again, good on you TC and I reckon ending a big day on that bike, would have been a great feeling.
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Looking from afar These journeys you do out of necessity 1000km 4 -5 tanks of fuel - what were the speed limits in the 80s ? Did you push the envelope while riding , what sort of speeds were you maintaining ? Our country is full of cities and towns in the way that slow you down - one assumes that now on a 40 odd year old bike it’s more of an achievement as I guess the bizzies are a bit more active with technology but I assume the roads are better surfaced ? It’s difficult enough to retain 4500 plus rpm on a Jota in UK for long !

And of course we are getting older by day !
 
The reason why I added fairings to my bike, plural as it first got a TT Montegi before being replaced with a Bevel was when I first got it you could cruise at 140ks and without a fairing that was hard work. My 750 Bonnie did the 600ks from Wee Waa to Cammeray in 5 and 1/2 hours once including the back half of the Broke Road section of really bad corrugated 35k bends on dirt in the dark 2 up with my brother on the back. Buggar not a Laverda story again. When Carlos asked about fairings years back I said don't bother, you cannot do those fairing helpfully speeds anymore and not end up in cuffs. Get done at 30 over and your walking for 6 months with a $2500 fine as well.
 
Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond said:
What were the speed limits in the 80s ? Did you push the envelope while riding , what sort of speeds were you maintaining ?
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My return ride from the '91 Factory Trip was, allegedly, conducted at speeds above those posted on the signs by the side of the road.
In Austria, this was positively encouraged!
As I slowed my progress having spotted a Police car on the Motorway, I rode alongside them.
First, the passenger waved me on, then the driver joined in. I thought "What the hell, they're never going to catch me in a saloon car.", so I nailed it.
Last view, in the mirrors, was both Officers giving me a big 'thumbs up' with both hands.
My average speed, including petrol stops, from Corvara to Calais, (1,200kms.) was slightly higher than the UK National Speed Limit.
 
Looking from afar These journeys you do out of necessity 1000km 4 -5 tanks of fuel - what were the speed limits in the 80s ? Did you push the envelope while riding , what sort of speeds were you maintaining ?
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In the eighties a pretty good clip could be maintained out of the major centres.
Back in the day a bunch of us rode the from Wilcannia to Cobar (with a fuel stop at Emmdale) at 160 kph. The problem was that the first buildings in Cobar was the service station and we had thought we had slowed down to a walking pace but ended up flying past the pumps, fortunately there was enough room on the other side to stop. Our rule of thumb after that was to slow down to the speed limit 10 kays out just to get our heads back in the real world.
Couldn't do that these days.
 
In fact its not about cutting fast k/ms its just sticking at it and not stopping every 30 minutes.
My last 1000km day was a trip I did on my 79 Jota a couple of years ago,
I live on the most southern point of Australia rode up to the ACT about 750km caught up with my old mate Tom, the next day we took off to Goulburn and Taralga, then I split and caught up with Brett at Lithgow, we then took the Bells line of roads into his place in Sydney, then Sunday we rode into the CIMMA day at Silverwater I split from there at 10;00am and was in the shower at 8:45pm back at home 5 fuel stops and a short lunch cruising at 120 km/h 1000km thankyou very much.
I must admit I woke up sore the next day but was still smiling.
 
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