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Post by robski on Aug 29, 2014 23:39:30 GMT
Has anybody ever done this,,,,,,on an 18 year old D6, any constructive advice would be good
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Post by gsteinert on Aug 30, 2014 9:20:23 GMT
Never done that particular journey but my 92 D6 managed almost 1000 miles over a weekend. Just gave her a thorough check over before I left home and made plenty of stops for petrol  A bike like that will commute for you day in day out. All you're asking it to do is a few weeks worth all together! Just keep in mind anything you might have to do on a weekly basis to keep it going. Gary |
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Post by christhedivvy on Aug 30, 2014 13:39:00 GMT
A good service and check over there's no reason why not. Just rode my 13 y/o D9 with 74k miles on it, 2-up with luggage all the way to the Algarve & back no trouble at all.
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Post by HRHpenfold on Aug 30, 2014 17:51:19 GMT
Doing lands end to john o groats, is about as exiting as watching paint dry, You want to achieve something, then do it on a push bike or moped, or sub 100cc bike Doing it on a modern middleweight bike is no achievement whatsoever, Do it on something from the 50's or 60's and then pat yourself on the back Just my opinion  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2014 7:45:53 GMT
Doing lands end to john o groats, is about as exiting as watching paint dry, You want to achieve something, then do it on a push bike or moped, or sub 100cc bike Doing it on a modern middleweight bike is no achievement whatsoever, Do it on something from the 50's or 60's and then pat yourself on the back Just my opinion How about doing it on a Honda C90 if you've got a month spare   |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Aug 31, 2014 8:44:44 GMT
Doing lands end to john o groats, is about as exiting as watching paint dry, You want to achieve something, then do it on a push bike or moped, or sub 100cc bike Doing it on a modern middleweight bike is no achievement whatsoever, Do it on something from the 50's or 60's and then pat yourself on the back Just my opinion How about doing it on a Honda C90 if you've got a month spare Exactly my point, anything you can do in a day, is a waste of fuel and time, Do it on something that makes it an adventure, otherwise why do it at all? And you could easily do it on a sub 100cc bike in a week! |
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Post by christhedivvy on Aug 31, 2014 9:18:42 GMT
Ffs. Stop putting a downer on it! Just because it's not YOUR idea of an adventure doesn't mean it's any less of one. Get a f****ng grip & leave people alone.
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Post by m40man on Aug 31, 2014 10:52:09 GMT
Ffs. Stop putting a downer on it! Just because it's not YOUR idea of an adventure doesn't mean it's any less of one. Get a f****ng grip & leave people alone. Exactly. Many of us do the Jock Run regularly on our mid-range & larger bikes & manage not to nod off through boredom whilst doing so  . This journey wouldn't interest me as an iron-butt type 24-hour slog there & back, but taking interesting routes over a few days it would. |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Aug 31, 2014 12:15:38 GMT
Ffs. Stop putting a downer on it! Just because it's not YOUR idea of an adventure doesn't mean it's any less of one. Get a f****ng grip & leave people alone. My opinion is as important as yours, Maybe you should get a grip and leave people alone! If he wants to do it he will, but that's for him to get excited about doing, not me! |
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Post by HRHpenfold on Aug 31, 2014 16:06:17 GMT
Ffs. Stop putting a downer on it! Just because it's not YOUR idea of an adventure doesn't mean it's any less of one. Get a f****ng grip & leave people alone. Exactly. Many of us do the Jock Run regularly on our mid-range & larger bikes & manage not to nod off through boredom whilst doing so . This journey wouldn't interest me as an iron-butt type 24-hour slog there & back, but taking interesting routes over a few days it would. I suppose that is the question I am asking, not clear enough for the hard of thinking I guess, What are the reasons why you want to do the LE to JOG, what experience do you have, are you planning on doing it directly, or part of some kind of holiday encompassing interesting roads and places I can't see that it being a diversion or however many years old has any bearing, as that will depend on it's condition and how it has been maintained, Give us some more information, In my opinion(again stated for the hard of thinking) without some motivation or interesting rout between the two, possibly excluding motorways, which would mean any bike would be suitable, then I would find it dull! |
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Post by christhedivvy on Aug 31, 2014 18:16:22 GMT
I never actually gave my opinion on the journey and nor will I. I only answered the question that was put forward.
Everyone has their own reasons/goals for doing such a trip.
Shut up with yours he didn't ask for it.
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Post by HRHpenfold on Aug 31, 2014 18:47:07 GMT
I never actually gave my opinion on the journey and nor will I. I only answered the question that was put forward. Everyone has their own reasons/goals for doing such a trip. Shut up with yours he didn't ask for it. But you didn't answer the question he asked, you answered that you had just ridden to the Algarve, as far as I can see that was not the question he asked, nor did he ask your opinion on whether it would make it or not, he asked If anyone had done it on a 18 year old diversion, and as you had not then your post is wide of the mark, Maybe you should heed your own advice! Of course you can continue to be offended on behalf of robski if you so wish! |
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Post by Pool Boy on Aug 31, 2014 21:18:15 GMT
SWMBO went from our house to J O'G and back again, then later in the year she went from our house to Land's End and back.
Planned her own routes (virtually no motorway), booked her own accommodation, got her bike serviced first and ran out of fuel on her own (half a mile from a petrol station, fortunately)
Not the world's greatest adventure in the world and some may sneer but it gave her a tremendous sense of satisfaction to have achieved something she'd never done before.
Oh and the bike, whilst not that old was a 600 Hornet.
I think Gary's & Ori's advice is sound - ignore all the bickering
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Post by crickleymal on Sept 1, 2014 10:31:12 GMT
I think Gary's & Ori's advice is sound - ignore all the bickering Yup. I commute about 500 miles a week on my D600. Check tyre pressures on Sunday, oil level gets checked daily as it's just a glance at the sight glass, chain is lubed every other day or so  So long as your brakes are good and the bike is in reasonable nick just go for it. I was at Lands End a couple of weeks ago and saw two bikes having their photo took at the sign post on the seaward side of the amusement park. One was a Faser, dunno what the other was. So you can, if you like, get that done as a souvenir. |
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Post by showaddydadito on Sept 1, 2014 13:11:42 GMT
Do it without using motorways and take your time.
I did Lands End to John o Groats via Lizard Point and Dunnet Head on a pushbike in about 1988. Through england we did less than 15% of the journey on A roads. Scotland doesn't give quite so much choice, but there are a lot of places where you can take the old road rather than the new.
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Post by Pool Boy on Sept 1, 2014 21:57:04 GMT
They charge for photos at Land's End - unless you catch them on a tea break - as it's privately owned land
Not sure anyone hangs around long enough at John O'Groats to make a charge
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Post by showaddydadito on Sept 2, 2014 7:15:20 GMT
They charge for photos at Land's End - unless you catch them on a tea break - as it's privately owned land Not sure anyone hangs around long enough at John O'Groats to make a charge It's Scotland - there'll be some guy in a kilt playing the pipes and charging you to take a photo of him, and shouting something like "hookeevarran darnagee weir garn doonya" if you snap him and leg it. |
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Post by crickleymal on Sept 2, 2014 9:55:01 GMT
They charge for photos at Land's End - unless you catch them on a tea break - as it's privately owned land True and it's not cheap but if you really want that sort of thing....... or you could just get a snap taken in front of the entrance making sure you include the sign. From what I've seen on streetview I can't imagine why anyone would want to. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2014 7:23:28 GMT
They also charge for photos at JOG. I think it's a great idea. I wanted to do the extremities of the mainland in one trip a couple of years ago Dunnet head, Ardnamurchan, lands end and someplace in the east of England that escapes me for the minute**. never got round to it as other things got in the way but it's still on my to do list. I remember someone here doing a charity run a while back which I considered to be a decent days ride out. Having said as much it was pointed out to me that mileage and route might mean something to the rider or be so far outwith his normal experience that it's worth doing. A fair point, but you can always plan a decent route wherever you go. **might make it a bit hard for me to find. Apparently it's Lowestoft ness in Suffolk. |
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. This journey wouldn't interest me as an iron-butt type 24-hour slog there & back, but taking interesting routes over a few days it would.
So long as your brakes are good and the bike is in reasonable nick just go for it. 