tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post5296682313765405130..comments2024-03-28T20:30:35.448+13:00Comments on Confessions of an Ageing Motorcyclist: 1000 miles in 21 1/4 hours on a Street TripleGeoff Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-83241325858395877122023-08-28T15:21:30.962+12:002023-08-28T15:21:30.962+12:00Hi, the Rusty Nuts organisation has been replaced ...Hi, the Rusty Nuts organisation has been replaced by the NZ Distance Riders: https://www.distanceriders.org.nz/ . Hope this helps and good luck!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-3349905597205392422023-08-28T15:13:04.380+12:002023-08-28T15:13:04.380+12:00Hi can you become a member of the rusty nuts mc cu...Hi can you become a member of the rusty nuts mc culb cheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-25900339500894647422012-08-10T17:11:46.846+12:002012-08-10T17:11:46.846+12:00Hi Simon!
Eeek! A ZX6_R sounds like absolute tort...Hi Simon!<br />Eeek! A ZX6_R sounds like absolute torture - well done!!! The Southern Cross round NZ 4500 km in 5 days ride didn't please my wife too much, especially as I sent her texts in the middle of the night from some lonely spot but we've just celebrated 40 years together so I guess I was forgiven :-).<br /><br />Doing the 1000-miler on a reasonably big bike isn't much of a challenge any more but I'm mulling over having a go on a Honda C90 or CT110 with a long range tank!<br /><br />May you have as much fun on the 675 as I have for nearly 3 years now!<br /><br />Safe riding.....Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-7396300512219308452012-08-10T09:25:40.266+12:002012-08-10T09:25:40.266+12:00Geoff, great post and you are dead right about the...Geoff, great post and you are dead right about the Airhawk and right mental attitude - only anyone with a couple of quid/dollars can have the Airhawk! I did my 1000 miles on a 2002 ZX6-R and just. bought a Triple like yours. Like you I'm wondering what the challenge will be within the parameters of not tempting divorce :-) The Iron Butt Association does have routes for 1500 miles in 24 hours for the UK which are very tempting, but I think that could be courting disaster at home even if I complete the run in one piece! <br /><br />Safe travels and I hope you enjoy the Triumphs grin inducing abilities for many miles and years to come! <br /><br />All the best, <br /><br />SimonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355529386274166944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-73985024859352486312011-03-03T19:21:57.757+13:002011-03-03T19:21:57.757+13:00Hi Rob and thanks for dropping by! My trip was pre...Hi Rob and thanks for dropping by! My trip was pretty much on twisty backroads so if you're planning a largely freeway route, that should help with average speed and take some stress off the body. However, it's a heck of a trip and I take my hat off to you. Really looking forward to seeing your ride report!<br /><br />I don't know if you saw the 2 preparation blogs but if you didn't, these are the links: <br />http://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2010/07/1000-miles-in-24-hours-part-1.html and part 2 deals with nutrition and comfort: http://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2010/07/1000-miles-in-24-hours-part-2.html.<br /><br />After using an Airhawk pneumatic seat pad, I reckon they're superb: http://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2010/09/airhawk-seats-and-other-stuff.html.<br /><br />Also, making up a time/distance chart is great for when the brain slows up - a great ready reckoner. Can send you one of you want to PM me. If I can help in any other way, I will.<br /><br />Most of all, have a fantastic time and savour one heck of an achievement!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-20686103509110562662011-03-03T17:35:24.737+13:002011-03-03T17:35:24.737+13:00Geoff- So Gary F. let me know about your blog and...Geoff- So Gary F. let me know about your blog and Im glad he did. Im planning a 1500 mile trip in 24 Hours from Western, NY to Miami,FL in the first two weeks of May. It will be a great trip regardless if I make the deadline but I want to prepare myself for success. Any suggestions for me? Anyway, I enjoyed reading your posts and keep up the great work!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333275632735645379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-86975884346651112532010-10-26T09:46:26.603+13:002010-10-26T09:46:26.603+13:00Thank you Andrew! You know, the more I think abou...Thank you Andrew! You know, the more I think about it, 90% of doing one is about what's between the ears. Firstly, wanting to do one despite all the fears and doubts which come with it. Then actually sending the entry in and committing to having a go. Once committed, doing all the preparation to raise the chances of success. Finally, doing it. Even after having done 5, I still go through all those stages although Stage 1 is not quite as bad as stepping into the unknown for the very first time.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-15996268195300060842010-10-26T08:31:15.834+13:002010-10-26T08:31:15.834+13:00Congratulations Geoff! I really enjoyed reading th...Congratulations Geoff! I really enjoyed reading that, I am sorely tempted to go for one of those trips but (or should that be butt?) I don't know whether I am ready for it. My longest has been a 980km ride in 12 hours and after that I was knackered!<br />Your write up was very entertaining, I could appreciate how you trusted your buddies on the ride and there were places I know like Taranaki and Wanganui - I was with you there my friend, great stuff.the riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681668130209585709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-23118558859132804842010-10-26T07:20:29.133+13:002010-10-26T07:20:29.133+13:00XP@: Being retired, no waiting... I normally AM o...XP@: Being retired, no waiting... I normally AM out tomorrow, hehe. IIRC, aren't you a pal of Mike Angell?Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-29130252002947850512010-10-25T22:36:29.930+13:002010-10-25T22:36:29.930+13:00next year is too far away... I would be out again ...next year is too far away... I would be out again tomorrow!<br />Still riding with Zen, good isn't it!XP@https://www.blogger.com/profile/17340181430305096182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-72676441738448437872010-10-25T15:00:59.773+13:002010-10-25T15:00:59.773+13:00Oh, and Gary....
Got it in one! With the stress o...Oh, and Gary....<br />Got it in one! With the stress of the ride off, I WAS totally shagged out!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-21034979404661592772010-10-25T14:58:52.452+13:002010-10-25T14:58:52.452+13:00Thanks very much indeed Gary and also very nice of...Thanks very much indeed Gary and also very nice of so many of you to worry!<br /><br />It is indeed a rare privelege to have such great friends to share such things with. Unconditional in all respects. Sharing the lead was the most natural thing to guys who are used to working in high performance teams at work.<br /><br />I'd forgotten all about the 7P's until Jules mentioned it and it was great to be reminded. Like you, project management is second nature and the ride was treated just another project, complete with a critical path. My wife despairs.... :-).<br /><br />Well, the hand signal for cops in NZ is the clutch arm held vertically with the hand/forefinger rotating like a flashing light - same as yours? <br /><br />Yep, we all have off days when you just can't get a flow going and it is indeed wise to simply back off.<br /><br />Thanks again for the very kind words.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-85541660934436421942010-10-25T14:30:54.126+13:002010-10-25T14:30:54.126+13:00Hearty congratulations! I was so pleased to read ...Hearty congratulations! I was so pleased to read about your successful ride. I looked at your blog every day after the weekend and didn’t see anything for a while and I was beginning to wonder if something had gone horribly wrong. So I was both pleased and relieved at the same time to read your post a few days ago.<br /><br />At 62 you are right to be very proud about making it (a) at all and (b) in under the 24 hours allotted. I enjoyed reading the bit about sharing each other’s company and sharing the experience with your mates. <br /><br />I have known about the 7 P’s for a long time and thought it was very fitting that you compared your preparations to that. I imagine it was crucial to the overall success of your ride.<br /><br />The before and after photos are very telling. In the first, you look alert, straight back and ready for the start. In the last you look shagged out and bent over a little. Maybe it was just the way the photos were but I suspect not!<br /><br />I really liked the plan that each of you should lead different legs – that sort of takes the onus of you all to remember and plan the route for the whole 1000 miles. It must take the pressure off somewhat.<br /><br />Fancy winning the raffle as well.... !<br /><br />I had to laugh about the universal hand gesture for cops. I wonder if it is the same everywhere. Bad news about the rider with the medical condition and I am sure it shook you up at the time, but good that you were able to carry on riding with a doctor already on scene.<br /><br />I know exactly what you mean about getting in the right riding mode. Having ridden a long way for so long, getting on the bike and riding just feels so natural, I hardly give it a thought. On some days though it just doesn’t feel right and you have to watch out for those off days.<br /><br />I thoroughly enjoyed reading your post first time and again just now. What a fantastic thing to have done. Congratulations on having proved to yourself you can do it.Gary Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163380727432573785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-28110994144690754162010-10-23T22:42:37.545+13:002010-10-23T22:42:37.545+13:00Hahahaha! Thanks Doug, you wouldn't have said...Hahahaha! Thanks Doug, you wouldn't have said that if you'd seen me the following morning :-)Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-15038450859806553642010-10-23T20:03:10.806+13:002010-10-23T20:03:10.806+13:00Well done, Geoff. You're darned tough for an ...Well done, Geoff. You're darned tough for an old fahrt!Doug Klassenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120274946344780566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-52870584709605411962010-10-22T08:21:39.529+13:002010-10-22T08:21:39.529+13:00Thanks Jim! The Rusty Nuts guys sometimes add ano...Thanks Jim! The Rusty Nuts guys sometimes add another 500 miles for those who are interested too. Maybe ok on interstates but in twisty NZ, it's a bridge too far for me!<br /><br />Thanks for the good wishes - my wife says I never got past a mental age of 5!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-42954630653657990462010-10-22T08:02:54.818+13:002010-10-22T08:02:54.818+13:00Geoff,
Just wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoye...Geoff,<br />Just wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this ride report. I have just recently begun following your blog and have added to your blog to the list on my blog. I have an acquaintence that recently completed a "bunn burner", 1,500 miles in 36 hours, which I consider to be somewhat crazy. I am very impressed with your accomplishment and it seems that doing a ride like this with some others along as well could make it even that much more enjoyable. Needless to say, I am quite jealous.<br />I'm 53 yrs old and have to say that if you are 63, then you are just a bit older baby than I am. Happy Birthday, BTW.<br /><br />Jim<br />Premeditated Scootin'cpa3485https://www.blogger.com/profile/00031439889267356735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-83545513937424265872010-10-22T07:59:54.015+13:002010-10-22T07:59:54.015+13:00Thanks Anon/JCP! The worrying thing is that I'...Thanks Anon/JCP! The worrying thing is that I'm sitting here doing mental calculations to see what advantage fitting a big auxiliary fuel cell to a step-though might give. No worries, will take my pills and have a lie-down shortly :-).<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-85022590775190204292010-10-22T07:29:13.951+13:002010-10-22T07:29:13.951+13:00What a good read and I'm full of respect
I...What a good read and I'm full of respect <br />I'm 57 and last did a proper long trip-Avignon to London-more than 25 years ago. The point you amply prove is that it is not the bike but the rider who makes the trip. Not sure you'd come in under 24hours on a step-thru though?<br />Congratulations<br />jcpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-54660424212919064342010-10-21T20:51:30.380+13:002010-10-21T20:51:30.380+13:00Cheers Nikos. So that's the reason.... being ...Cheers Nikos. So that's the reason.... being upside down causes rushes of blood to the head :-). Don't think the Triple will be entered again but one of those rushes of blood has got me wondering about doing it on a 50cc scooter, Honda Cub or similar. Now where's that slide rule???Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-62718083892705040922010-10-21T20:41:49.160+13:002010-10-21T20:41:49.160+13:00Congratulations - 47.06 mph average speed is notab...Congratulations - 47.06 mph average speed is notable - I'd be lucky to do that on a motorway in UK!<br /><br />I'll be looking at buying an Airhawk sometime soon!<br /><br />Best wishes from the not-upside-down part of the world, NNikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-10667211686702466752010-10-21T20:33:34.760+13:002010-10-21T20:33:34.760+13:00Cheers Andrew - likewise, a real pleasure and I...Cheers Andrew - likewise, a real pleasure and I'd have liked more time for a yarn. I think you did the right thing, given how shaken we were. Pleased to hear that Brett is on the mend. Were the others who crashed all ok?<br /><br />Look forward to reading your blog as soon as you feel ready. Take care mate...Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-57574008699019189072010-10-21T19:33:54.571+13:002010-10-21T19:33:54.571+13:00Well done Geoff. It was great to meet you and the...Well done Geoff. It was great to meet you and then catch up again on your completion. It's a bit of a shame that I had to pull out but I think it was the best decision for me. Brett's accident shook me up and I might have been a danger to myself or others. I visited Brett in hospital today and he's definitely a lot better than he was on Saturday night but is still struggling with short-term memory.<br /><br />I'll be writing up my 1/3 of the GC (and Four Points) at some stage...Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-37182326454085018692010-10-21T17:23:56.994+13:002010-10-21T17:23:56.994+13:00Thanks very much everyone!
Canajun: It really dep...Thanks very much everyone!<br /><br />Canajun: It really depends how motivated you are in wanting to do one. Not everyone's cup of tea. I think I've done my dash now.<br /><br />Roger: Same as reply to Canajun. Theoretically, could have done it much faster on my own but that wan't the point of the exercise. All about getting out with some magnificent riders who are cherished friends.<br /><br />Sonja: Thanks on all counts. With Jennie in Aussie, my birthday dinner was a cheese and tomato sandwich as that's what I REALLY fancied. Hope I'm not pregnant!<br /><br />Mike: Thanks and if you were thinking positive thoughts, double thanks for helpinf to get us home safely.<br /><br />Jules: Thanks for worrying! Had mundane stuff such as washing, shopping and other things before I could even think about the blog. Bike still unwashed. Have an incredible time in the high country. Got a hot tip for the Cup? Big over here too!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-22817134686228056382010-10-21T16:52:24.564+13:002010-10-21T16:52:24.564+13:00A big congratulations Geoff - well done!
I'v...A big congratulations Geoff - well done! <br /><br />I've been checking your blog each day and was getting a bit worried at the lack of report through most of this week. <br /><br />Oh, and thanks for the rap for my blog - though there's not much biking in it at present.<br /><br />when I get back from the USA i have week to prep the VFR and get over my jet lag before we head off for a (Melbourne Cup) long weekend of riding the Vic High Country.<br /><br />Again, well done Geoff - a great achievement and an excellent report.<br /><br />Cheers Jules.Tarsnakes Down Underhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859439380216890525noreply@blogger.com