long journeys on a 2-smoke

[chillpill]

times come to do alot of driving on it, need to go to various unis around england for open days of upto 150 miles away, ive never done a big journey on a 2-stroke furthest ive done is 80 miles through london at mostly low rpm , motorway driving is high rpm for a long time so just wondering how reliable it will be, i dont really fancy getting stuck miles away from home, especially up north

also is it possible to take out breakdown cover for a few days ?

[Charlie]

Out of interest which university's you going to look at?
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[Catalyst]

I'd imagine it would be fine if you stop every so often to let it cool down and give it a break, just make sure you fill up on 2-smoke oil and take an extra bottle with you.

C_dug came on the SE rideout and went from brighton to Essex on the motorway with no probs, it was a 250 mind.

Just make sure it's running perfect before you leave, and take a small bundle of vital tools in case the worst does happen.
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[chillpill]

cool cheers for the advice

i think it would be ok if i take it steady.... if

ds55 at the moment sheffield highest on the list , went there a while ago to visit mates and the place was wicked , its really new and the towns got a quality night life , others are yorkshire because there good for the course i want , not much else in mind at the moment ive got a 3 ft high stack of prospectuses to read through

[Catalyst]

True, just from when i had mine it would get pretty hot after a while. Few mates have broken down from overheating, then again they don't top up their oil which is probably what causes it.

As chives said, should be fine though. Still a good idea to take a spare bottle and little tool kit just for good measure.


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[chillpill]

yeah ive always got a tool kit stashed under the seat

so far i havent had any breakdowns on the nsr and ive gien it a healthy ragging so ive got confidence in it

[Peter3hg]

[Thesupersport...]

You better have a decent break down service, taking a 125 2 stroke on long journeys isnt advisable, a 4 stroke 600 fine, but then again at least the NSR can go at least the motorway speed limit unlike some 125's. I wouldn't personally but then again i ragged the shit out of my NSR, just don't redline it on the motorway like i did.

[Knacker]

Great advice there leave the NSR at home borrow somones CBR you'll be fine then


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[Kickstart]

Hi

When I first moved to Nottingham area from down south I went back most weekend. That was 150 miles each way, plus miles while away on a derestricted MBX125. Generally cruising on the dual carraigeway bits at an indicated 80.

A healthy 125 2 stroke will be fine.

All the best

Keith
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[Philious]

As others have suggested your 2smoker should be fine, just avoid sitting on the redline for miles on end.
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[Syx]

My NSR125 happily did trips to the Welsh coast and back in the early spring and that's about a 250 mile round trip, plus riding while I was there. I used to go every year - after the first trip I realised that the bike would happily do it on a single fill up of 2-stroke oil so don't worry too much about that. Just take it steady and you'll be fine

[twotakt]

It'll be fine as long as you don't hold it on the redline for prolonged periods.

Your bike isn't seriously downgeared is it? As that could cause problems.

My advise is to take the following:

Check everything before you leave (as you'd do on any bike)
Full Tank of 2t Oil
Spare Plug
Basic Tools
Sandwiches
Drink
Fruit/Biscuits

Ta,
Jack
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[Thesupersport...]

I was actually lucky i broke down on the a38 rather than in the middle of the moors, the breakdown on my insurance only covers 16 miles or something

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[chillpill]

cheers for the replies all , the bikes not downgeard and it fully de restricted so can cruise at 70-80ish quite happily

peter3hg the proper uni of course , when i went down there there seemend to be quite a bit of tension between the hallum and sheffield lads lol , quite a few fights broke out , is your bike zxr400 ?

[Cigaro]

RAC cover is a worthwile investment, think mine was £70 for the year and that includes recovery for me and my vehicle from any location in the uk (they'd take me and my bike all the way home from south wales if i broke down there! Or so they say.)

[stinkwheel]

Last week I did what turned out to be a 120 mile round trip (not planned to be as far) in the Loir region of France, two up on a YB100.

Held the throttle wide open all the way and it never missed a beat.

I did however have a bloody sore arse by the time I got back!
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Did a trip to my mates in St Ives cornwall from Stoke on a 350 YPVS in the late 80's, 4.5 hours 300 miles, frsh as a daisy when i got there. 90 mph all the way there with the wind taking the weight off my arms.

[NiteMare]

i did Cov to ingoldmells (113 miles) , then ingoldmells to eastbourne on an old GT185 (217 miles according to the AA routeplanner), two up with camping gear and tools, got lost/sidetracked a couple of times so the mileage will have been higher ...

stayed there at my sisters for a couple of days then made my way back to Coventry, another 172 miles

each section of the journey was a one day affair taken at a sensible pace (minimal thrashing) so all in roughly 500 miles fully laden (that's without the local thrashing about when there), that was all done on a bike that was about 8 years old at the time, it didn't miss a beat

would i do it again, not a fookin chance it was hard work on that little bike
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[chris-red]

I did many a blast to portsmouth and back on my RXS100 best bet isn't to go on the motorways and find a route through the lanes it's easier on the bike and more fun. I held that rxs at the red line for miles many a time.
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My mate used to travel 36 miles one way to get to work, he used to do it on an MT50 but it was taking him well over an hour to get to work. He then went out and bought a Casal (GT, SS, Sport or something) 50 and cut his travel time by half. I clocked him at almost 70mph on the flat, probably a real 60mph, not bad for a standard out of the box unrestricted 50.