Long distance ride on 2 stroke 125

deangoldhill · L Plate Warrior Joined: 11 Mar 2014 Karma :

Hi all,
I have a 2000 NSR 125 2stroke machine.
I am planning a long trip, about 180 miles on a motorway each way (doing it in 1 day).

From what I understand, 2strokes are not really designed for continuous riding over long periods of time, but rather short bursts.

So I just want to get as many peoples opinions as possible of whether this is a good idea or not.
And whether I should take extra precautions, specific spare parts etc.

Am I being stupid? and it should be fine as long as I don't red line it the whole way?

Take a break every half hour?

Or is it a bad idea?

The bike is in excellent condition and I have never had any reliability issues on the medium (60 mile) rides I have done in the past.

thanks

m3-paul · Spanner Monkey Joined: 03 Feb 2009 Karma :

Me personally, I would avoid the motorway or at least vary it with some A roads etc.

I would imagine the bike would be fine if it is in good health, years ago we all had 2T 125s and did big mileages on a continuous basis without constant breakdowns. However, I would still want to break up a continuous 180 mile plod sitting at constant revs with a 2T.

I actually dislike running my TZR250 on the motorway for this reason. It will take it but I just feel it is kinder to the engine (and me) when varying the revs over a more interesting route.
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

A NSR125 in decent nick should be absolutely fine for that sort of journey.

deangoldhill · L Plate Warrior Joined: 11 Mar 2014 Karma :

Thanks all.

Im going to go ahead and do it.
Take a few breaks though.

Copycat73 · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Jan 2013 Karma :

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Hi

Used to do 150 mile journies on a 125 regularly. My fastest time by bike from my old house to my mothers (~150 miles) was on a 125 2 stroke. Would sit at 80 happily and had a big enough tank to do the journey in one go.

Bike should be fine for it. Just don't hold it flat out. And if you are using decent quality 2 squeak oil remember you might need to top up before you get home.

All the best

Keith
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