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Charlie
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PostPosted: 12:23 - 18 Jun 2008    Post subject: The Longest Day Reply with quote
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Good luck to them all... and especially my Dad, he is on a 07 black Honda Varadero. He is already up there in Scotland enjoying himself before the event.

Just slight envious Very Happy
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PostPosted: 12:31 - 18 Jun 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd love to do something like that. Cool
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PostPosted: 14:40 - 18 Jun 2008    Post subject: Re: The Longest Day Reply with quote
ds55 wrote:
Good luck to them all... and especially my Dad, he is on a 07 black Honda Varadero. He is already up there in Scotland enjoying himself before the event.


You should meet him at Lands End to buy him his pint Wink

Maybe the North section could do the same thing but over a weekend Cool
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PostPosted: 14:44 - 18 Jun 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
cool idea.

shame the route seems to be all motorway, but i guess that's to make sure they can do it
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PostPosted: 15:04 - 18 Jun 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sunrise @ just after 4am
Sunset @ just after 9:30pm

So that's around 17 and a half hours to do say 840 miles.

Multimap.com reconds about 16hours 45 minutes for that, and it doesn't put in any stops.
The RAC route planner has it taking longer.

So, yes, it'll be quite a challenge.

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PostPosted: 16:16 - 18 Jun 2008    Post subject: Re: The Longest Day Reply with quote
ds55 wrote:
https://www.thelongestday.org/

Good luck to them all... and especially my Dad, he is on a 07 black Honda Varadero. He is already up there in Scotland enjoying himself before the event.

Just slight envious Very Happy


Why's your dad not got a photo up?

If you speak to him before then, wish him good luck from me (and thank him for the loan of tools for the RG!)
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Charlie
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PostPosted: 16:27 - 18 Jun 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
t121anf wrote:
shame the route seems to be all motorway, but i guess that's to make sure they can do it


You don't have to follow the group, I don't think many of them will be. My Dad doesn't plan to use the motorway for the interesting bits, he was thinking of using to get past the boring bits though.
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PostPosted: 17:33 - 18 Jun 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
map wrote:
Sunrise @ just after 4am
Sunset @ just after 9:30pm

So that's around 17 and a half hours to do say 840 miles.

Multimap.com reconds about 16hours 45 minutes for that, and it doesn't put in any stops.
The RAC route planner has it taking longer.

So, yes, it'll be quite a challenge.

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Pah, I rode from Gap to Liverpool yesterday using only motorways for the last 300 miles, easily manageable but good job on the charity bit... Very Happy Thumbs Up
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Charlie
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PostPosted: 09:00 - 21 Jun 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well they are doing it at the moment, my Dad said he was in Carlisle last time I spoke. (20-30mins ago)

If you out and see them give them a wave Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 09:04 - 21 Jun 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
map wrote:
Sunrise @ just after 4am
Sunset @ just after 9:30pm

So that's around 17 and a half hours to do say 840 miles.

Multimap.com reconds about 16hours 45 minutes for that, and it doesn't put in any stops.
The RAC route planner has it taking longer.

So, yes, it'll be quite a challenge.

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Didn't one of the bike mags do it in 8 and a bit hours a few months ago?
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