Most miles in a day

[myvision]

What's the most miles you've done in a day?

We are heading out into Europe this summer and my mate has planned the route with the first day being just north of London to the Eurotunnel and then stopping at Passau Germany around 800 miles.

That's going to be a hard day for me I think.
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[linuxyeti]

That is a fair old drag, but doable. In the comfort stakes I've found between 500-600miles in a to be limit of enjoyable riding, unless of course, you're not interested in stopping for the odd break, photo stops, town/museum visits etc
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[LustyLew]

310miles.

Bedlington (north of Newcastle) to Beckenham (SE London). Picking up a brand new XT660Z Tenere.

It was around this time of year. My bum was numb from the vibrations and it took me two days to warm up!

They were impressed a 'southerner' was going to ride it home given they were about to shut up shot to help a mate get the sheep in before it turned too cold!

[chickenstrip]

Gresy sur Aix to Carlisle, 948 miles.
Who's broken the 1000 mile mark?
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[Ste]

1,200 miles in ~26 hours from Spain to Amsterdam.

But that was driving and with two people sharing the driving.

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[Riejufixing]

[Fisty]

1020 miles, Derby to Monaco, 23 hours.

I had to be lifted off the bike.
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[1198]

Makes my effort of 550 miles (Sheffield to Adenou) seem a bit wimpy! I was on a Panigale though if that adds any chump points?

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

I've got a copy of bike mag from the early 80s somewhere and in one of the reader's letters a guy reckons he did a thousand miles in 24 hours without using motorways. Or without breaking the speed limit. He might mention a few other incidental details - but that's basically it. He doesn't explain what roads he was on, what bike he was riding, or owt else. It's quite a strange letter but it has the ring of truth to it somehow. Since I read it a couple of years ago I've puzzled over how it was done. And even IF it was. I do tend to believe it though, for some unknown reason.
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[ThatDippyTwat]

About 1K, ZZR1100 - But that was a "need to get back to the UK, right now" situation, lots of motorways, lots of speeding. If you want to enjoy it, keep it below 500, and ideally around 300 a day. More than that and you're riding to get somewhere, not enjoying getting somewhere.
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[WD Forte]

Stonehaven near Aberdeen to Bristol one sunday afternoon/evening
on a K100 RS just stopping for fuel and tea etc
Google maps says it's 489 miles
The ride back from Sligo was a similar distance.

Nowhere near an Iron Butt challenge, but I've never had any interest in
clocking up big miles just for the sake it.
I generally like to take my time and stop whenever and where ever I feel like it.
Long continous rides are boring as well as a literal arse ache!
It's the people,views,destinations and things you discover on the way that make it interesting for me.

I'd hate the idea of being rushed through Europe or anywhere else for that matter.
What's the panic to get to Passau anyway?
It's full of foreigners y'know.......
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[xX-Alex-Xx]

About 500, all highway at "normal" speeds. Not comfy on a GSXR1000 in full leathers. Would have been fine if there were corners.... I was sitting on the tank at times trying to get comfortable and blood back into my legs. Even debated ramming a cop off his Harley cos it looked comfy.
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[garth]

850 on a GSXR600.

I hurt just thinking about it
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[Polarbear]

About 700 miles on the continent having to get back for a ferry in one day. I'd had a puncture which was unrepairable so lost a day getting a new tyre fitted.

TBH that was too much for me, even on a Wing. I was losing concentration and while i don't think I actually nodded off I wasn't far from it.

I didn't have a problem with comfort but that could have been a downside when I got tired. Comfy bike, warm day, music on the stereo and a tired rider, not good.

After that I only ever did a maximum of 500m a day and tried to keep it under 300. As said before, why do it when it stops being enjoyable.

I have a friend who did the 1000 miles in 24 hours Iron Butt challenge on a ZRX, Mad.
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[A100man]

[Serendipity]

I did Ardmair Point, near Ullapool in the Highlands, down to High Wycombe area in one hit, trying to outrun a storm. Just over 600 miles only stopping for fuel and caffine.

Taking your time is a little more fun. Blasting across the whole width of Germany at warp speed is going to be a slog and you'll miss out on some cracking places along the way.
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[pepperami]

I did LE to JOG in one hit without using motorways: approximately 860 miles , sadly due to an unforeseen stoppage, I went over the 24 hour target. I did it in 27 hours.
I just did it for the challenge and because I wanted to.

Personally I think 300 miles in a day still gives you plenty of time to enjoy places to stop off on the way.
Motorways and main arterial A roads make it incredibly easy to do big miles in this country.

I like something a bit different, for example in the dim and distant past, we would all go from West London to Southend or Portsmouth or Brighton on our 50cc mopeds and think nothing of those sort of distances.
Talking of long distance miserable rides: Preston to Ipswich in late January when I bought my Hyosung GT250r.
The sun was shining all the way but the temperature never rose above -4.
fugg that was a cold painful ride home.
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[Riejufixing]

[Shaft]

Ashford Kent to a place North of Glasgow Airport (the name of which escapes me*) and back, just over 1000 miles I think.

It was 1983, prior to the full completion of the M25, so in those days it was quicker to plough through London (not so bad on the way back, it was the middle of the night).

Did the pick up at about 9 am, arrived at the destination somewhere round 6 pm, handed over the package and went back again, got home at something like 6 am.

Did it on a Z1300 with a too small universal screen, which helped a bit, but I was still battered, which is why the return trip took much longer, every stop (quite often, they aren't great on fuel) I took a bit more time over a tea!

It's the only time I've been to Scotland and I wasn't there long enough to remember any of it.

Being an impetuous youth, I didn't bother to work out it would've been quicker and less arduous to take a return flight from Gatwick, get a cab to and from the final destination and still make a tidy profit on the job.

Still, it was an experience, although not one I wish to repeat

* Helensburgh I think it was
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[Teflon-Mike]

I would tend to concur with those that suggest 'about' 300 miles a day is about right.
A lot depends on your approach and aspirations though. I have tended to baulk at much over 2-3 hours in the saddle at a stretch.... apart from anything else, after about an hour I'm gagging for a fag... fuel tank range is an influence too. The old VF did anything from about 13 (seriously!) if you caned it twixt round-abouts on the by-passes, to a useful 70 or so 'bimbling' about sight seeing. Tank held about 5 gallons, though so had a useful range either way, b~u~y did catch me out a couple of times, like the first 'bimbling' outing when the red fuel warning lamp came on and I swore, convinced I couldn't possibly have used that much, then looked at the trip and realised I'd done over 300 miles... and again, when I made it into the petrol station round the corner from where I lived, with the engine coughing and dtuttering, and I discovered that Range-Rover like thirst if you crack the taps twixt roundies!
SO.... How many miles YOUR botty good for? How many miles can you get from a tank full?
800 miles in a day.. personally I think a tad ambitiouse.. that means 'averaging; over 100mph for most of it, which may be legal on a German Autobahn, b~u~t... I'd still have to stop for a slash and a fag a few times, and more than likely a couple of refuels, and to stretch my legs and look at the tyres... and grumble at how square they were getting blasting that many miles on that kind of road, and grumbling how much fun I'd NOT be able to have on them come the mountains....
End of th day, it's your arse, Kimo Sabi, your tyres, your fuel... B~U~T I'd be grumbling at your mates optimism, and suggesting a more realistic 4-5oo miles a day, with plenty of comfort stops and photo-ops.
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[blurredman]

Cottbus to Calais. That was on an MZ ETZ251 a couple of years ago. So mileage was mainly limited by the fact I couldn't go very fast.

630 miles according to Google Maps. Took 11-12 hours non-stop (toilet and fill up breaks only) if I recall.
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