Riding to sheffield from london on a 50cc Wat an adventure

pandy · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Karma :

my mate is 16 like me and he wants to go and visit his nan who lives in sheffield i live in london i did a microsoft route map and its 136 miles by m1 etc... but we r mopeds so we cant go on the damn fings, so i did a rough one with the map agin 156.9 miles, its gonna cost £30 there and back not bad i fink, but it will take near enuf .....3-4 hours in the january rain and cold, ne one fink im mad??? i do but hey we only live once, and it wld be fun wat u fink?
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craigie b · Citizen Smith Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Karma :

LOL, I would take the train, if only because A. January could be thick with snow B. You'll be freezing your bollocks and could risk causing an accident (after you've passed out from hypothermia) & C. THe roads at the mo are cover in shit, mud and salt so the chances of an off are higher than in the summer.Sorry to be a misery guts!

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Wear all your clothes, take a spare sparkplug and stop every so-often to let the poor wee thing cool down. Plan to take two days with a stopoff somewhere.

Which route you taking? Back roads to Luton then A6 all the way? I don't trust these route planners, they sometimes take you through the centre of every town on the route which can take twice as long. Sit down with a road atlas and plan the route yourself, treat the route planner as a guide only.

Long distances on small capcity motorcycles is a cool thing to do. Make sure you have breakdown assistance!

Word to the wise before others start. Try using the odd capital letter here and there. The karma-bot is very anally retentive when it comes to spelling and punctuation. Think of it as being like an english teacher sat with red pen poised Wink

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NSR125-Kid-UK · Attention Whore Joined: 03 May 2003 Karma :

When you get here, be sure to say hi Smile

. I might come round and say hello Smile

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dodsi · Dirty Carny Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Karma :

I was in sheffeild yesterday, and am going again on saturday and you didnt say HI Evil or Very Mad

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nick.h · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Karma :

Hi,

AA Route Planner

I used the AA route planner, where there is an option to avoid the motorways.

Total Distance: 175.8 miles
Total Time: 4 hr 8 min

and it looks to be the A1 and A57 most of the way.

Nick
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nick.h · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Sep 2004 Karma :

mrchips · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Karma :

If it's a 55mph moped it shouldn't be "so" bad, but I still think you're mad! I wouldn't take the bike anymore than 10 miles in this weather.
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pandy · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Karma :

no mine is de restricted, it does about 70 the old owner recons as he had a new sports exaust on it or summit, but its cool irl be ok

cheers lads
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JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

I find the 14 mile journey to Taunton boring on a moped, feck doing 156 miles!

Though I was thinking of going to London on the A30 all the way once, but my ped would pass out. Laughing

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

loply · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

Yeah you will be redlining it the whole way! Itll seize up. You will need to take a 30 minute break from time to time for the scooters sake.
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JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

I done two hours flat out on my 14,000 mile ped once, it did breakdown, but nothing to do with the engine, the throttle cable snapped.
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Take the train would be my suggestion, you'll take hours trying to go by ped and will freeze. Can I also draw your attention to the link in my sig, keyboard HOWTO as I'm sure you'll find it very helpful in your battle with your keyboard. Thumbs Up

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Rob W · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Karma :

All I can say is good luck with that mate, cant say I'd ever attempt to ride 100+ miles on a 50 Confused

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Craggles · Traffic Copper Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Yeah,

I've recently made the choice of train over bike on a 120 mile journey, on a 125! Purely for the fact it'll be cold, I'll get lost and I'd acually like to get there with the bike in one piece!

Plus I need to come back the next day after next to no sleep!

I'd go for the train Thumbs Up

Long journeys are fun... but leave it for the Summer!

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pipnet11 · Brolly Dolly Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Karma :

Did Newcastle to notingham on my GS125 in september last year. Bad on a 125, cant imagine it on a 50!!
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mchaggis · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

60 miles at a go on my 125 is about the limit before I would need a break. It's coincidentally the longest distance I take home and the length of the longest rideouts I do too. Smile

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Nath · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Karma :

Hmm, i've done 110 on my CG125, and had no problems, which was the other month on a freezing cold day. However, you'll be working a moped alot harder than I was riding my bike. Plus, if you're riding to get somewhere, rather than for fun, you'll stick to long straight roads and end up getting very bored.

The next day off college which is nice, I intend to visit the East Coast, which should be at least 150 there and back. However this is still quite a bit easier than what you have in mind. The train to Nottingham from London is about 30quid normally(unless special offer), so i'd say you'd be better off leaving the ped at home.
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