OX-34
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I've got some plans for the Tenere to do some big mile/km days so I took mine out on a test ride...
Pretty simple plan. I live at the beach on the east coast of Australia. The Western Australia state border is 2512km away so it fits nicely on a ride plan for an Iron Butt BBG 2500.
BunBurner Gold 2500km in 24 hours for those not familiar with the Iron Butt rides. The metric ride is about 50 miles longer than the 1500 miles in a day version.
The aim was to tackle both legs back to back without proper sleep.
Lots of big open spaces.
The bike handled the job superbly. Except for fuel - availability rather than usage. As I was riding through both nights I carried a 10 litre jerry can to get me to the very widely spaced 24 hour service stations. The stops were 395km, 295km, 456, 414, 468, and 479 apart - so only one leg was done without the can. 19 litre auxiliary tank sitting in the shed and needs to be installed...
Kicked off at 04:00 on the coast.
Crossed the half-way point and beyond in 24 hours.
Hopped back on immediately and headed home the same way in 27 and a half hours.
Thumbs up - the bike is ok for long distance work.
Pretty simple plan. I live at the beach on the east coast of Australia. The Western Australia state border is 2512km away so it fits nicely on a ride plan for an Iron Butt BBG 2500.
BunBurner Gold 2500km in 24 hours for those not familiar with the Iron Butt rides. The metric ride is about 50 miles longer than the 1500 miles in a day version.
The aim was to tackle both legs back to back without proper sleep.
Lots of big open spaces.
The bike handled the job superbly. Except for fuel - availability rather than usage. As I was riding through both nights I carried a 10 litre jerry can to get me to the very widely spaced 24 hour service stations. The stops were 395km, 295km, 456, 414, 468, and 479 apart - so only one leg was done without the can. 19 litre auxiliary tank sitting in the shed and needs to be installed...
Kicked off at 04:00 on the coast.
Crossed the half-way point and beyond in 24 hours.
Hopped back on immediately and headed home the same way in 27 and a half hours.
Thumbs up - the bike is ok for long distance work.