first 'long distance' trip on Holly
- millerlovesa90
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first 'long distance' trip on Holly
So tomorrow I shall be making doing my first ' long distance' trip on Holly the C90.
I'll be riding from Deal to Hastings and back (110 mile round trip) mainly to check the bike's limits and it's MPG, plus as a novice it'll be good experience as the roads are diverse and twisty.
I'll let you guys know how I get on
I'll be riding from Deal to Hastings and back (110 mile round trip) mainly to check the bike's limits and it's MPG, plus as a novice it'll be good experience as the roads are diverse and twisty.
I'll let you guys know how I get on
- Diesel Dave
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Re: first 'long distance' trip on Holly
Best advice (from SteveW), either 50 mph or full throttle......choose one!
- millerlovesa90
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Re: first 'long distance' trip on Holly
Diesel Dave wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2017 9:31 pmBest advice (from SteveW), either 50 mph or full throttle......choose one!
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Re: first 'long distance' trip on Holly
90 miles then look for a petrol station
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Re: first 'long distance' trip on Holly
We need photos.
- millerlovesa90
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Re: first 'long distance' trip on Holly
So today was an eventful day...
My first 'long distance ride on 2 wheels. The ride started from Deal and finished in Hastings and then back again (roughly 110 mile round trip).
On the way there was pretty straight forward although I froze to death considering I had long johns and thermals on. Finally got to Hastings in roughly 2 hours and needed hot food and coffee quickly!
Once the feeling in my body had returned, a few snaps on the beach and I found an old Vespa outside an Italian restaurant which was cool!
Return trip home... I got just outside Hastings and the engine started to get louder and louder with lots of back firing. Turns out when I finally stopped for fuel in New Romney I noticed the exhaust was blowing. Well, I couldn't give up now so I got back on Holly and headed back to Deal via Folkestone (photo op!).
Finally home and time to inspect the exhaust... as you can see it has completely broken off! Hence the sputtering and backfires. Other than that, Holly didn't miss a beat!
My first 'long distance ride on 2 wheels. The ride started from Deal and finished in Hastings and then back again (roughly 110 mile round trip).
On the way there was pretty straight forward although I froze to death considering I had long johns and thermals on. Finally got to Hastings in roughly 2 hours and needed hot food and coffee quickly!
Once the feeling in my body had returned, a few snaps on the beach and I found an old Vespa outside an Italian restaurant which was cool!
Return trip home... I got just outside Hastings and the engine started to get louder and louder with lots of back firing. Turns out when I finally stopped for fuel in New Romney I noticed the exhaust was blowing. Well, I couldn't give up now so I got back on Holly and headed back to Deal via Folkestone (photo op!).
Finally home and time to inspect the exhaust... as you can see it has completely broken off! Hence the sputtering and backfires. Other than that, Holly didn't miss a beat!
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Re: first 'long distance' trip on Holly
Nice one. Great pics. Keep up the good work and stay between the hedges.
- Bogger
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Re: first 'long distance' trip on Holly
Well done. Shocking lack of maintenance on the exhaust by the way.
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- millerlovesa90
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Re: first 'long distance' trip on Holly
Glad you got home okay despite the exhaust. Hastings was where I was born and spent the first 40yrs of my life, 20 of them driving buses. I could never actually see why people wanted to go there for a day out, as realistically the place is a run down dump! As your pics looking towards the pier show, not a busy place out of season, lucky some scrote didn't nick your bike while you were getting food and drink, it really is THAT bad there! Anyway, I saw no sign of a 90 club sticker anywhere on your bike, you MUST rectify this, it's the law!