A Thousand K in a day

**chinabiker** · 11-08-2010, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by ChinaV

So I'm guessing your speed data doesn't look quite as erratic as mine.

[IMG]http://www.contactdi.com/2010/1k_report.jpg[/IMG]

And hats off to Robert, it looks as though he tackled those tempuratures without handguards

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Cheers!
ChinaV

Here is our speed diagram. Particularly the first 200km it seem less erratic

Yep, Robert is without handguards, but we are with heated grips. Although we didn't feel the heaters, we believe they helped

**chinabiker** · 11-09-2010, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by euphonius

Dear Andy,

You guys are hardcore!! Bloody snowdrifts! Subzero riding conditions. Sure hope they had Pfefferschnapps at that favorite pub of yours.

I'm sure you've noticed that your post appears twice. Worse yet, at least for me, several images are not rendering, and appear instead as little should-be-a-picture-here icons. And that's with a veepeeyenn running.

Congratulations on a ballbuster (or should that be Hodenfrorer?) of a ride!

Look forward to seeing all of your images.

cheers

Hey Jeff

No Pfefferschnaps, but tea and coffee we ordered at the pub - their staff couldn't believe that

The post appeared twice and I think the moderator has taken care of it. The reason for this and the non showing pics seems to be that I was using Google Chrome to post

I hope you see the pics now

**euphonius** · 11-09-2010, 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by chinabiker

...I was using Google Chrome to post...

Thanks, Andy. Yes, it all looks fine now, but I'm surprised you're having problems with Chrome. I've been using it almost exclusively for months, and have posted frequently to MCM without any problems. I'm running Chrome on a Mac; maybe you are running Linux or Windows?

Again, awesome ride. You guys have really thrown down the gauntlet.

Next challenge: Do 1k on a Chinese bike. Once I get this friggin' shank out of my shoulder, I'll organize a Jialing posse and we'll see what we can accomplish with our big celestial thumpers.

cheers!

**chinabiker** · 11-09-2010, 05:00 AM

Originally Posted by euphonius

Thanks, Andy. Yes, it all looks fine now, but I'm surprised you're having problems with Chrome. I've been using it almost exclusively for months, and have posted frequently to MCM without any problems. I'm running Chrome on a Mac; maybe you are running Linux or Windows?

Again, awesome ride. You guys have really thrown down the gauntlet.

Next challenge: Do 1k on a Chinese bike. Once I get this friggin' shank out of my shoulder, I'll organize a Jialing posse and we'll see what we can accomplish with our big celestial thumpers.

cheers!

I am replying to this with Chrome (8.0.552.0) now and it seems to work. No idea what it was - shouldn't have used version 9 probably

bike reading at start

bike reading end

**felix** · 11-09-2010, 06:28 AM

You guys are nuts, doing that in sub-zero weather! Absolut amazement.

Jesus, all this one-up-manship is making me want to join in! The most i did in a day on the Galaxy was just over 500km, but it was mostly mountain stuff. Picking a flatter, straighter route through northern jiangsu i do wonder if it would be doable. With a top cruising speed of 95/100 kph though, it would require way more hours than there is sunlight in a day at this time of the year. Ok actually on second thoughts screw you guys, i'm sitting this one out.

**peterkue** · 11-12-2010, 10:05 AM

Both, ChinaV and Chinabiker (Andy) deserve our respect for their 1K-km-trips.
Awesome!!!
ChinaV because he made his trip in a more densely populated area, which required more stops and a lower average speed, therefore more concentration then usually. And: He made it alone.

Andy rode through chilling temps, that's very, very tough, even with heated grips and good gears (ball heater, build-in coffee injection???). The road conditions with snow and ice also require a lot of concentration, you guys must have been pretty exhausted at the end.

I have never made (I never dared to) make such long trips on a bike in China. Even 1k-km-trips in a car in China aren't easy. Or 1k-km-trip on a bike on the German Autobahn can be very exhausting (keeping the average sppeed above 200 km/h ;-). But with a bike in China: WOW!!!!!!

So, what's the next highlight? 1.5K-km or 2K-km...?
Maybe possible in the western porvinces, around Urumqi or Kashgar where the roads are empty, new and flat and during long summer days? Hhm... the frequent police checkpoints in these regions might be a problem for the necessary average speed.
Provided that the sun is up for 18 hours (approx. 15 hours riding) you have to ride with an average speed of 100km/h to complete 1500 km.
That would be like a cannonball race...
Possible? I'll gladly take the bets!

**Jimbosidecar** · 11-12-2010, 11:25 AM

Another congratulations on the ride. We've ridden 700 kms in a long day on Changs (Beijing to Qingdao) but next year we gotta try for the 1 KM marker!
Regds,
Jim
www.bmwsidecar.com