SE london to Bremen (germany) on nc30!

[vfr-nc30-2010]

hehehe sweet, how much that set you back?

[Smoky]

the twinstack? or the NC? lol
the stack was around £300 if i remember right- made by a company a friend of mine reccomended. stainless stell half system with carbon cans and honda front downpipes.

[w00dzy]

You will be fine but a bit stiff lol..

I took the NC23 400 to the ring last year and it wasn't too bad

[micpec]

Hi there! Have done a 375km one way trip on an NC30 before (I was on-route to Luxembourgh for biketrip). So to Bremen from SE London must be well possible.

My longest one-way trip that I have done so far was just over 1200kms ( ) one-way on my last biketrip to Austria, located near border to Northern Italy (I was on my NC35).
Bit stiff, done mostly Autobahn in Germany all the way to border Austria and paused every 200kms or max 2 hours. In total spent some 3500kms in just 5 days biketrip on the seat of my NC35...

[vfr-nc30-2010]

lol sounds soar hehe

iam lookinf forward to going ( mostly for the autoban) hehe just wanted to see if any 1 else has done a long trip!

still not sure how much money to take tho ??

how much did you spend micpec?

[micpec]

Well, as for fuelling for the 1st stage of my trip with 2 mates to Austria/Italy, this country Holland ain't cheap (in fact it is one of most expensive EU-countries to get fuel due to surcharge and government taxes,).

To give you an idea, just see here: http://www.vab.be/nl/viavab/verkeersinf ... fault.aspx

In Germany it is just a little bit cheaper per litre, but when you get fuel at major petrol stations at the Autobahn you can expect prices are little more. Even a toilet visit may set you off 50 eurocents! Also, In Germany V-Power100 is actually 100% for sure V-power octane 100 if you runs higher octane for your bike. I mostly fuel highest octane for my NC35 due to the speed on average.

I did on most Autobahn parts cruising at 140-160km/h on average (But remember, you may speed unlimited only on selected routes of the Autobahn, not on all parts of the Autobahn! If you are pulled over by 'zhe' german coppers for speeding, you may find yourself to pay a fine and also a check of the exhaust db sound and EU legal approval, be warned ) Of course we all opened the throttle a few times to hit max speed. We did little less than 11 hours to get to the Austria border, then another 1.5 hours on "slow" parts to get to place to stay.

No toll paid except for certain mount pass (in Austria, Italy and Switzerland). As for our stay, we booked an 4-persons appartement in advance including a safe parking for the bikes, only 320 euro for 5 nights plus full breakfast in the hotel next to the appartment.

Not sure, but I reckon we spent in total 550 euro each.

[duncan]

Mke sure you have your driving licence and insurance certificate with you in case you get stopped by foreign plod.You should also take the log book so you can proove to foreign plod that the bike is yours and you have not nicked it.I would also carry breakdown insurance as it is a long push home if you break it.Note that you should display a GB sticker and carry spare light bulbs and a first aid kit

[vfr-nc30-2010]

lol yh i was told that by my sister and her husbond who live there! they really strict on that

in 2 minds weather to go now lol

[micpec]

Make a checklist of the necessary documents and stuff to bring and get your bike in good working order (includes any MOT, tax disc, GB-sticker etc.)...and off you go

About any case when being pulled over in Germany, and if they do check the exhaust system on your bike...if not okay as in EU legal, you may be walking home! You may not drive further, so again be aware of this (it happened to few peeps I know heading for the Ring and the Eifel area). Best options are: stick any orginal exhaust system before the trip or a road legal approved can.

[Martin]

Plymouth to Nurburgring and back. Bilbao over the Pyranees and through France to Le Harve, ferry from there to Portsmouth then back to Plymouth. You'll have a very sore bum but easily do-able