hat wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:20 pm
bear in mind as well, on a std tank you're doing 50 miles or so before you hit reserve so even a 200 mile day is probably 4 fuel stops
As one of our group often says " no point having a 100 mile tank when I've got a 60 mile arse"
We usually aim for around 70 miles between stops
I've done quite a lot of long distance touring (mostly in groups) and am usually happy aiming for between 180-220 a day. Ideally leave by 10 and get to your destination by 5 (it happens once in a while). More typically in a group it's leave when you can (if it's before 12 you're doing well) and get ...
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