Morning all, new member here. My name is Tom and I’m based in perth, WA. I have a question which needs some unpacking amongst experienced LD riders. Most people you ask about this stuff just look at you funny ❄️⚰️
Short and sweet:
-I’m wanting to attempt Sydney -> perth 50cc run on a Suzuki gs500
-This ride will happen in the next couple of days (currently in Canberra)
-Only 10 hours of daylight during winter.
-Stock headlight only gives 70km/h safe vision.
-Comically small budget to do this trip
So, how to overcome this? I’m not the first winter ironbutt rider, nor the first to do it on a crap bike. Obviously a nice set of clearwaters would sort the problem, but that’s too much $$$. I may be able to ‘draft’ trucks but that’s a pretty unreliable pace at best. So... I throw the floor over to the community. I’m interested to hear your night riding solutions.
Also, if anyone between Canberra, Wollongong, and Sydney wants to meet+greet in the next few days, get in touch! It’s pretty rare to see other bikers out at this time of year ❄️
Short and sweet:
-I’m wanting to attempt Sydney -> perth 50cc run on a Suzuki gs500
-This ride will happen in the next couple of days (currently in Canberra)
-Only 10 hours of daylight during winter.
-Stock headlight only gives 70km/h safe vision.
-Comically small budget to do this trip
So, how to overcome this? I’m not the first winter ironbutt rider, nor the first to do it on a crap bike. Obviously a nice set of clearwaters would sort the problem, but that’s too much $$$. I may be able to ‘draft’ trucks but that’s a pretty unreliable pace at best. So... I throw the floor over to the community. I’m interested to hear your night riding solutions.
Also, if anyone between Canberra, Wollongong, and Sydney wants to meet+greet in the next few days, get in touch! It’s pretty rare to see other bikers out at this time of year ❄️