danger stock on road

Took a blast down through the Catlins yesterday with my mate on his GSX R Suzuki 1100
I got to lead as the [unwritten rule is slower bike leads]
My machine peaks out at around 200kmph but his being a “super bike” dont peak untill around 270kmph
It was a great run with dry roads the whole way
We stopped for “brunch” at Balclutha on the way down and again for afternoon “smoko” at Mataura, so plus gas stops that added a hour and a half to the journey
We covered a bit more than 450kms in about 6 hours actual riding
It was exhauting but fun
A lot of people dont realise how fit you have to be to do this sort of endurance event, by the time we were 5hrs into it I was knackered
The trouble with being tired while riding is that its as bad as being drunk
Your reaction times slow down and your thoughts get a little fuzzy, so you may think you have time to overtake a vehicle when its a lot tighter than you realise or you come up behind a vehicle at 140ish but dont realise that the car in front of you is actualy going a lot less than the 100kmph limit for whatever reason
Case in point yesterday was a woman who must have been sight seeing or may be just not been driving for long [new licensee] I came up behind her at 160ish and was almost in her back hatch before I “clicked” she was doing 60kmph tops [yet another “Pucker” to iron out of the seat haha]
You cant blame the tourist as she is driving to her capabilities
I’m the one at fault for being 60kms over the set limit
Still no harm done and from experience the pucker comes out of the leather
It was a great day even though I ended it as stiff and sore as a school boy on viagra, Im getting too old for the all day hauls haha
Today is looking good so I’ll be out on my beasty again I’ve got a little bit of running around to do and I also have to quickly drop into work to see if anything that needs immediate attention has been brought into the yard
The Xmas break is going good sofar
Danger [more] Stock on Road Yahoooooooooo