Multi-day trailrides are awesome but they’re not easy for regular punters. Day one is usually the most fun as your body and mind have the energy to ride at 100 per cent. From day two or maybe day three onwards, fatigue sets in and the ride becomes progressively harder. Your brain starts to fog, your concentration wanes and your body may start to fall apart. Holding on and trying your hardest just to do the basics is exhausting.
This is made even harder by a motorcycle that isn’t easy to ride. I’m a massive 300cc two-stroke fan (I never used to be, but that’s for another time) but two-strokes generally require a little more rider input to hang onto and therefore fatigue sets in quicker than on a four-stroke.
Small-bore four-strokes like 250cc and 350cc machines typically require more rider input too and 450cc four-strokes are generally quite racey and require a very fit, strong rider to go multiple days with no fatigue.
Then there’s 500cc four-strokes. Most 500cc four-strokes are
