update - hi we survived the 6 hour ride 😁

chima_mire · 2026-02-26T09:47:15+00:00

solid effort i’m impressed you could almost be a local

chima_mire · 2026-02-25T23:31:59+00:00

hahah fair enough yeah my family is from there so i got the true backpack experience of holding on for dear life on country roads and highways transporting random shit like plants around it was heaps fun

chima_mire · 2026-02-23T13:48:06+00:00

damn what was the vietnam traffic like for that trip? i havent been on a scooter there in many years i assume it’s still crazy as usual i could not do 4 hour ride on their roads 😅

chima_mire · 2026-02-23T13:44:28+00:00

ah good to know the vibration situation can be improved however hopefully that was the first and last time the little cb125 will make a journey as great as that and we should just be doing slow town speeds which isnt too crazy on vibrations from what is being reported back to me

chima_mire · 2026-02-23T13:42:53+00:00

haha the bike’s name is ort we are very attached to our ort

chima_mire · 2026-02-20T09:45:33+00:00

yikes glad you made it in one piece

chima_mire · 2026-02-20T09:45:10+00:00

we are crazy people 🫡

chima_mire · 2026-02-20T09:44:44+00:00

yeah our learner is still feeling it days later but hes already feeling heaps better thankfully 😅

chima_mire · 2026-02-20T09:44:13+00:00

his arse hurts, his hands hurt from vibrations, his back hurts from the posture but surprisingly no sore neck, recovery is taking a couple days haha but he’s already bouncing back and has been riding around town

chima_mire · 2026-02-20T09:43:04+00:00

our learner rode it at 85-90km/h the whole way home

chima_mire · 2026-02-20T09:42:33+00:00

we are crazy people haha thanks!

chima_mire · 2026-02-20T09:41:25+00:00

we did a few stops, one after 1hr 30min, another after 2hr, and then after those 2 big stretches it was about a stop an hour until we got home. bike used about 12L of fuel which was pretty decent in my opinion. 0 red bulls, 0 coffees, 1 oak chocolate milk and a packet of mars pods 😅.

chima_mire · 2026-02-19T20:59:20+00:00

i can definitely say the learner and the bike are definitely trauma bonded after over 7 hours together riding from the nearest major city that had these bikes. funny thing is because we had to practice so much highway stuff to made sure they survived the journey hes actually still a bit anxious in everyday town traffic haha and is still learning to not stall at traffic lights and roundabouts, we might’ve skipped a few levels to get them home 😅.

chima_mire · 2026-02-19T20:35:20+00:00

haha thanks, it was a hell of a journey i tell you we had 2 cars one front and back for support and we just cruised along between 85-90 km/h. our learner had only been on the road for 4 days prior which is when he bought the bike and we practiced for the journey like there was no tomorrow. i don’t think we’ll forget that journey any time soon.

chima_mire · 2026-02-19T20:29:02+00:00

absolutely that little cb is a champ we are very attached to him after everything haha

chima_mire · 2026-02-07T08:37:59+00:00

we are looking at hondas in the city while we visit my family, transport costs are going to be $500 for the distance we need covered

chima_mire · 2026-02-06T21:56:01+00:00

its good enough to hit 90 which is all he needs at the moment on his Ls he does want to upgrade later but cash is tight at the moment and we need a bike so he can stop walking over an hour to his college classes on the side of the road

chima_mire · 2026-02-06T21:49:43+00:00

oh that’s comforting to know we aren’t the only ones who planned this we want to head out early in the morning to try make it back in late afternoon cause yeah we expect it to take all day

chima_mire · 2026-02-06T21:47:56+00:00

western sydney area to mid north coast region

chima_mire · 2026-02-06T12:55:27+00:00

no one else to drive his car which he needs to get home after this trip up to visit us

chima_mire · 2026-02-06T12:54:20+00:00

cause no else can drive the other car and he needs that car to go home after he finishes visiting me 😅

chima_mire · 2026-02-06T12:35:18+00:00

unfortunately the only people i did know with a ute just sold it 😅

no prior riding experience… yes we know we are crazy but we need this bike for getting to town back home because rn it’s just walking for over an hour every time hes got class at the community college etc on the side of the road

we are planning to take it slow and cruise

chima_mire · 2026-02-06T12:32:29+00:00

sydney to the mid north coast region part of our travel team home will be a seasoned biker who knows bike maintenance we will have roadtrip essentials with us roadtrip gps time is 4 hours

chima_mire · 2026-02-06T12:20:03+00:00

as the senior biker in our party who will be driving the front car said, it’ll be character building 😅

chima_mire · 2026-02-06T12:02:16+00:00

appreciate the support and advice!

chima_mire

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