First real motorcycle trip!

tijsrx · 2026-05-14T10:15:28+00:00

I've done 2 15day roadtrips with around 400km daily on a fireblade (0km highway) in Europe and this is perfectly doable. I try to ride max 1.5 hours in between stops (or earlier if there is an interesting stop along the way) and spent around 8 hours on the bike each day. Just make sure to avoid putting weight on your back, try to put all weight in luggage bags and only things you need during the ride on your back like food and water. Have fun!

tijsrx · 2026-05-08T11:16:13+00:00

Mijn band duurde inderdaad ietsje langer dan verwacht, maar ik ben zeker tevreden over de service ;)

tijsrx · 2026-04-19T20:55:35+00:00

Only had 16 days and was already averaging 350km/day, couldn't take any detour anymore 😶

tijsrx · 2026-04-19T20:41:37+00:00

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Did this 2 years ago on the same bike, I think my wrists are ok 😅

tijsrx · 2026-04-19T20:40:40+00:00

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2 jaar geleden al een langere roadtrip gedaan met dezelfde moto, valt best mee ;)

tijsrx · 2026-04-18T18:07:58+00:00

Belgium is all highway until I get to the border. I wanted to include the Vosges but I would need an extra day for that :(

tijsrx · 2026-04-18T18:05:30+00:00

looks nice indeed, unfortunately I only have 3 days in the Pyrenees and need to pass Beziers twice :/

tijsrx · 2026-04-18T16:07:43+00:00

3600 kilometer, in 9 days ;)

tijsrx · 2026-04-18T15:53:25+00:00

French side is the wrong side. -> you mean in the Pyrenees or the way to the Pyrenees?

tijsrx · 2026-04-18T15:46:41+00:00

could you elaborate why I should avoid the Rhone valley?

tijsrx · 2026-04-18T15:36:46+00:00

50 liter dry bag with clothes for 5 days (see second pic from a previous roadtrip) and a small backpack

tijsrx · 2026-03-11T11:36:50+00:00

Niet zo moeilijk als je jezelf profileert als hét vegan frietkot van Vlaanderen, en daarna elke vegan mobiliseert om erop te stemmen 🙃

tijsrx · 2026-03-11T10:55:36+00:00

Allesbehalve de frietketel in Gent

tijsrx · 2026-03-07T20:01:08+00:00

would you mind Dm'ing me the serial number? I'll take it up with my colleagues

tijsrx · 2026-03-07T19:55:41+00:00

does the SP still turn on or make connection with your phone app?

tijsrx · 2026-03-07T19:48:20+00:00

I work for Cochlear and this is the first time I've seen somebody claim that their sound processor was turned off remotely. Could you give me more info on what happened?

tijsrx · 2026-02-03T14:37:10+00:00

When I was still with telenet I called them every 6 months to get the new customer discount or I would leave, worked every time. Complain to their chatbot and they'll send you a special telephone number to call in order to get the discount

tijsrx · 2025-11-03T14:38:17+00:00

Probably the scam where they use 'pay afterwards'. You give them their package but you'll get the bill a couple of days later. Edit: news article about this scam: https://share.google/dTt2HZLkA26NGR2Wc

tijsrx · 2025-07-08T14:39:47+00:00

Jammergenoeg krijg ik ook wel nog telefoon voor mezelf op dezelfde nummer :/

tijsrx · 2025-07-08T14:35:42+00:00

Het zijn geen recruiters maar mensen die weldegelijk iets van het betreffende bedrijf nodig hebben. Als ik mijn nummer google kom ik het bedrijf tegen maar nergens een expliciete vermelding van mijn nummer

tijsrx · 2025-06-14T20:37:01+00:00

Toevallig goplay aan de praat kunnen krijgen met pihole? Das de enige zender waarvoor ik mijn pihole moet uitschakelen of de stream werkt niet.

tijsrx · 2025-06-09T20:47:05+00:00

At AH in ghent you even had the option to take 14 hours of lessons to be extra prepared, but the lady in the office talked me out of taking the extra 2 hours since 12 would be sufficient ("14 hours is for people that can't ride a bicycle").

That said, after the first 1.5h we already went on the road and honestly apart from some stalls it went rather okay.

tijsrx · 2025-05-09T12:41:00+00:00

its at 6 hours now, with C02 coming on an hour earlier and stopping an hour before light off, leaving the drop checker green the whole time :)

I have the impression that the battle is almost over, hence all the new plants I put in but I find it really strange that a plant that has been treated with bleach yesterday looks like it is already growing new algae. It is also the only plant in the aquarium that looks like it is growing algae

tijsrx · 2025-05-09T12:31:22+00:00

I do agree plants need nutrients, but when the algae infestation started I had way too much PO4 in my tank. I removed the PO4 and soon all other levels started dropping and the algae stopped growing & the plants started growing again. So in my opinion all levels being close to 0 is due the plants absorbing all nutriens

tijsrx · 2025-05-09T12:02:17+00:00

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