A group of us did the NC500 last year (2023) see these posts
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this year we compressed it down to 3 days and some different routes
Day 1
Warrington to Millcroft Hotel https://www.millcroft-hotel.co.uk/
495 miles
Left 06:19am and arrived at the Hotel 20:00 , just under 14hrs door to door
With a tank range of 150 miles ish thats 3 fill ups just on day 1
VW Tiguan Mk2 2017 running the RLine 20 inch alloys
Tyres replaced at our house, using Halfords TyresOnTheDrive
replaced because the outer edges had worn to no tread and rest was limited to 2mm
I tend to run the front tyres at a high pressure to attempt to even out the wear (>40psi) otherwise the edges just wear too much.
tracking could be checked but I think this is normal
Pirelli Scorpion Verde (255/40 R20 101V) SI XL 71CB
2 tyres were £437 (inc 15% discount in June)
As far as I can tell , the tyres were fitted
old set Sept 2021 : 36,000 miles
replaced at June 2024 : 69,343 miles
new tyre has 8.5mm middle / 7.8mm edge tread depth
So thats 33,000 miles on the front tyres (the same make/model) !
Given the grip (both wet and dry) / cost and tyre life of these tyres they are superb, highly recommended
Mini modification for the BMW S1000R 2017
55mm diameter badge overlays
custom dark smoke tint kit 2 pieces is £15.99 from Superwrappz
I didnt want to use the overlay pieces that cover quadrants of the badge, I wanted a single piece effect.
Only criticism I would have is that its slightly expensive for 2 overlays, and would prefer at least 3 overlays so you have a spare if you mess up install.
However the communication was superb for a custom ask.
(i slightly messed up one side with a "crinkle" )
Tiguan 2017 2.0 TDI 150 68,000 miles
Car threw warning lights and codes related to efficiency bank 1
Usually as soon as we took the car onto the motorway (car usually runs around town)
Garage fitted of a new DPF pressure sensor (cheap) as the first easy thing to change that might resolve the issue.
However P2002 code came up and reappeared after 3 clears (usually within a few days) indicated the problem isnt fixed
The diagnosis was to replace
Up and out for 7am
Del came over from Preston, and we rode out across Cat N Fiddle then over to Matlock Bath
dry for the first 20 mins , then light rain for the rest of the ride.
60 miles out
60 miles back
stop at The Kiosk in Matlock Bath, always open early for a bacon roll
group rideout to pick up Dels 850GS from BMW Shrewsbury along with some roads in Wales and the Ponderosa cafe (just before the heavens opened!)
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