Well done. Just did Sydney to Rockhampton and back myself as my last P plate ride (provisional licence). I agree that maybe a 17 or 18 tooth might have made the ride a little more enjoyable and fuel economical. Did you use ear plugs? I did and will not do a long trip with out them again lol

If I'm going to be doing any highway riding I always wear earplugs.

I tried to but I just used those disposable foam ones. They made a drumming type sound which was worse than the exhaust and wind noise. So I stopped using them. I don't recommend riding long distances without ear plugs. My ears would ring nearly every night.

I now have finally found an earplug that is comfortable under my helmet (I tried alot of different ones)

They look like blu-tak but it is made from Bees Wax. You just sort of mould them into your ear canal. They work better than anything I have tried, even better than most ear muffs.

I got them from the US from their website:
http://www.earplugsonline.com/

I wont do a trip any longer than an hour without them.

You have to look after your hearing 

Did any parts fall off the bike? Like nuts and bolts or the trip meter knob etc

I lost 2 fairing bolts. Other than that the bike held up well.


but I lost the trip meter knob last year riding from Wagga to Sydney