Many thanks to TJ for putting this together and for ST2UP and Pockey, Streak and Diesel for supporting the idea. I believe there were other names active in the background and I thank them all for their help.
This is not something I would have attempted by myself, but as a group it was a good introduction.
Thanks to all the experienced LD riders for their advice and tips along the way. Every little piece of information was valuable and put to good use.
I had planned to try and do this one with only fuel stops, apart from bug guts in the eye making it impossible to see and another brief stop to plug the phone into the charger, I achieved my aim. The only time I was stationary for then a couple of minutes was to refuel, scoff a Museli bar or two drink water and toilet at my three fuel stops along the route.
The last 100 km was the hardest, as the roads deteriorated and the speed limits were painfully slow.
But done now, time to sleep and dream.