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Etennuly
| | Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 10:11 pm: | 
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Rams....PM sent |
Burton_briggs
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 08:30 pm: |
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I just heard from IBA that I am a member of the "Association". They have had personnel changes this summer and that has delayed the processing of all of the submitted ride reports. I did the ss1000 in July and just heard now-waiting however for the 'hard copy'. Yaaa Hooooo |
Rotorhead
| | Posted on Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 11:16 am: |
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Hey add one more number to the list. Just did a SS1000 yesterday. I think I have to become a Buell dealer to push people to buy a bike like this. A HD dealer can't sell this bike or Buells for that mater. Not a single problem the whole ride but one. I had to keep pulling over to get gas. That was every 200 miles. I did push it once and got 232 out of it even with a race kit installed!! (had a back up gallon in a can in the trunk bag just in case). I did have one more issue not a problem. EVERY time I stopped for gas I had to do the whole 20 questions from the guy at the next pump. "Hey what kind of bike is that?" was always the first and the second "How is it? You like it?". I would have got home a good hour earlier if it wasn't for the 20 ?'s but I love bragging on my ride. 13309 miles and still haven't washed it. It is just as UgLY as it was on the show room floor. |
Sandman865
| | Posted on Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 01:09 pm: |
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You guys are not a bunch of iron butts. That is weak on a bike with suspension and touring packs. A real iron butt rides a rigid across the county. A guy from kansas city rode a rigid chopper from california to tenessee in 46 hours.. No sadle bags, chase vehicles, just you and a handful of tools. he only stopped for gas and averaged 88 mph... But to top things off he was the only rider to ride to the event. so instead of just 2,500 miles he rode 5,000 miles on a hard tail. no that is a tough guy.. He is the owner of a tattoo shop |
Burton_briggs
| | Posted on Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 07:58 pm: |
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Sandman865--now that is a REAL iron butt. I am not sure on which end however. |
Rotorhead
| | Posted on Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 10:24 pm: |
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More power to anyone who rides a hard tail but i don't own one or it would have been more fun to ride a stripped down bike IMHO. Lets do the math on that story. So lets say Kansas City, TN to San Francisco, CA 2500 ish miles @ 88 mph makes it a 28.4 hr trip one way or 56 hrs round trip. My point is the IBA sets it standards for 1000 miles in 24 for a ss1000 because safety of the route and rider is the importance not how far and how fast. My total moving average for the day was only 63.4 MPH. 16 hrs and 42 min on the bike and 18 hrs 50 mins total. With cat naps and fuel/food stops it was fairly safe to me. Time distance management is the name of the game not how fast you can go between your stops (Smooth is Fast). But still props to a guy that rides almost coast to coast AND BACK on a hard tail no mater what the time he did it in.
Iron Butt Association's "Archive of Wisdom" (AOW)
http://www.ironbutt.com/tech/aowprintout.cfm |
Bienhoabob
| | Posted on Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 11:44 am: |
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Sandman:
What event was this? I don't know of any IBA events that go from Cal. to Tennessee. Usually it's a 50cc event (50 hrs coast to coast) that go from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean.
"he only stopped for gas and averaged 88 mph"
Some more math. 2,500 miles / 46 hrs. = 54 mph average.
"You guys are not a bunch of iron butts."
Anyone that does 1000 mile days qualifies as an Iron Butt rider. This is one of the first mile stones in the IBA, and is quite an accomplishment. There are tougher rides to be had, but still 1000 mile days are nothing to scoff at.
"But to top things off he was the only rider to ride to the event"
Again, What was the event? I have ridin' in many IronButt events and have only heard of one guy trailering his bike to an event. And that was because he just purchased the bike.
This sounds like some bar room talk. Where a ride gets more remarkable the longer time goes on. |
Chainsaw
| | Posted on Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 01:34 pm: |
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You guys are not a bunch of iron butts
 Does 4600 miles in six days on an 883 Sporty get me into the club? From Denver to Hyder Alaska and back, and it included a 1000+ mile ride from Calgary to Denver in around 18 hours. I would have documented it for the IBA if I had intended to do it. The distance was precipitated by a lack of hotel rooms in Douglas, WY. From there I figured "screw it, I'll ride home and sleep in my own bed."
(Message edited by chainsaw on January 14, 2007) |
Court
| | Posted on Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 07:12 pm: |
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>>>Time distance management is the name of the game not how fast you can go between your stops (Smooth is Fast).
That's dead accurate. In addition a 60MPH average for a "long day" is hooking it.
My goal, when covering ground, is to set a steady speed and KNOW my bike. I want to pull in for fuel when the S-2 has about 2oz of fuel left, do a 3-5 minute stop, fill up and do it again.
I admire the folks who jump on, blast for 2 hours at warp speed but it's not my, or the S-2's game. The S-2 does "like" 110MPH and I held if there only twice for extended periods of time. Frankly, I get to ansty, fuel consumption skyrockets and it becomes more work than fun.
I've found the key to covering distance is not stopping. |
Loveall13
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 05:28 pm: |
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chainsaw: I thought anymore than 100 miles straight on an 883 made you an Ironbutt. I rode my wifes over to st.louis and back to southern Indiana in a day (500 miles) and it about killed me. I know a lot of it was the shorty progressive shocks on the back. They were not up to interstate speeds. It would bottom out so hard on pot holes that the tail light broke clean off. It made for a great story but given the choice again I would ride my rigid pan before I took it on another trip on it. You are the MAN.
Jeremy |
Sleez
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 06:28 pm: |
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i did 2280 miles between noon friday in indiana and 10pm sunday night in lomita, ca.
didn't keep any receipts, but did log the whole trip, every minute was accounted for. i stopped (for sleep) in oklahoma city and gallup, nm. the strangest thing was the total stopped time was within one hour of the total rolling time. about 30 hrs each, give or take a little, i'd have to dig up the spreadsheet i made. it was one hot summer! |
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