| Author | Message | ||
     Themagster |
April 10 3AM - Thumper and I are off to do an Iron Butt Run this morning hoping for a 1,000 mile ride in less than 24 hours...wish us luck. Our 2nd Iron Butt but my first on the Blast, will let you know how it goes and if I can qualify for the 2nd IBA Maggie IBA 23561 Thumper IBA 23562 | ||
| Rotzaruck |
AWWWW, we know ya'll can do it! Good Luck! Have Fun! My tail's starting to ache just thinking about it. I need a softer chair. Rotzaruck! | ||
| Jlnance |
Hope it's a great run. I'd ask where you were going, but you'll be back before you can post it! | ||
| Lazylion |
So, how'd it work out? You must have recovered by now. | ||
| Themagster |
1,050 miles, 19 hours, 57 minutes, 15 stops, 13 for time/location receipts/gas, 1 for lunch and 1 for a wreck on Alligator Alley. Got up Saturday and had to get back in the saddle to ride out the stiffness. Missed my cruise control (throttle lock) but otherwise it was a great run.  | ||
| Ezblast |
Bravo! That's some great time you've posted! I hope the wreck was someone else? Not that I'm wishing bad on anybody. Got any pictures of that award winning ride? EZ | ||
| Jcbikes |
bump | ||
| Themagster |
It was more of a BBQ than a wreck. The smoke was from a car that had caught fire and was just torched. Thankfully it did not appear as though anyone was hurt. Between dodging the cages and making sure we had timed/dated location gas receipts, I didn't think much about my camera. I did snap a couple pics of our poor neighbor we woke up at 3:30 AM to sign the departure/witness paper. I took one pic at a gas pump but honestly have no clue where it was at or the time I took it. Also snapped a couple pics of the cars stopped along Alligator Alley and the sunset was beautiful there. I posted them on my web page. All in all, I've always wanted to do an IBA on the Blast and accomplished what I set out to do. Would I do it again? Riding is an addiction I make no secret of. I'd like to do another, but not the same one. IBA's almost always require just getting on a highway and buzzing along, I prefer the two-lane back road thing. Right now my focus will switch to my summer journey. Thanks for all the well wishes. Now back to the daily grind... | ||
| Lazylion |
Yea! I have done one on my Electra Glide. I would like to try one out on the STT. I'm guessing a lot of gas stops. I haven't really take any trips on it yet, so I will have to start there. | ||
| Dynasport |
15 stops in 1000 miles and you still averaged over 52 miles an hour. That is pretty amazing. Those must have been some short stops. I did my Iron Butt in about the same time with about half the stops. | ||
| Themagster |
We stopped about every 100 miles for gas - with average 80 MPH on highway with the winds I did not get the gas mileage I'm used to. I can usually go 140'ish before I have to gas up. Yep, quick stops - just long enough to get gas, have a quick drink, every other stop I checked my oil and off we went. Lunch was just about 30 minutes and dinner was a bag of chips with about a 15 minute break. And the 30 min delay on Alligator Alley. Friday night back in the Sarasota area traffic became a little issue and we slowed up a bit to around 70 MPH. It was a great challenge and one I'm glad I did. The summer trip north will be much more of a leisure trip! |
