| Author | Message | ||
     Chopped58 |
Completed my first ss 1000 on my 06 uly. Bike ran great with no problems. Started in Long Island, to Montpelier VT, caught US 2 through NH to Bangor Maine. 95 down through Boston, into Providence RI, back home to Long Island. Bike performed flawlessly, had a Quest gps, sirius satellite radio  , a cee bailey's windshield, and a borrowed air-rider pad. I haven't figured out the miles per gallon yet, but know for sure, the light came on at 150 miles, doing 75-80+ down 95 through Maine. Total miles was 1076, and it took me 21 & 1/2 hours | ||
| Blake |
Awsome! How many gallons to fill up after the light came on? | ||
| Rhinowerx |
Congrats! I'm doing my first SS1000 on October 7th. Any tips, comments, suggestions? Cheers -Jack | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Lots of hemorrhoid creme. What seat did you use, stock-low-07??? | ||
| Chopped58 |
I took 3.729 gallons @2.629 per gallon. (thats what the receipt says) As far as the seat? it was (is) a stock seat with an Air Rider pad on it. Which actually makes it higher! As far as tips go....I used all the tips I could find on the IBA website and forum. The tips I used were invaluable. I was prepared to sleep, had an alarm clock, a sleeping pad etc; but didn't need it. Make sure you REALLY research your route, as far as gas stops are concerned. I called all of my preplanned gas stops, and had to change 2 because one was a truck stop (only diesel) and the other was not open the time I was passing through. I used map source ( came with the gps system) google earth, and mapquest. My route was kinda complicated because there were many shortcuts that could have been made. I needed to prove that I did not take any short cuts, so it added more stops, which takes more time. Also, i chose a route which required a road that was a single lane, through small towns, for 250 miles. You will not get a 70 mph average through this road! Maybe choose a route that can be done on the interstates. Much quicker and easier. Any help or questions please don't hesitate to ask! | ||
| Chopped58 |
Oh and Rhino.......Good Luck on your ss 1000 | ||
| Bienhoabob |
Here's a site that lists different types of long distant events. www.rallymasters.org Here's another: www.mctourer.com I've been trying to do a couple a year. Many of them have a returning banquets with awards, T-shirts, etc. It's always interesting to see how other riders have prepared their bikes and themselves for these types of events. | ||
| Lorazepam |
bob, do you think the race can will pass iba noise levels? | ||
| Bienhoabob |
Gale, My gut feel is that race cans will not pass the tech inspection at a major IBA event. But that's the multiday major event. I have only had my bike inspected on one event, that being the ButtLite IV, 7 day event. All on the others, (Great Lakes Challenge, Ride around Texas, 50cc, Bonzai, Buffalo road rallies, group Saddle Sore, Bun Burner) did not have a formal inspection. I did ride an S3T with Vance/Hines and a Road Glide with White Bros E-series exhaust on some of those rides. To be safe, a quick e-mail to the organizers about tech inspections will answer your question. Most of the events are put on by different groups, then the paper work is submitted to the IBA for certificates. Bob | ||
| Ironbutt |
>>bob, do you think the race can will pass iba noise levels?<< Probably not... but there are only a very few events that have the test. Usually they are when we are running into very small communities in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, some riders just did not get that when you are in a small town cruising around trying to locate a bonus at 3 am, staying off the gas would be a good idea. Now we have complicated rules because a few people were not reasonable. To the best of my knowledge, only a very few rallies use the noise test, so for the majority of riders, it should not be an issue. Michael Kneebone President, Iron Butt Association and 2006 Ulysses owner |
