Iron Butt ride - Page 2

markusmaximus · 05-04-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Utah Motorcyclist

Total distance will be 1040 miles.

1040 miles in one day? Wow! You are hardcore!

**coacha** · 05-04-2009, 09:46 PM

Wonder how the ride is going?

ballast · 05-05-2009, 01:39 AM

I hope he did ok. I was thinking of making the ride from home to Custer an Iron Butt. It is just about 1100 miles. But then Netnorske said we should stop along the way and drink with Canadians.

**Jared** · 05-05-2009, 12:30 PM

Well I'm back. Safe and sound. No problems. The Nomad performed flawlessly.

Time for an oil change now.

**coacha** · 05-05-2009, 12:57 PM

GREAT TO HEAR! Kudos to you for the accomplishment.

ballast · 05-06-2009, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Utah Motorcyclist

Well I'm back. Safe and sound. No problems. The Nomad performed flawlessly.

Time for an oil change now.

That's it? That's your ride report? How long did it take you?

**Jared** · 05-06-2009, 01:26 AM

Ok ok ok. Maybe I should give a slight better ride report. :)

I guess I can give a few more details. We started out at 4:15 am and got home done around 11:30pm. We ended up going the route planned. Up I-15 to I-80 in SLC, then down US 93/6 to Tonopah, then down US 95 to Vegas and then back up I-15.

I rigged up some hand deflector because I was concerned about the cold weather and I don't own heated gear. They worked amazingly. I put hand warmers inside my glove and didn't have any problems with the 30 degree weather in Tonopah. (I was hating them in the 90 degree weather in Vegas)

Each of us carried a 1gal gas can just in case we needed it and at 120 miles after Ely and about 40 or 50 mile before Tonopah we pulled over and put it in our tanks. Most likely we would have been just fine, but one of the guys on a VTX1300 would have been on fumes by the time we got there

We could have been done sooner but we were taking our time and enjoying the breaks. My lowest mpg was 34 and my highest was 42 mpg.

Today I feel physically just fine. I'm young--24. You should see the other two. :) My face does feel dry and my lips are chapped, but that's about it.

--(Not much more of a ride report) I did take some pics

This is the end of the day. We're all still smiling.

chainsaw · 05-06-2009, 08:33 AM

Way to go and glad everything worked out alright.

ballast · 05-06-2009, 11:45 PM

Tahat's very cool. Nice pics, those are good looking bikes. Did you do all the documentation to submit for the award? I really want to do this.

sarge1057 · 05-07-2009, 06:43 AM

DGlad you had a good time and returned home safe. but lets not be to hard on the old guys.

**ringadingh** · 05-07-2009, 08:19 AM

Sounds like you guys had a good time, Ive thought about doing an Iron Butt ride someday, but it would have to be the right day. I have driven long distances like that quite a few times in the car or motorhome but nothing over 550 miles on a bike. I guess a comfy seat is a must before I attempt something like that.

**Jared** · 05-07-2009, 10:11 AM

The mustang seat with backrest and highway peg are what made all the difference. They allowed me to move around and adjust to a bunch of different positions, which my the ride very comfortable.

strobe · 05-08-2009, 01:46 AM

Glad you made it safely. I would love to try a ride like that, but stock / Mustang seats would pretty much have been the end of me after a couple hundred miles I think.

Very nice ride it seems like though.

pirate · 05-08-2009, 05:41 PM

Congrats on the accomplishment! Thanks for posting the pics of your journey as well. Glad to hear everything went well.

**Idaho** · 05-10-2009, 08:51 PM

Way to go. I've done over a thousand miles in one day but did not plan on it so I never got the patch. Have several days over 800 miles. It is surprisingly easy to do. Take breaks, drink water. Small meals. Energy drinks help.

Glad that you all made it safely. That is always the biggest concern on one of these rides.

05-04-2009, 09:46 PM	#17
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Iron Butt ride Wonder how the ride is going? __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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05-05-2009, 01:39 AM	#18
ballast Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orting, WA Posts: 1,394	Iron Butt ride I hope he did ok. I was thinking of making the ride from home to Custer an Iron Butt. It is just about 1100 miles. But then Netnorske said we should stop along the way and drink with Canadians. __________________ Charlie "Ballast" Krogh 2005 1600 Nomad "Tangerine Dream" VBA #999 VROC #29355
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05-05-2009, 12:30 PM	#19
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	Iron Butt ride Well I'm back. Safe and sound. No problems. The Nomad performed flawlessly. Time for an oil change now. __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
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05-05-2009, 12:57 PM	#20
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Iron Butt ride GREAT TO HEAR! Kudos to you for the accomplishment. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-06-2009, 01:26 AM	#22
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	Iron Butt ride Ok ok ok. Maybe I should give a slight better ride report. :) I guess I can give a few more details. We started out at 4:15 am and got home done around 11:30pm. We ended up going the route planned. Up I-15 to I-80 in SLC, then down US 93/6 to Tonopah, then down US 95 to Vegas and then back up I-15. I rigged up some hand deflector because I was concerned about the cold weather and I don't own heated gear. They worked amazingly. I put hand warmers inside my glove and didn't have any problems with the 30 degree weather in Tonopah. (I was hating them in the 90 degree weather in Vegas) Each of us carried a 1gal gas can just in case we needed it and at 120 miles after Ely and about 40 or 50 mile before Tonopah we pulled over and put it in our tanks. Most likely we would have been just fine, but one of the guys on a VTX1300 would have been on fumes by the time we got there We could have been done sooner but we were taking our time and enjoying the breaks. My lowest mpg was 34 and my highest was 42 mpg. Today I feel physically just fine. I'm young--24. You should see the other two. :) My face does feel dry and my lips are chapped, but that's about it. --(Not much more of a ride report) I did take some pics This is the end of the day. We're all still smiling. __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
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05-06-2009, 08:33 AM	#23
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	Iron Butt ride Way to go and glad everything worked out alright.
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05-06-2009, 11:45 PM	#24
ballast Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orting, WA Posts: 1,394	Iron Butt ride Tahat's very cool. Nice pics, those are good looking bikes. Did you do all the documentation to submit for the award? I really want to do this. __________________ Charlie "Ballast" Krogh 2005 1600 Nomad "Tangerine Dream" VBA #999 VROC #29355
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05-07-2009, 06:43 AM	#25
sarge1057 Sr. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ,,,,,,,,,,,, Posts: 1,426	Iron Butt ride DGlad you had a good time and returned home safe. but lets not be to hard on the old guys.
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05-07-2009, 08:19 AM	#26
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Iron Butt ride Sounds like you guys had a good time, Ive thought about doing an Iron Butt ride someday, but it would have to be the right day. I have driven long distances like that quite a few times in the car or motorhome but nothing over 550 miles on a bike. I guess a comfy seat is a must before I attempt something like that. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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05-07-2009, 10:11 AM	#27
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	Iron Butt ride The mustang seat with backrest and highway peg are what made all the difference. They allowed me to move around and adjust to a bunch of different positions, which my the ride very comfortable. __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
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05-08-2009, 01:46 AM	#28
strobe Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,200	Iron Butt ride Glad you made it safely. I would love to try a ride like that, but stock / Mustang seats would pretty much have been the end of me after a couple hundred miles I think. Very nice ride it seems like though. __________________ Cory 2013 Honda GL1800 Goldwing 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650 (for sale) 2007 Honda ST1300 (sold) 2005 Kawasaki Nomad (sold) 2004 Suzuki Hayabusa (sold) http://www.strobel.ws VBA #01021 VROC #29389
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05-08-2009, 05:41 PM	#29
pirate Sr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,865	Iron Butt ride Congrats on the accomplishment! Thanks for posting the pics of your journey as well. Glad to hear everything went well.
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05-10-2009, 08:51 PM	#30
Idaho Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 5,241	Iron Butt ride Way to go. I've done over a thousand miles in one day but did not plan on it so I never got the patch. Have several days over 800 miles. It is surprisingly easy to do. Take breaks, drink water. Small meals. Energy drinks help. Glad that you all made it safely. That is always the biggest concern on one of these rides. __________________ Idaho (aka Curmudgeon) Blue Knights Idaho III VBA #110 VROC #24864 IBA #49753 2007 Nomad 86,000 miles Bud Smalley Pocatello, Idaho Idaho Jack Adapter
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