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Fullpower
| Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 05:45 pm: |
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the cast: scott fennel XL883 dean ravin XB12s the route: leave homer alaska sunday 1300 hours, fuel stops in sterling, girdwood, wasilla. dinner in talkeetna. fuel cantwell, nenana. arrive fairbanks 0130 hours monday mileage 650, elapsed time 12.5 hours. depart fairbanks 0220HR fuel delta junction,glennallen snack break, 15 minute nap on the ground. fuel some more later at unknown time and place in a rainy fog bound abyss. sleep 15 minutes on ground again at some point. arrive Palmer,AK time 1055HR monday mileage 1016, elapsed time 22 hours. mental condition: questionable. breakfast at colony kitchen (damn good), head for home, 40 miles later sportster breaks drive belt in heavy traffic, downtown anchorage. memorial day, Harley shop closed, no belt in town. raise wives on phone, requisition spare sportster belt( in stock at FULL POWER in homer, ak) wait 5 hours for airfreight to anchorage( missed the first flight... oops) Sportster drive belt installed in 20 minutes( done that before) head for home again arrive in homer, ak 0240 AM tuesday morning total mileage 1305, total time 38 hours oil consumption Buell 8 ounces, sportster 24 ounces. the buell used very slightly less fuel than the sportster. I got almost 4 hours sleep, and now i am at work, little dopey, but functional. |
M1combat
| Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 05:52 pm: |
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Very nice... Yes, Colony Kitchen is a good place to eat . I've spent soo much time at my Grandfather's cabin about 8 miles from Glenn Allen catching Salmon in the gulkana river it's not funny... I love Alaska . |
Roc
| Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 07:08 pm: |
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Fullpower – congratulations, that is a fine accomplishment! |
Chainsaw
| Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 07:22 pm: |
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Is there an Iron Butt patch in your future? |
Glitch
| Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 07:23 pm: |
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I did 570 miles from 6:30am to 10:30pm this past Saturday. I would say "Ride On" but ever since Speed Channel's "Corbin's Ride On" it just ain't the same. Good goin'! |
Fullpower
| Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 07:36 pm: |
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drum drum drum 4900 miles on the DRUMMER. |
Bigbird
| Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 07:57 pm: |
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Yep, done that before, but without a broken belt. 1083 miles in 18.5 hrs 2-up. The IBA is a fine organization. Were you trying to become a member? |
Fullpower
| Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 09:30 pm: |
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in regard to the Iron Butt org, we where unable to obtain fuel receipts from at least 4 fuel stops. the pump took credit card, dispensed fuel, but would not spit paper. no attendant on sight. we are talking about tiny little towns out in the sticks. just lucky we could buy fuel at all. i did take a few pictures along the way, and scott did obtain a signature from a cop in palmer. he was packing some iron butt papers. no paperwork for me, i was just up for the ride. |
Slowby
| Posted on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 01:32 am: |
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good job looks like a nice route i've done san antonio to phonix and back both under 24hrs. did sa to cheyenne wy and back in less and sa to laramie wy in less than 18 hrs and on to sturgis (had big party in wy first) |
Charlieboy6649
| Posted on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 01:38 am: |
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I miss Alaska. The most beautiful place on earth! How's your keister? |
Fullpower
| Posted on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 02:03 am: |
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Corbin took good care of me. no way could i have done a thousand on a stock "seat" |
Fullpower
| Posted on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 05:13 pm: |
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update from the ironbutt assoc. we are missing too many fuel receipts to qualify. so we are planning a run to Whitehorse over the july 4th weekend. 920 miles one-way from Homer,AK. we will most likely take it slow and steady maybe take 20 hours there, and then camp a bit on the return trip, fill up a 3 day weekend with the roundtrip. IF the harley shop can fix my forks by then. |
Fullpower
| Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 - 05:33 pm: |
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Update: scott fennell was issued the ironbutt patch, and other assorted trinkets for our 1000 mile ride in june. |
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