| Author | Message | ||
     Old_mil |
Well, I finally finished my first one. 1050 (roughly) miles in 17.5 or so hours...Lincoln, NE to Twin Falls, Idaho. Did the ride last Thursday on my gray and orange S3T. (Message edited by Old_Mil on June 21, 2005) | ||
| Kevyn |
Congratulations! And how did the ride go? Did you use any of the Ironbutt Assoc. suggestions for the ride? Will you get recognition for the achievement? How did the bike hold up? Anything you'd like to change for the next one? | ||
| Oldog |
congrats! | ||
| Henrik |
Congratulations - not an easy feat. Henrik | ||
| Scooterroid |
60 MPH average. That's pretty dang good. Congrats. Steve-O | ||
| Old_mil |
As far as documentation, I printed out the forms and followed the guidelines as best I could. Two witnesses at starting and ending points, dated hotel receipts at starting and ending points, and computer printed gas receipts at all the fuel stops. I hope to get credit for it -- I'm going to mail in the paperwork today. Mapquest says it's 1062.99 miles. | ||
| Old_mil |
Well, the ride went well. I was seriously tired about mile 600-750 and started sucking down Red Bull and then caught my second wind. By the time I got to Twin Falls, I was actually thinking of continuing west to Boise, but thought better of it. The I-80 corridor across Southern Wyoming absolutely sucks to ride between about 1pm and 4pm. It's hot, about as desolate as the moon, and the winds are unbelievable. Also riding from Ogden, Utah to Twin Falls at night, you pass some interesting signs on the road "Caution: Severe Storm Area", "Dust Storms: Do Not Stop on Roadway" and so on. By day it's one thing - at night, on a road you've never ridden in the mountains it's a bit unnerving to see such things. The bike held up great, no problems at all. I actually rode it far enough to need an oil change, which the folks at Flaming Gorge HD took care of for me on the way back home. It was very nice to see all the HD dealers around where I could pull in if I had a problem. If I had to do it again, I think I'd chose a more northern route (I35 north to Minnesota to I90 west). I'd probably also start a little earlier than I did. I hit the road around 7:30 in the morning; if I had to do it again I'd probably plan to be on the road about 5am and get done earlier. | ||
| Old_mil |
Also, if you look at the IBA website, there are seven S3T riders to complete various IBA rides to date. If mine is certified, I'll be #8. Lets get some more of you guys on there! http://www.ironbutt.com/about/default.cfm | ||
| Garrett1998s1 |
Shoot if I would have known you were staring in Lincoln I could have given you some company for a while. Dont think I could have done the whole 1000 miles on my S1 though OUCH  | ||
| Blake |
Way to go! | ||
| José_quiñones |
Brilliant! | ||
| Gomo |
Well done - That is one of my goals to schedule for next year. Looking at late summer/early fall to us the temp's to help along. | ||
| Iamike |
A couple of years ago a neighbor and I tried to do it on a ride to New England. We started out following all the rules, etc. As we were going thru Chicago we got caught in a thunderstorm that was a whopper cars were pulling over to the side and everything. After about 30 miles the lightning started so we pulled over to sit it out. Every time we started we would ride back into the storm. By the time we got to Ohio we'd had enough. On the trip back home we did three straight 150mi. hops. By the time we reached Chicago and only 6 hrs, from home we realized that we could make it. 17 hrs. & 1,100mi. later we were home. Unfortunately we didn't get any documentation to prove, but we know that we did. So there is a least one more S3 that has done it, just not official. If I ever do it again I'd like to do it on two-lane roads instead of the interstate to make it more interesting. | ||
| Denfromphilly |
Amazing! Congrats! I did 240 miles a couple weeks back and my throttle hand was getting numb from vibration. How do you handle that? What kind of gas mileage? Den | ||
| Henrik |
Both the Throttle Rocker and the Throttle Meister are good ways to give your right hand a rest ... Good grips (I prefer barrel shape gel grips) will help lessen the vibration and put your hand in a more relaxed position. Finally, being in good shape allows you to let our legs and back take some of the weight off your hands, which will allow you a lighter grip on the bars. But 1000+ miles in 24 hours is still quite an accomplishment. About 750 miles is my personal best. Henrik | ||
| Buellzebub |
great job! Has anyone ever done it on a S1? | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
Very cool, congrats. I've often thought that once my S3T starts humming along at 70 mph, I could sit there all day and keep going. Great highway bike. | ||
| V2win |
My Ironbutt ride just after Sept. 11th | ||
| Old_mil |
Hey V2win, Did you end up submitting the paperwork? I mailed mine off yesterday. Nice looking S3T. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
HA! We almost crossed paths! In late september, I lost my job (plant closed). I took my X1 southwest with the intention of making it across the the west coast. The X1 was being a pain and since it was stil new to me, I didn't know what was up. It was under warantee and every time I brought it to a dealer along the way, it got WORSE. They were all monkeys. but anyways, I made it as far as Arizona before it quit on me. I decided to turn around at that point. Hindsight is 20:20. original problem was the header coming loose and messing with the oxygen sensor. the problem that stopped me in Albequerque was an engine temp sensor that went mental. Anyways, I was driving back through west memphis at around that time  | ||
| Impulse_101 |
I did it on my S3T last year as well but I didn't document it because mapquest said that I was 50 miles short. I rode from Milwaukee to Winston-Salem N.C. in 17 hours or so. Near the end of the season I want to try it again. Then again what does the documentation mean, Court is probably looking at us thinking we're a bunch of lightweights!  JT | ||
| Iamike |
I found that Dr. Advil can be a real help when all else fails. | ||
| Kano832003 |
you have inspired me. i'm thinking of trying it this year or next on my M2. been wanting to go back out to Wyoming (where i went to tech school) and visit with friends and old teachers. thinking of doing the 1500 in 36 hours. ride to Laramie WY (hang out for a while) and then back-track to Lincoln NB. could be fun... | ||
| Kccyclone |
I just completed a run from Glacier Park Montana to Kansas City KS on my M2 and my 2 Buddies on their XB's. I'm not sure if we got the official iron butt times, but we roughly rode 1500 miles in 30 hours with a 4 hour sleep break. It wasnt really all that bad other than riding in the rain for about 16 hours. Before the long trip home we put about 2200 miles on the bikes on our way to Glacier. |
