So is the ride to SpyderFest 2013 a new distance record for you?

[Bob Denman]

It will be for me... My prior distance totals for a day's worth of saddle time have never excceeded 400 miles.
This journey will have us doing two 600 mile days... each way!
Do any of you, "Iron-Butt Types" have any advice for us Newbies?

[docdoru]

Stop every 100 miles.

[murphybrown]

It will be for me... My prior distance totals for a day's worth of saddle time have never excceeded 400 miles.
This journey will have us doing two 600 mile days... each way!
Do any of you, "Iron-Butt Types" have any advice for us Newbies?

Sounds like your trip to Spyderfest will be like mine; what I call the destination trip no time for smelling roses. Fuel for Ms. Spyder fuel for person keep on trucking!! Ride safe and see you soon.

[Bob Denman]

This will be the, "Steely-eyed gaze down the highway" kind of ride...

[oldblindjohn]

It will be for me... My prior distance totals for a day's worth of saddle time have never excceeded 400 miles.
This journey will have us doing two 600 mile days... each way!
Do any of you, "Iron-Butt Types" have any advice for us Newbies?

Walk around for 10 to 15 minutes at each gas stop, and have a Jolt cola(twice to caffine and twice the sugar!)

[Chupaca]

Don't worry about the time and distance as you drive. The more you watch the od and clock the slower your progress seems. Keep your eyes on the road and your mind busy..I ryde till empty fill up bike and ryder walk around stretch then pull on out...good luck relax and enjoy...!!

[ARtraveler]

All good advice from your fellow travelers. Break it up into doable pieces. Enjoy the scenery. Don't watch the tripmeter mile by mile. Drive safe.

[joet82]

Walk around for 10 to 15 minutes at each gas stop, and have a Jolt cola(twice to caffine and twice the sugar!)

Actually, according to the Ironbutt website, you want to avoid these kinds of drinks, and any caffine. Due to the possibility of a sugar crash possibly leading to a real crash. I only drank water, vitamin water and 1 5 hour energy during my ironbutt ryde to last years SpyderFest. I stopped every 150 miles or so for fuel and a couple times to stretch and rehydrate.

[Bob Denman]

Sugary drinks are a strict no-go to this Type I Diabetic (48 years of it! ) I'm planning on good 'ole bottled-water, and gummy bears if the Blood Glucose levels start to head South on me...
I always take my trips and break them down to fuel stop intervals; on these bikes, that's usually no more than 150 mile chunks.

[mrfats]

My previous was Lamont's BBQ last September, under 400 miles. SpyderFest will be over 800. Have to keep telling ourselves look what Murphybrown did this week and she was by herself!! My idol...

[PrairieSpyder]

The furthest I've ridden so far is about 150 miles. So this will be my first real "road trip."

Im in the proces of packing now and will hit the road tomorrow.

Cant wait to meet y'all.

[SpyderAnn01]

We are taking the slow road to China this trip. Smelling roses all along the way

[Brew crew]

This is the longest trip we have made to date! Over 800 miles one way. The longest we have ridden in one day has been around 200 and that was round trip. Doing a lot of

Michele

[Dragon Snake]

We do a lot of 300 to 400 mile day trips around mi. This trip will be just over 800. We like to break up trip with some sightseeing roads and interstates. We stop every 100 to 120 miles for fuel and a walk around. look at sights and for get miles. Remember getting there is half the fun!

[Bob Denman]

I REALLY dig your avatar...

[JCSMOKE]

Ear plugs! The road noise will echo in your head for hours after you stop, and it will eat into your sleep too. Safe travels see you there.

[Blue Star]

Ear plugs! The road noise will echo in your head for hours after you stop, and it will eat into your sleep too. Safe travels see you there.

gosh how did I forget that one.

The road noise don't bother me, but then I have really bad hearing. Otherwise all good advice, other than to make sure you eat a good breakfast. Start the day off right.

[Boriken]

My previous was the Maggie Valley owners even, a little over 600 miles.

[ronrico]

This will my longest one day ride and maybe the longest over all. I will know once I get home and have the final mileage. Leaving reallly early in the morning and hoping to arrive tuesday night. Looking forward to see all there.