coast to coast in 50 hrs

[CMA/IBA_rider]

RT Spyder got one of the best Saddles. I I needed a lot of ice when i rode Honda Nighthawk from Key West to Deadhorse Alaska in 14 days

 

[Pandy]

When we did our first Ironbutt, our termination point was Pitbull in Springfield. Since then, with proper accessories to shift pressure points, Our SS 2000 went a whole lot easier. congratulations on the 50CC. Yes, you did it because you could.
Patrick

 

[TomG]

IBA rides

That's really cool, when they are rested and had a chance to get there ideas sorted it will be good to hear more about it.

Got to say Spyders make really good endurance rally bikes. My only complaint with my RS is the gas tank range.

We don't have offical Iron Butt rallys here but at this years NI 1600 there is an option to have your ride accredited by the Iron Butt Association so I may do that.

You do not need an "official" ride to have your ride accredited. I have done several rides and only the first one had a pre-arrangement with the IBA. While the rule are somewhat different between different rides, basically you must have your start and arrival witnessed, and the ride itself documented VI's a log, and gas and meal recieptes.

While my own experience has been limited to the South Eastern US, I suspect the following tips are applicable in varying degrees most everywhere.

Tips (based on a SS2000 ride)
For planning purposes, I figure to fillip every 150 miles, in some areas/TOD more often.
I p!an on eating at least every 6 hours.
I plan on finishing several hours before required to give some breathing room due to road conditions; traffic, construction, heavy rain, etc.
I assume that pit stops will become more frequent after 30-35 hours.
Now, assuming 15 min each fuel/stretch stop, every 150 miles, that's about 4 hours.
Assume eating something more that energy bars every 6 hours @ 30 min each, that is almost another 4 hours.

So all of a sudden, your actual in the saddle time has been reduced by 6-8 hours: that's 6-8 hours @ 0 mph...

Just food for thought.

Good luck,

Tom

 

[hecoon]

my wife is 62 rides a 13 victory crosscountry. she has completed 2 ironbutts from the annual convention here in jax fl

she also did a flower sniffer IBA to Alaska last year. and 1 to west va.

going to one in Vermont in july. flower sniffer trips do not ride at night

I put 76k on my 08 spyder and have 65k on my 09
been as far west as Arkansas, north to baltamore
south to key west. only problem with all the miles. the front sprocket came off. dead n the water. AAA to the rescue

SPYDERS ARE GREAT

 

[CMA/IBA_rider]

I made the destination Hyder last year also. Mars Pennsylvania to Hyder Alaska in three days. I probably talk to her. I was writing a ST 1300 police bike pulling a cargo trailer.

 

[Allensr]

great job

how much fuel did you carry, and how did you carry it. what was your longest distance between fuel stops.
AllenR

 

[SPYDERGUY1]

The CANNONBALL 500 AND 1000, is pretty much the same thing. You must be clocked in to start and clocked out to finish,there are checkpoints you need to check in with as well, on the 500 mile ride, there is 5 places you need to check in with, gas receipts must also be provided, not sure about the deal with the 1000, as am not interested. YOU MUST DO the 500 ride in 12 hours or less, and start and finish at the same place. The 1000 is the same deal only in 24 hours, you actually get to stop for the night as long as you complete the start/stop in 24 hours. Looking forward to it.

 

[CMA/IBA_rider]

I am running out of why's but once again WHY?

Jack

You ask WHY? That part would be too hard to explain. When you only have one week's vacation. An Iron Butt run will get you there quickly. That's if your riding friend doesn't have Tire problems. 6 days to go home and three of them we're under 300 miles. Going through the Sequoia National Forest and Death Valley made it all worthwhile. God's beautiful creation is not in one spot to view

 

[CMA/IBA_rider]

I thank God for his Amazing Creation a fun and safe week. You have a good summer.:riding:

 

[tsmdvl3]

endurance rides

I just read someone did the cannon ball on a bmw motorcycle in 38 hrs 49 min Mans name was Carl Reese. Sounds like one hell of a tough ride!!!

 

[mastertek2000]

I and the wife did 1000 miles in 17.5

 

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

To CMA/IBA_Rider, my hat is off to you. One hell of a ride!! I have been thinking about doing a 1000 mile Iron Butt lately but the coast to coast is something else. Anyone in NC who is thinking about doing one, let me know.

:bowdown::bowdown:

 

[PistonBlown]

You do not need an "official" ride to have your ride accredited. I have done several rides and only the first one had a pre-arrangement with the IBA. While the rule are somewhat different between different rides, basically you must have your start and arrival witnessed, and the ride itself documented VI's a log, and gas and meal recieptes.

While my own experience has been limited to the South Eastern US, I suspect the following tips are applicable in varying degrees most everywhere.

Tips (based on a SS2000 ride)
For planning purposes, I figure to fillip every 150 miles, in some areas/TOD more often.
I p!an on eating at least every 6 hours.
I plan on finishing several hours before required to give some breathing room due to road conditions; traffic, construction, heavy rain, etc.
I assume that pit stops will become more frequent after 30-35 hours.
Now, assuming 15 min each fuel/stretch stop, every 150 miles, that's about 4 hours.
Assume eating something more that energy bars every 6 hours @ 30 min each, that is almost another 4 hours.

So all of a sudden, your actual in the saddle time has been reduced by 6-8 hours: that's 6-8 hours @ 0 mph...

Just food for thought.

Good luck,

Tom

I hadn't realised that any ride could be accredited, I just assumed it had to be an official event of some kind. I'll look into that, though I enjoy the camaraderie of the proper rally's.

You're right Tom the stops are where you can lose a lot of time particularly on events like the TT2000 where you have checkpoints as well as the fuel stops. I use a hydration pack filled Powerade (a New Zealand sports hydration drink) so I can drink while riding and just eat homemade energy bars while filling up with petrol. Normally never have anything else to eat unless I've managed to get a couple of hours ahead of schedule, in which case I may have a meat pie as a reward The other thing I ditch is coffee which I must admit is the hardest part for me particularly on the 48 hour events. However as a result my checkpoint stops are down to 10 seconds and petrol stops 2 minutes so it all helps.

Petrol is the biggest issue here particularly at night on the back routes we use. It's not uncommon to find the next petrol station is beyond the range of the Spyder so I carry four 5 litre petrol cans giving me an extra 20 litres (5.2 gallons) range. Even then I came unstuck on the last TT2000 when one of the 24 hour petrol stations was out of action and I'd already used two of my cans. With the checkpoint rally's I spend more time on planning the optimum petrol stops than the route

Thanks,

Jos

 

[CMA/IBA_rider]

how much fuel did you carry, and how did you carry it. what was your longest distance between fuel stops.
AllenR

280 on the 50cc 400 miles on the way home

 

[CMA/IBA_rider]

The CANNONBALL 500 AND 1000, is pretty much the same thing. You must be clocked in to start and clocked out to finish,there are checkpoints you need to check in with as well, on the 500 mile ride, there is 5 places you need to check in with, gas receipts must also be provided, not sure about the deal with the 1000, as am not interested. YOU MUST DO the 500 ride in 12 hours or less, and start and finish at the same place. The 1000 is the same deal only in 24 hours, you actually get to stop for the night as long as you complete the start/stop in 24 hours. Looking forward to it.

Get your witness to sign you out. Get your fuel receipt starts the ride you run less than 350 miles and fuel in the corners of your route fuel at the end that stops the time get your Witnesses