Well I'm planning my first iron butt ride 2nd week of May. Total miles one way 1,011 :shock: Plan to ride it in less than 16 hours, but I put in a little margin for error.leaving my home in Illinois at 4:00am and arriving at my sons door step in Boulder around 8:00pm that evening. :headbang Plan to stay a few days and visit.Nice that I sent him to college out there, gives me a great excuse to show up. I will try and post an after ride report too.
Well will be leaving for CO. Mothers day with the wife's blessings. changed the route a little with total miles 1042. Pictures and report to come.
best of luck. BE SAFE
Quote from: "Tiger04"Well I'm planning my first iron butt ride 2nd week of May. Total miles one way 1,011 :shock: Plan to ride it in less than 16 hours, but I put in a little margin for error.leaving my home in Illinois at 4:00am and arriving at my sons door step in Boulder around 8:00pm that evening.
drink plenty of water, use a camelback ...............coffee
DOES NOT work , and remember the more tired you get the less alert you are . lots of idiots with cell phones out there .
700 miles is a long tiring day ....... if you start to get really tired like yawning all the time and fighting to stay awake ,pull over and catch a nap ,trust me tired and motorcycles don't mix well .the end result is not pretty.
I do have my camel back 2L. My ipod and a camera to document my ride. Plan on 8hrs of rest the day before ride. I know that fatigue is the #1 thing that can ruin a ride. If it comes to that I'll rest ,I'm crazy but not that crazy! :wink: Will drive the speed limit Several riders have said its better for gas mileage and leads to less fuel stops.
Quote from: "Mustang"700 miles is a long tiring day ....... if you start to get really tired like yawning all the time and fighting to stay awake ,pull over and catch a nap ,trust me tired and motorcycles don't mix well .the end result is not pretty.
+1 Ride safe :thumbsup