Iron Butt tips?
Road Master
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From: North Carolina
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Try to stay off the highway from 1/4 way thru SC just before Greenville by hitting back roads. Just follow the roads that say south. I know that you have a destination in mind, but the goal is 1,000 miles right? I hope that you have a GPS handy. If you stay on 95 all the way, you are missing out on a lot of stuff that I live to see. I dont know if you have ever done it but SC has some pretty scenic backroads. Heck I saw a junkyard somewhere that has all sorts of old as methusala cars in it. I spent most of the day just walking around it. Wish I could remember where the heck it was, cause I saw I 1965 Mercury Comet that I would love to have sitting in my shop right now. Anyhow, I hope that you get back home safe, and I will have a beer for you sir, because I dont have time to do such a thing right now and envy you. I hope that I get to do this in the near future since I got my new ride. The most I have done is 400 miles in 6 1/2 hours at 80mph to Newport News Virginia. I plan on riding to the Outer Banks in September, dont know how many miles it is, but I know I will enjoy every friggin inch of it!!
Oh, and be sure to look out for the little sports cars that like to do 120 on 95 going into Florida!!!!! And the crazy lady in the Big Black Escalade LOL!!
Seize the day my friend, seize the day.
Oh, and be sure to look out for the little sports cars that like to do 120 on 95 going into Florida!!!!! And the crazy lady in the Big Black Escalade LOL!!
Seize the day my friend, seize the day.
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Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Florida
I live and ride in Florida. Things some of you have brought up are right on target.
1) Florida is having record heat right now, every 150 miles I ride on the interstate I have to drink a large bottle of gatorade. It gets worse the farther you travel. There is no way to stay hydrated with the heat, wind and asphalt.
2) I-95 is insane. No 2 ways about it. I've never been up north toward PA, but I-95 on a week before July 4 holiday is insane. The passing lane will be 90 mph and above, the middle lane almost as bad and the right lane will be 55 with grandpas and grandmas in their RVs. Idiots ducking and darting between lanes to gain a car length. And, it will likely be close to bumper to bumper. Then the construction... Damn, go north young man go north... or west.
I live it, I ride and I know what you are in for...
GL though I'm sure will make it unless the traffic holds you too much.
1) Florida is having record heat right now, every 150 miles I ride on the interstate I have to drink a large bottle of gatorade. It gets worse the farther you travel. There is no way to stay hydrated with the heat, wind and asphalt.
2) I-95 is insane. No 2 ways about it. I've never been up north toward PA, but I-95 on a week before July 4 holiday is insane. The passing lane will be 90 mph and above, the middle lane almost as bad and the right lane will be 55 with grandpas and grandmas in their RVs. Idiots ducking and darting between lanes to gain a car length. And, it will likely be close to bumper to bumper. Then the construction... Damn, go north young man go north... or west.
I live it, I ride and I know what you are in for...
GL though I'm sure will make it unless the traffic holds you too much.
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Altoona, Pa.
Make sure you give us a "after action review" when you get back. Plan on the same thing on July 8th. From Altoona, Pa to Munster, In. Harley shop there to validate my turn around. Leaving here at midnight to get there at the opening at 9AM considerating the time change. BUT...............doing it on the Ultra :-) Guess that makes me a sis!
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From: GA
I did mine the year before last - Augusta, GA - Birmingham, AL - Nashville, TN - Asheville, NC - Columbia, SC - home. I left at 4:00 am so I would beat rush hour in Atlanta and come in after rush hour in Birmingham. I rode about 5 over the speed limit all day, took nice breaks every 100 miles or so and stopped for a leisurely lunch in the afternoon. I got home about 8:30 that night.
Don't push yourself, you have plenty of time. Stay hydrated and stop whenever you feel like it. You will be fine.
BTW, I am doing the BB1500 this fall once it cools a little. I can ride from here to Shreveport, LA and back to Meridian, MS the first day for a SS1000 and then get home the next day to finish the BB1500 (1500 miles in 36 hours).
Don't push yourself, you have plenty of time. Stay hydrated and stop whenever you feel like it. You will be fine.
BTW, I am doing the BB1500 this fall once it cools a little. I can ride from here to Shreveport, LA and back to Meridian, MS the first day for a SS1000 and then get home the next day to finish the BB1500 (1500 miles in 36 hours).
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Creola, AL.
The SS 1,000 and the BB 1,500 is just the entry level stuff. The BB Gold 1,500 (which is 1,500 in 24 hours) is one of the hardest. The CC 50 is coast to coast in 50 hours. Then the Butt Lite 5,000 in 5 days, or the grand daddy of them all, 15,000 in 10 days. And thats just to finish. If you want to win you better do that, plus collect a bunch of bonus points by making some side trips. Winners are closer to 20,000 in 10 days. Its not to bad to do 1,000 in 24, or even do it 2 days in a row. Then you start seperating the men from the boys real quick.
Last edited by tmcgeesr; Jun 30, 2009 at 04:35 PM.
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From: GA
Don't bother listening to those comments. It is an accomplishment that many can't (or won't) do. Some of those rides they have on that website are not tough, they're stupid.
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Oklahoma City, OK
Yeah, dude, if you pull it off on a Street Bob with no windshield I’m eager to hear about it.
For some reason my mini-apes make my throttle wrist hurt in no time. I need to do some adjusting I guess. If I hadn’t had that throttle lock I would have been miserable on my little 400 mile journey down and back from Austin. The guys pulling off the Iron Butt with electronic cruise control and fairings aren’t doing quite the same ride that you’re going to be doing.
I’m eager to get my Mustang Solo in tomorrow and do some miles this weekend and see how the Street Bob rides…. I really felt like if I had a better seat on my trip down to Austin that I would have enjoyed my long haul trip a great deal more. I couldn’t do more than an hour without pulling over on that stock seat.
Good luck man! Represent for the Street Bob riders! LOL
For some reason my mini-apes make my throttle wrist hurt in no time. I need to do some adjusting I guess. If I hadn’t had that throttle lock I would have been miserable on my little 400 mile journey down and back from Austin. The guys pulling off the Iron Butt with electronic cruise control and fairings aren’t doing quite the same ride that you’re going to be doing.
I’m eager to get my Mustang Solo in tomorrow and do some miles this weekend and see how the Street Bob rides…. I really felt like if I had a better seat on my trip down to Austin that I would have enjoyed my long haul trip a great deal more. I couldn’t do more than an hour without pulling over on that stock seat.
Good luck man! Represent for the Street Bob riders! LOL