Sorry. Had to split the message up because the text was acting funny on the iPhone. But yes, I'll keep y'all posted. Plan on doing a constant check-in on Facebook at every fuel stop and to capture a picture of the bike at the location and one of the odometer. This will also capture the geographical location info in each picture. Will be keeping all receipts this time and will try to find a witness while I'm there - they said to find a LEO or Fire Fighter to use as a witness. Worst case, the pictures will have to do with the receipts.

 

Good luck, ride safe & stay awake!

 

Here is the AOW for you if u were unable to locate it. Click HERE Manoj.

Police/Firemen are fine yes. Time wise it is easier to get someone at at gas stop.

I'll be watching you......what is ur FaceBook address? I am new to FB so I really do not know how to do it. Here is mine. Click or copy/paste this .

Ride Safe!!

Oh, if u can, a PIX of ur bike would be gd. Whooo Hooooo......you have an audience. You too i fu do not mind ur PIX on the website. (Incognito is better in my opinion.)

BuzzCap7

 

Thank you. Made it without falling asleep lol. Total of about 1,168 miles according to GPS. Left there 5:45 am CST, got here 9:34 pm PST (11:34 pm CST). Unfortunately, couldn't find any witness but the motel owner where I'm staying said he'll be a witness. Too dark for the pictures in front of McDonalds but I did take some.

 

Thanks Buzz. Made it in safe and in time. I think I just posted the specifics in response to another reply above. But the motel owner where I'm staying said he'll be happy to be the witness. So hopefully that works. Other than that, I have all the receipts.

 

Thanks for those links. The AOW is well put together. Even though I didn't get to see it till after, I'm glad I did most of those things - with the exception of staying away from trucks. I just kept passing them since it's hard to stay away from them on the super slab. 😊

 

EXCELLENT!!!!

Fun wasn't it?

There are many more waiting for you. :-)

BuzzCap7

 

Yessiree it was!!! Thanks for the tips and advice. It is much appreciated

And, as promised, here are a few of the pics from the trip.



Fuel stop in Albuquerque, NM



Stop for souvenirs near Sanders, AZ



Fueling up in Needles, CA (At this point, I'd already hit the 1,000+ miles needed for the Saddle Sore 1000)



At Needles, CA - 1,024 miles per GPS trip, 1,044 miles per Trip Odometer.



Stopping the clock in Barstow, CA with a fuel up



In Barstow, CA around 9:00pm PST (11:00pm CST) with 1,167 miles per GPS trip, 1,190 miles per Trip Odometer



Requisite shot in front of the McDonalds in Barstow, CA (Sorry for the crappy pic but it was pretty dark around 9:30pm PST)



Weather check before heading out of Barstow (All weather east of my destination)



Photo op off I-10 near Banning, CA (Mount San Jacinto in the background)



Mount San Jacinto near Banning, CA



Stopping the clock in Phoenix, AZ for the Bun Burner 1500 (1500+ miles in 36-hours)



In Phoenix, AZ - clock stopped at 1,599 miles per GPS, 1,629 miles per Trip odometer.



Near Guadalupe Mountain National Park, TX



Getting ready to enter Guadalupe Mountain National Park, TX



Photo op in Matador, TX



Back home. 2,642 miles per GPS Trip, 2,693 miles per Trip Odometer over 3 days

 

Congrats on the ride. I'm surprised the odometers are so far off each other. I knew the speedo's would disagree, but the odo's?

 

Thank you. That had me wondering as well. I did recently put a new rear tire (Michelin Commander 2), though it's the stock size. Not sure what would cause that but I've heard that mentioned in the past, to include in the Iron Butt Association ride guidelines that sometimes the speedometer can be off by as much as 4% and to take that into consideration because you may be doing less miles on a trip than what you thought.

Maybe someone has more info on why that could be.