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May 28, 2010 | 07:38 AM

myfhfb06

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Iron Butt Tomorrow

My Dad and I are going to take off tomorrow morning and do the Iron Butt Ride. I'm sure it will be a long day but I'm looking forward to it. Any suggestions from past experiences?

May 28, 2010 | 10:03 AM

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I've never ridden 1,000 miles in a day, but I ride straight through from the DC area to Florida (900 miles) a couple of times a year. My advice is to get off the bikes for at least five minutes every hour. It will add an hour to your trip, but it can be the difference between a pleasant ride and the ride from hell. Once your *** starts hurting, the only cure is a night off the bike. If anything is making you uncomfortable, fix it immediately, there are very few things that fix themselves.

Good Luck!

May 28, 2010 | 12:45 PM

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Good luck and be safe!

May 28, 2010 | 12:46 PM

Mordrapheus

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oh and let us know how you guys did for the paper work trail. Want to do this too and would love to know how you guys took care of all the supporting evidence.

May 28, 2010 | 01:03 PM

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I have a buddy of mine who has done a few of these Iron Butt rides. Here's the website info...

http://www.ironbutt.com/ridecerts/

Oh and good luck and have a safe ride!

May 28, 2010 | 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by myfhfb06

My Dad and I are going to take off tomorrow morning and do the Iron Butt Ride. I'm sure it will be a long day but I'm looking forward to it. Any suggestions from past experiences?

1. Take two asprin before you go to bed and then two more when you get up.
2. Get a good nights sleep.
3. Truckstops have restrooms and tend to be "biker friendly". National landmarks (i.e., National Corvette Museum, et al) are not as "biker friendly" but have very clean restrooms.
4. Pictures, Pictures, Pictures (the more the better)
5. Save your receipts and try to use only one credit card/debit card per person.
6. Make sure all receipts has the stores' name, address, and telephone number on it.
7. DRINK WATER!

Have a safe trip. Remeber it's about fun, not setting a land speed record.

Mike