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#2321
03-27-2018, 06:59 PM
Grand HDF Member
Traveling to the 2017 Iron Butt Rally (IBR)
Starting the 2017 IBR
My windshield at the end. This is after 25 hours of straight riding through SD, ND and MN
And what it looks like without all the extra baggage
Note the chrome engine on a 2006 1200R. My engine blew up on Mothers Day of 2017 and I did not have time for a rebuild due to my heading out for the start of the IBR in mid June, so I bought a used engine to stuff in it to get back on the road. The original had 206,000 miles on it and I am just starting to rebuild it in March 2018.
Starting the 2017 IBR
My windshield at the end. This is after 25 hours of straight riding through SD, ND and MN
And what it looks like without all the extra baggage
Note the chrome engine on a 2006 1200R. My engine blew up on Mothers Day of 2017 and I did not have time for a rebuild due to my heading out for the start of the IBR in mid June, so I bought a used engine to stuff in it to get back on the road. The original had 206,000 miles on it and I am just starting to rebuild it in March 2018.
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cacomly (03-28-2018)
#2322
03-28-2018, 10:25 AM
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You are my hero, Chris!
Just the fact that you have successfully completed TWO Iron Butt Rallies puts you in a very rarified category. The fact that you did them on your Sportster, which is constantly maligned as a bike that "you can't ride long distance" makes you a hero for me and every other Sportster rider in the world. EVERYBODY should know about your adventures!
Stephanie
Bikes Built Better
Stephanie
Bikes Built Better
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cacomly (03-28-2018)
#2324
03-30-2018, 07:48 AM
Road Master
The challenge. I like to push myself to see how well I can do, always have regardless of the activity. Just like in skiing, as soon as I got tot he point where I could get down a blue rated trail I was on the black diamond, and as soon as I got down that I was looking for the next one
I am not one that will ever win the event, but I like to see how close I can come.
I am not one that will ever win the event, but I like to see how close I can come.
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TStephen (03-30-2018)
#2325
03-30-2018, 08:48 AM
#2326
03-30-2018, 08:57 AM
Road Master
The crowd that does is actually fairly small. Less than 600 individuals have completed the Iron Butt Rally since it started in the 1980's. (Quite a few have done so multiple times) It's also a tight knit crowd that will do anything for any rider regardless of what bike they ride. When I blew my engine in May last year I had offers to ride a ST1100, a Concours, a Honda NCX, two Roadglides, and I forget what else, and that was without even asking.
Check my blog in the signature below for my write-up on the Rally and the other rides I have done if interested
#2329
04-08-2018, 08:18 PM
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#2330
04-25-2018, 06:31 PM
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