iron butt...??
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iron butt...??
Was in London Ontario this week and ran in to a small group of bikers from Guelph who were returning from Sturgis. There were six of them, all on touring bikes except one, who was on a Breakout. I was in awe that the guy could ride a Breakout 21 hours each way... his gear was bungee'd to the back rest. I am sure plenty of folks ride long distances on other than touring bikes, I just know that I could not. 
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Back in the mid 70's I had a boss that bought one of the first Goldwings. It came with nothing other than a bare bones bike. No faring, no saddlebags, no tour pack, no radio, I don't think it even had cruise of any kind. He bought a Honda accessory faring and we put it on at work. Man he was proud of that bike.
He took two weeks off (maybe 3, i dont remember) and left Indianapolis, rode up to Canada, across Canada to Alaska, back down into the states and cross country to Indy.
All alone, not in a group, no cell phone, no AAA and not much in the way of dealer support.
I don't mean to denigrate modern day "iron butt" riders but none of them hold much of a candle to what that man did...
He took two weeks off (maybe 3, i dont remember) and left Indianapolis, rode up to Canada, across Canada to Alaska, back down into the states and cross country to Indy.
All alone, not in a group, no cell phone, no AAA and not much in the way of dealer support.
I don't mean to denigrate modern day "iron butt" riders but none of them hold much of a candle to what that man did...
Last edited by ORradtech; Aug 10, 2017 at 07:32 PM.
Was in London Ontario this week and ran in to a small group of bikers from Guelph who were returning from Sturgis. There were six of them, all on touring bikes except one, who was on a Breakout. I was in awe that the guy could ride a Breakout 21 hours each way... his gear was bungee'd to the back rest. I am sure plenty of folks ride long distances on other than touring bikes, I just know that I could not.
I've got a trip for work coming up next week and am considering riding my Sportster. It's around 360mi each way. Figured that was a pretty long ride for a non-touring but I don't have anything on that guy! That's awesome!
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I had an angry ride once, back when I was 19. I needed to kick someone's *ss, but I was in Dallas and he was in Farmington, CT. Rode my '82 Suzuki GS550L from Dallas to Farmington in less than 30 hours. Wasn't prepared at all, just what I had on. Got cold and very wet through the Appalachians, especially at night. Got there and the turd left before I arrived, never to be heard from again. I guess he didn't like my state line phone calls to let him know I was getting closer and closer. Oh well, spun a u-turn and hauled it back to Dallas.