Saddle Sore 1000
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Saddle Sore 1000
How many have attemped this ride?
I have been contomplating this for an adventure this year. I can go from Ct to Akron Ohio and back, 1060 mile round trip, all hiway, no tolls.
It's one of those things i'm sure I would regret about 12 hours into it, but be glad once it's over. (And swear I will never do again, you know, like drink after a hangover)
Anyone have any advise or good stories from attemps?
I have been contomplating this for an adventure this year. I can go from Ct to Akron Ohio and back, 1060 mile round trip, all hiway, no tolls.
It's one of those things i'm sure I would regret about 12 hours into it, but be glad once it's over. (And swear I will never do again, you know, like drink after a hangover)
Anyone have any advise or good stories from attemps?
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The IBA site is the place to go to read countless stories. You can freely post your question on the QandA forum without having to be a member. There are also lots of ride reports on that thread from people who have completed their first one, but not yet received their documentation, which can take months to receive, because they do check each ride documentation carefully. The most important thing is to understand the rules, so you have the proper documentation for your ride, which includes start and stop witnesses, and time dated gas receipts at each of your stops, expecially when you make a directional corner or turn around. You also have to send in a ride map with your route clearly marked, so I destroyed two old road maps to make the map.
http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/default.asp
I did my first one this summer. The SS1000 is pretty easy to do on open highways. I went out to Sturgis on state and county roads, down to Newcastle, Wyoming, and back up to Rapid City, and came home on I90. All but eleven miles of my ride was counted, as I backtracked a few miles to evade a thunderstorm. Most riders take around 18 hours--I took my time, stopped at both Sturgis and Custer, and did it in about 22 hours.
http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/forum_...?TID=2645&PN=1
My lady and I are planning on doing our second one (her first as a passenger) next July on our way out to the national PGR rallye at Ogden, Utah.
http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/default.asp
I did my first one this summer. The SS1000 is pretty easy to do on open highways. I went out to Sturgis on state and county roads, down to Newcastle, Wyoming, and back up to Rapid City, and came home on I90. All but eleven miles of my ride was counted, as I backtracked a few miles to evade a thunderstorm. Most riders take around 18 hours--I took my time, stopped at both Sturgis and Custer, and did it in about 22 hours.
http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/forum_...?TID=2645&PN=1
My lady and I are planning on doing our second one (her first as a passenger) next July on our way out to the national PGR rallye at Ogden, Utah.
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MNPGRider has already given you some great advice, and please do join the group over at the IBA forum.
About all that I would add would be to use one of the several mapping programs available set to calculate shortest route to verify your miles before you go - that is what the validation team will be doing with your gas station receipts. You don't want to lose credits for miles traveled on a bypass loop around a metro area, for example, if the shortest route would go through city center and you don't have a gas station receipt on the loop to serve as proof that you traveled the longer route.
Whatever you do, relax, ride safe and enjoy the ride. The first one wasn't as easy as I'd hoped it would be, but it wasn't anywhere near as difficult as I'd imagined it could be!
About all that I would add would be to use one of the several mapping programs available set to calculate shortest route to verify your miles before you go - that is what the validation team will be doing with your gas station receipts. You don't want to lose credits for miles traveled on a bypass loop around a metro area, for example, if the shortest route would go through city center and you don't have a gas station receipt on the loop to serve as proof that you traveled the longer route.
Whatever you do, relax, ride safe and enjoy the ride. The first one wasn't as easy as I'd hoped it would be, but it wasn't anywhere near as difficult as I'd imagined it could be!
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The IBA site is the place to go to read countless stories. You can freely post your question on the QandA forum without having to be a member. There are also lots of ride reports on that thread from people who have completed their first one, but not yet received their documentation, which can take months to receive, because they do check each ride documentation carefully. The most important thing is to understand the rules, so you have the proper documentation for your ride, which includes start and stop witnesses, and time dated gas receipts at each of your stops, expecially when you make a directional corner or turn around. You also have to send in a ride map with your route clearly marked, so I destroyed two old road maps to make the map.
http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/default.asp
I did my first one this summer. The SS1000 is pretty easy to do on open highways. I went out to Sturgis on state and county roads, down to Newcastle, Wyoming, and back up to Rapid City, and came home on I90. All but eleven miles of my ride was counted, as I backtracked a few miles to evade a thunderstorm. Most riders take around 18 hours--I took my time, stopped at both Sturgis and Custer, and did it in about 22 hours.
http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/forum_...?TID=2645&PN=1
My lady and I are planning on doing our second one (her first as a passenger) next July on our way out to the national PGR rallye at Ogden, Utah.
http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/default.asp
I did my first one this summer. The SS1000 is pretty easy to do on open highways. I went out to Sturgis on state and county roads, down to Newcastle, Wyoming, and back up to Rapid City, and came home on I90. All but eleven miles of my ride was counted, as I backtracked a few miles to evade a thunderstorm. Most riders take around 18 hours--I took my time, stopped at both Sturgis and Custer, and did it in about 22 hours.
http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/forum_...?TID=2645&PN=1
My lady and I are planning on doing our second one (her first as a passenger) next July on our way out to the national PGR rallye at Ogden, Utah.
Those that did accomplish this, how long did it take you? I'm figuring 18-20 hours with the rest stops, food, gas, etc.
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From: Eastford CT.
I'm from CT and I have done a couple of them.
We did the New England 1000. You ride thru all six New England states.
I believe the route was mapped out by an IBA member located in Maine...The first time we stayed in a motel in maine then met the guy at his home, he documented our starting time and mileage (we didn't have to keep any reciepts)
and we ended the trip at his house, he documented the time and mileage for the end of the trip.
The second time we did the NE 1000 we left from a truck stop in Southington CT, a woman my nephew works with is a notary republic, she documented our starting and ending mileage. We kept all our gas receipts and toll receipts for documentation. (time and date)
The first time we did the run, it hadn't rained in six weeks...the last 200 miles we were dodging lightning bolts in a downpour with what seemed liked zero visibility at midnight, runnin over 75 mph on 95N
The second time we did the run, the last 50 miles it was dejavu...at midnight again, this time on 91S
The third time...we'll see what happens this year...hehehe
We did the New England 1000. You ride thru all six New England states.
I believe the route was mapped out by an IBA member located in Maine...The first time we stayed in a motel in maine then met the guy at his home, he documented our starting time and mileage (we didn't have to keep any reciepts)
and we ended the trip at his house, he documented the time and mileage for the end of the trip.
The second time we did the NE 1000 we left from a truck stop in Southington CT, a woman my nephew works with is a notary republic, she documented our starting and ending mileage. We kept all our gas receipts and toll receipts for documentation. (time and date)
The first time we did the run, it hadn't rained in six weeks...the last 200 miles we were dodging lightning bolts in a downpour with what seemed liked zero visibility at midnight, runnin over 75 mph on 95N
The second time we did the run, the last 50 miles it was dejavu...at midnight again, this time on 91S
The third time...we'll see what happens this year...hehehe
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I have wanted to do this for many years but being a D.A.V. I figured it would be a waste of time and that I would end up in the hospital.
While in San Antonino, TX. my cousin mentioned this would be a good time to try. So I left San Antonino around 9:57 am. Took 15 min rest at every fuel up. Stopped for lunch, I eat at a country restaurant that took 1.5 hours. I was on my Honda VTX at the time. It is a custom touring bike that is a rolling memorial of the "Battle of Angles Wing". After 500 miles I was still feeling good about it so I picked up my speed from 80-90 mph to top cruise speed. I ended up in Scottsboro, Al. around 10:32 Pm. 1,014 miles. After picking up my speed the bike was only getting around 31 miles to the gallon and held only 4 gallons. I had to make a lot of fuel stops because of it and that made it easier on me. I will admit for an average guy it would have been a piece of cake. I was hurting pretty good when I got home. I stayed in bed for 2 days but that was because of my war related wounds. I am very happy I made it. It was one of those things I just wanted to do.
For most folks It would be very easy to do, like I have all ready said. It was a very big accomplishment for me.
I now stick to 55-60 mph and do about 600 miles in a day. It is much easier on my Ultra.
jim
While in San Antonino, TX. my cousin mentioned this would be a good time to try. So I left San Antonino around 9:57 am. Took 15 min rest at every fuel up. Stopped for lunch, I eat at a country restaurant that took 1.5 hours. I was on my Honda VTX at the time. It is a custom touring bike that is a rolling memorial of the "Battle of Angles Wing". After 500 miles I was still feeling good about it so I picked up my speed from 80-90 mph to top cruise speed. I ended up in Scottsboro, Al. around 10:32 Pm. 1,014 miles. After picking up my speed the bike was only getting around 31 miles to the gallon and held only 4 gallons. I had to make a lot of fuel stops because of it and that made it easier on me. I will admit for an average guy it would have been a piece of cake. I was hurting pretty good when I got home. I stayed in bed for 2 days but that was because of my war related wounds. I am very happy I made it. It was one of those things I just wanted to do.
For most folks It would be very easy to do, like I have all ready said. It was a very big accomplishment for me.
I now stick to 55-60 mph and do about 600 miles in a day. It is much easier on my Ultra.
jim
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From: A wee bit North of Florida (Ohio)
I did it two years ago, on 07-07-07 with my brother in law. It was an adventure, but once was enough for me.
NE Ohio down I77 thru WV, to VA, over via I81 to Bristol, TN, to I40 to Knoxville, North on I75 thru Lexington, KY to Cincinatti, Ohio, then North on I71 to I271, to I77 again. - - - A BIG CIRCLE RIDE
1065 miles in 16 hours.
NE Ohio down I77 thru WV, to VA, over via I81 to Bristol, TN, to I40 to Knoxville, North on I75 thru Lexington, KY to Cincinatti, Ohio, then North on I71 to I271, to I77 again. - - - A BIG CIRCLE RIDE
1065 miles in 16 hours.
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My first was a "pure" SS1000 (i.e. the only purpose was the IBA certification) with three buddies and it took us about 18 or so hours. It was a unique shared experience for us.
Two summers ago two other buddies and I did the SS1000 and BB1500 as a goal to get from Atlanta to Sturgis and return in two days instead of the typical three days each way--gave us more riding time in and around Sturgis.
With a well-maintained Touring bike on interstate highways, it's very doable in the alotted time. As for stories, the pure IBA was thankfully incident free and went as planned. The Sturgis rides were more eventful. One buddy's bike broke on the second day, after the SS1000 was accomplished, and I had my 200 pound buddy as my passenger for 200 miles--I couldn't get far enough forward on the seat not to have his big gut in the small of my back--should have had a rider backrest--gas mileage dropped to about 30 mpg--but he rented a bike while his was being repaired and we still laugh about him riding b*tch.
On our first day, we ran pretty fast. We met a guy heading to Sturgis at our second fuel stop and we helped fix his bike. He rode with us for a while then seemed to dissappear. Two days later, in Sturgis, one of my buddy's ran into him getting coffee and asked him what happened. He said he was okay running 75-80 mph in Tennessee, but when we ran 80-85 he fell back. He later got a ticket from a TN State Trooper and asked the trooper if he got the three guys from Georgia (meaning me and my two buddies) and the trooper said, "No, but you're the third guy I've ticketed today that's mentioned them."
Good luck with your ride.
Two summers ago two other buddies and I did the SS1000 and BB1500 as a goal to get from Atlanta to Sturgis and return in two days instead of the typical three days each way--gave us more riding time in and around Sturgis.
With a well-maintained Touring bike on interstate highways, it's very doable in the alotted time. As for stories, the pure IBA was thankfully incident free and went as planned. The Sturgis rides were more eventful. One buddy's bike broke on the second day, after the SS1000 was accomplished, and I had my 200 pound buddy as my passenger for 200 miles--I couldn't get far enough forward on the seat not to have his big gut in the small of my back--should have had a rider backrest--gas mileage dropped to about 30 mpg--but he rented a bike while his was being repaired and we still laugh about him riding b*tch.
On our first day, we ran pretty fast. We met a guy heading to Sturgis at our second fuel stop and we helped fix his bike. He rode with us for a while then seemed to dissappear. Two days later, in Sturgis, one of my buddy's ran into him getting coffee and asked him what happened. He said he was okay running 75-80 mph in Tennessee, but when we ran 80-85 he fell back. He later got a ticket from a TN State Trooper and asked the trooper if he got the three guys from Georgia (meaning me and my two buddies) and the trooper said, "No, but you're the third guy I've ticketed today that's mentioned them."
Good luck with your ride.
