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Jun 27, 2011 | 12:49 PM

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Congrats on your IB. Loved the write up. I don't think I could have functioned at all on the amount of sleep you got.

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Jun 27, 2011 | 01:05 PM

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gmc

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From: Salt Lake City, UT. Dushore, Pa.

Congrads, welcome to the IB club. Why so little sleep, Triumph small gas range and going thru customs as this all adds up for difficult run? Glad you made it safely.

We (2 bikes) ran west in the A.M and turned back east in P.M. so sun was at back most of time except for couple storms. I think you add to time exponiately when add riders.

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Jun 27, 2011 | 01:10 PM

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MrHog

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Congrats on the run! If I run into you around here, I congratulate you in person. I made a mental note to sleep for 2 days before I attempt an IB run!

Jun 28, 2011 | 05:27 AM

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mikebaby

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gmc

We had to ride a couple of hours to our starting point and didn't get on the road until about 8:00PM. Then everyone wanted something to eat so once we got checked into the hotel, found a place to eat, got back to the hotel, and setteled in, it was much to late.

The short answer is stupidity....

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Jun 30, 2011 | 12:46 PM

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LynP408

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Congratulations on your SS1000 completion! Great write up too, thanks. I completed 3 SS1000s and a BB1500 on an '06 2K Vulcan. When I bought my Ultra I just had to take a shot at another. Finished a SS1000 on it and what a difference! I'm 57 and do dearly love my "geezer glide".

Jun 30, 2011 | 01:39 PM

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E N AZ

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Congrats on the completion of your Iron Butt! I did 1,005 miles on Sunday. I had no intention at all of doing an Iron Butt ride when I left Dillon, Colorado. I did not leave until 9:30am local and farted around with a couple of stops I would have avoided if I knew I was going to ride 1,005 miles. I hauled *** all day long and realized I was within 300 miles of home which is approximately what I needed, so I went for it. It took me a total of 16 hours. I could have easily done it in 15 hours if I had started the day with 1,000 miles in mind. Granted, it would have taken me longer if I had documented the ride to register as an official Iron Butt ride.

Additionally, I would never have chosen this route for an Iron Butt. There were way too many mountain roads with countless curves and high elevation involved. I also hit severe heat from St George, Utah through Las Vegas. Once the sun went down, the ride to Phoenix was not bad at all. If I were to choose an IB route, I would have picked I-40 between Arizona and Oklahoma City or I-10 from Arizona to Texas, and would have done the desert portion very early in the morning.

Jun 30, 2011 | 02:50 PM

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Coloradohunter

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Congrats on the ride. Been contemplating one for a long time. I figure the least complicated route I can find (which you mentioned in your write up) I-70 from Denver to Topeka then turn around and come back so I can still sleep in my own bed.