[Gixxerdale]

On April 9th I'll be taking a ride, slightly longer than usual. I'll usually run 400 to 700 miles a day on the back roads of California. So before I'm to old, to slow, and to busted up to do this, I'm going to try do an "official" Iron Butt ride. The Saddle Sore 1000. It's 1000 miles in under 24 hours!

I've actually convinced a few friends to join me on this little ride around three states. It's basically the long way to Vegas with a lunch stop in the Grand Canyon! The normal direct route is about 360 miles! So I will be taking a slight detour and adding a couple miles. Here is a breakdown of Los Angeles to Las Vegas the long way, by time and trip miles.

5:00 AM Chatsworth, Ca 0 miles
7:02 Indio, Ca 156 miles
8:16 Blythe, Ca 252 miles
10:20 Wickenburg, Az 367 miles
12:03 Ash Fork, Az 478 miles
1:18 Grand Canyon Village, Az 557 miles
3:08 Ash Fork, Az 635 miles
5:19 Needles, Ca 792 miles
7:13 Baker, Ca 915 miles
8:46 Searchlight, Nv 987 miles
9:32 PM Henderson, Nv 1039 miles

Trip Time 16 Hours 32 Minutes
Saddle Time 14 Hours 7 Minutes

Should be a nice Saturday ride! Anyone else in the area want to join in?


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[inspiron]

Dale, has anyone told you lately that you're just plain nuts?

1000 miles in one day ... my a$$ hurts just thinking about it!

 

[Trapper]

I will do the Iron Butt someday.

 

[Clint]

Awesome. My buddy just got a Bandit (formerly a POS '82 Magna), so next year we'll probably try the Lake Superior SS1000.

Good luck!

BTW, I forsee you taking longer than 14:07 in the saddle. Let us know.

 

[Gixxerdale]

BTW, I forsee you taking longer than 14:07 in the saddle. Let us know.

I have a feeling it will too. On my solo trips I set a pretty brisk pace. a few weeks back, 666 miles in 9 hours, and once, 530 miles in 5 1/2 hours! So it's possible. Just depends on the roads, traffic, and other riders....oh and the LEO activity as well.

Somehow I feel you are right and it may be a very long day! :roll:

 

[finch20th]

Well dale good luck, hope it goes good for you...

i wish i could atempt something like that this summer to break in the 600... but we will have to see!!!!

 

[Pinhy]

530 in 5.5 is 96 mph avg!!! wow!

your plan is still a 71 mph avg and with a group i am sure it will be a little slower, but have a great time and go for it!

we are planning our longest one day ride so far (only been riding 3 months, not even) tomorrow. leaving tampa and going down south all the way around Lake Okeechobee and back. it is only 400 miles though. We figure leaving at 9 am and getting home around 6 with a stop for lunch and to take some pics at the lake.

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[finch20th]

well all hitting the streets and highways this weekend becareful so that you can tell us all about it.... so people in the northern states will not be used to seeing bikes out there so WATCH out for the cagers on their cellys.... :mrgreen:

 

[Pinhy]

people in FL arent used to it either. the safest i have ever felt was in Daytona where 75% of the vehicles were bikes.....

i had someone move over right infront of me on the way to work this morning. luckily i am always looking at as many cars as possible, and this ws one of those "her lane was long and slow and mine was faster" moments so i always am wary for someone wanting to dart out.

she wound up moving back over later and when i rode by i looked over and she looked at me and said "im sorry" so i couldnt be too mad. hopefully she remembers being sorry and looks a little harder from now on.

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[KAOS]

man those long trips are crazy. i can't even imagine doing a 200-300 mile trip.




*let me take those words back once i get into my riding season*

 

[Nexus242]

Humm that should cost you some where abouts $80-$90 in gas if you stick with just 87 octane!!!!!

 

[Clint]

man those long trips are crazy. i can't even imagine doing a 200-300 mile trip.

You have a tiny imagination.

 

[Gixxerdale]

Humm that should cost you some where abouts $80-$90 in gas if you stick with just 87 octane!!!!!

$89.10 for Premium at $3.00 a gallon. Can you see that I expect to be gouged by the gas compies on this trip? :evil:

 

[Gixxerdale]

we are planning our longest one day ride so far (only been riding 3 months, not even) tomorrow. leaving tampa and going down south all the way around Lake Okeechobee and back. it is only 400 miles though. We figure leaving at 9 am and getting home around 6 with a stop for lunch and to take some pics at the lake.

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My suggestion would be start real early to escape from Tampa and enjoy some low volume traffic in the early part of your ride. My best rides start early. Gives a slight feeling of solitude on the open road. It also gives you some extra time to enjoy the trip, or hopefully not, deal with problems encountered along the way. Ride safe!

 

[Pinhy]

yup thanks! 9 am is about the earliest any of us can get going....meeting one buddy at 830, heading down to our other friends house and leaving by 9. he is south of tampa and we are heading south from there. we hardly ever encounter traffic out in the middle of the state where we are going. just 2 and 4 lanes highways with no stopsigns or lights for over half an hour sometimes.

its awesome.

 

[Hunter]

Be safe, takes lots of pics. Tape a camera to your tank. HAVE FUN.......

 

[Pinhy]

i am taking the camera, but it'll be around my waist in its case. i am hoping to find a good place to take pics of the bike, since all i have right now is the rainy days ones from its first day

then my arlen ness mirrors are scheduled for delivery on thursday, so will need new pics AGAIN...its a rough life...

:lol:

 

[c50tiger]

I'd never even thought about an Iron Butt/Saddle Sore 'til I found this site. Now... I'm still on the fence about it. my a$$ puckers a bit just thinkin' bout it, but I'm also thinkin' I'm gonna just have to break down and do it one day.

 

[Gixxerdale]

I'd never even thought about an Iron Butt/Saddle Sore 'til I found this site. Now... I'm still on the fence about it. my a$$ puckers a bit just thinkin' bout it, but I'm also thinkin' I'm gonna just have to break down and do it one day.

If you are just thinking about it, you lost already. Start planning now and work out the details. You'll need the time to prep yourself your bike and your route! Good Luck! :mrgreen:

 

[Pinhy]

i just mapped this all out on Streets and Trips...i thinking the needles, baker, searchlight section seems weird. you just going through searchlight, out to baker then turning around and back to searchlight then up to vegas? or are you going west on 40 and up to baker then east to searchlight?

is this just to get the miles in?

very cool route though for sure.