(03-09-2021, 03:43 AM)mvk24_imp Wrote: Do we have any members that have completed any of the Iron Butt Association challenges? I want to do it on the cb1100 as I'm sure almost noone if any have done it. Those guys are alot of dual sport and adventure bike riders so I'd love to have a certified 24 hour/1000 mile cb1100. If possible keep pushing for the 1500mile/36 hour challenge.

My buddy I tour with alot and I saw a couple enduros with the Iron butt license plates on the way home from a trip 1 last year and decided we would do it. He got to 960 miles on his Victory Octane before he said he would have fell asleep if he went any longer.

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(03-09-2021, 03:54 AM)decarmine_imp Wrote:

(03-09-2021, 03:43 AM)mvk24_imp Wrote: Do we have any members that have completed any of the Iron Butt Association challenges? I want to do it on the cb1100 as I'm sure almost noone if any have done it. Those guys are alot of dual sport and adventure bike riders so I'd love to have a certified 24 hour/1000 mile cb1100. If possible keep pushing for the 1500mile/36 hour challenge.

My buddy I tour with alot and I saw a couple enduros with the Iron butt license plates on the way home from a trip 1 last year and decided we would do it. He got to 960 miles on his Victory Octane before he said he would have fell asleep if he went any longer.

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I did the SaddleSore 1000 about five years ago on a 2005 Harley Wide Glide. I did about 1100 miles in 19 hours, along with a buddy on a BMW.

In fact, it was after doing the ride on a Harley that I decided I wanted a *smoother* engine and bought the CB1100. I would have no reservations about doing it again on a CB1100.

The CB is gone now, and I'm back on another Harley.

I was 71 years old at the time

(03-09-2021, 03:43 AM)mvk24_imp Wrote: Do we have any members that have completed any of the Iron Butt Association challenges? I want to do it on the cb1100 as I'm sure almost noone if any have done it. Those guys are alot of dual sport and adventure bike riders so I'd love to have a certified 24 hour/1000 mile cb1100. If possible keep pushing for the 1500mile/36 hour challenge.

My buddy I tour with alot and I saw a couple enduros with the Iron butt license plates on the way home from a trip 1 last year and decided we would do it. He got to 960 miles on his Victory Octane before he said he would have fell asleep if he went any longer.

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(03-09-2021, 04:16 AM)decarmine_imp Wrote:

(03-09-2021, 03:43 AM)mvk24_imp Wrote: Do we have any members that have completed any of the Iron Butt Association challenges? I want to do it on the cb1100 as I'm sure almost noone if any have done it. Those guys are alot of dual sport and adventure bike riders so I'd love to have a certified 24 hour/1000 mile cb1100. If possible keep pushing for the 1500mile/36 hour challenge.

My buddy I tour with alot and I saw a couple enduros with the Iron butt license plates on the way home from a trip 1 last year and decided we would do it. He got to 960 miles on his Victory Octane before he said he would have fell asleep if he went any longer.

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It was a loop -- from Ocala, FL down to Naples, across the state to Ft Lauderdale, north on I-95 to Jacksonville, west on I-10 past Tallahassee, and home to Lecanto. Watched weather maps for several days before deciding *which* day to go...

BIKE I DID IT ON.


BIKE I BOUGHT *AFTER* THE RIDE.


BIKE I HAVE NOW.

(03-09-2021, 04:29 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: I've done the SS1000 on my 2013 CB1100 - Circle Tour of Lake Michigan. So, that would be a loop route (with a giant puddle in the middle of the loop). I've done a couple of other long days...500+ miles... on the CB1100 as well. I don't find it uncomfortable over long distances, but I am in the minority in that subject.

I preferred the idea of sleeping in my own bed so I opted for a loop route. The record keeping can be a little (just a bit) problematic for an "out and back" route because the IBA is going to want to verify your turnaround point. Not a big deal, but something to think about.

Lots of folks just hop on their bikes and ride the SS1000. I preferred to have it planned out. I planed for a gas/food/stretch stop about every 100 -120 miles. Others like to push out to 150 or 200 miles (depending on fuel capacity), but i stopped 11 times and finished in 21 hours (if I recall). It's not a race, so if some guy wants to brag that he did the same route as me in 18 hours, that's good on him.

LongRider is just as his screen name describes. He might be able to provide some tips regarding the rules and strategy. Feel free to PM me if you want to talk more about this with me.

Good luck.

(03-09-2021, 06:21 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: Doing it as a first leg of a longer trip is not a bad option; you can turn try for your 1500 in 36 hours and, if you fail, it's still possible to have finished the 1000 in 24. Plus, I bet it's kind of cool to wake up an realize that you're 1000 miles from where you woke up the day before and you got there on your motorcycle.

I track with a Spot Gen 3 and use Spotwalla. I use the Scenic app on my phone for navigation and back up tracking. I plot my route on Google Maps and import that into Scenic. I bring a pen (some insist on a pencil) and a small note pad, both of which I keep in a clear pencil case that will hold my receipts. I also take a picture of my receipt with my odometer and clock in the picture for extra back up. Also, remember that if you deviate from the shortest route you will want to document not only gas stops, but the furthest point from that route (a little hard to explain here...the IBA website does a better job of it). Just want to be sure that you can prove that you took the longer route.

Good luck.