03-09-2021, 06:21 AM
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.
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.