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Hi folks!
On June 27th (we hope), my brother-in-law on his BMW and I on my CB1100 (no windscreen and stock seat, by the way) will be attempting to complete a Saddle Sore/Lake Michigan 1000. We will be doing this ride to raise awareness and funds for an organization that assists adults with developmental disabilities. I have created a FB page on which you can follow our preparations for our trip as well as the trip itself, which will include GPS tracking, photos, and (hopefully) a few live FB feeds from the road. The plan will be to head out at about 3:00am on Tuesday, 6/27 and round the lake counter-clockwise. This should keep us out of Chicago traffic and get us out of the U.P. during daylight hours, drastically limiting our exposure to darkened roads.
Many, if not most, of the regular forum followers do not use Facebook. For them, I believe I will have a link to a site where you can follow my travels on that day. I will post that link on this thread once that page is set up and ready to go.
I will post updates on our trip preparation here in advance of the trip and I will also attempt (repeat, attempt) to post here during the trip.
For those of you on Facebook, you can "Like" this page https://www.facebook.com/Avenues1000/
Thanks!
Matt
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(06-10-2017, 08:00 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: Hi folks!
On June 27th (we hope), my brother-in-law on his BMW and I on my CB1100 (no windscreen and stock seat, by the way) will be attempting to complete a Saddle Sore/Lake Michigan 1000. We will be doing this ride to raise awareness and funds for an organization that assists adults with developmental disabilities. I have created a FB page on which you can follow our preparations for our trip as well as the trip itself, which will include GPS tracking, photos, and (hopefully) a few live FB feeds from the road. The plan will be to head out at about 3:00am on Tuesday, 6/27 and round the lake counter-clockwise. This should keep us out of Chicago traffic and get us out of the U.P. during daylight hours, drastically limiting our exposure to darkened roads.
Many, if not most, of the regular forum followers do not use Facebook. For them, I believe I will have a link to a site where you can follow my travels on that day. I will post that link on this thread once that page is set up and ready to go.
I will post updates on our trip preparation here in advance of the trip and I will also attempt (repeat, attempt) to post here during the trip.
For those of you on Facebook, you can "Like" this page https://www.facebook.com/Avenues1000/
Thanks!
Matt
I did the saddle sore 1000 (iron butt) around Florida about a year ago. Did 1100 miles in 19 hours. Nothing as altruistic as you are doing, just wanted it off my bucket list. I did it on a Harley Wide Glide at the age of 71. Next time (maybe with my son) it'll have to be on the CB1100...
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Have a good trip, sir! Sounds like a good cause and you're being smart to use a day close to the solstice.
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You can do it Sea! The U.P. Has a strange type of beauty that should help you stay awake. Only a couple more miles than the return trip from Ark.
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You can do it, EmptySea. Your mates here will ride with you, in spirit at least.
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OMG Empty
If you are going to do that ride with the stock seat, you might want to have an AirHawk or something similar handy.
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(06-11-2017, 04:02 AM)Pete Erickson_imp Wrote: OMG Empty
If you are going to do that ride with the stock seat, you might want to have an AirHawk or something similar handy.
why do you think they named it saddle sore? 
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I may buy an airhawk, but I just rode 600 miles in twelve hours without much trouble so we will just have to see if I have time, money and inclination to get an airhawk before the ride.
Good one, Ferret! Lol.
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(06-11-2017, 04:50 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: I may buy an airhawk, but I just rode 600 miles in twelve hours without much trouble so we will just have to see if I have time, money and inclination to get an airhawk before the ride.
Good one, Ferret! Lol.
If you've never done really long days, its the last 100 or so that gets you, and there is a big dif between 600 vs 1000...I've never officially done the SS..However, I've done several 800-900 mile days.. There was one ride that if I took a detour for an extra 85 miles I could have gotten it (folks watched us leave and we recorded our start and kept gas receipts for start time just in case). We were riding cross Ohio and 33 in Wva. I swear to god that my a** vetoed the extra leg..
I have a bud who did the 50cc.. That's coast to coast in 50 hours.. same thing it's the last 100 miles that gets you... There were some riders who were waiting for her so she followed em in for the last hour into ca....
It's a great cause, and good luck..
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Of course, you are correct Hondahawkrider; 600 miles is not a true test of one's ability to complete 1000 miles. I have several fairly serious LD riders who have told me exactly that and I know from other endurance tests, that the final leg (my LD riders tell me the last 25%) is almost always the most difficult.
I have taken a few pieces of advice from people who have done these rides in order to make the entire trip, especially the last leg, go as smoothly as possible:[ul] [li]I've been working out fairly regularly over the past 6 weeks and will be doing so very regularly over the next 3 weeks. A couple of pounds lighter, a little bit stronger and more flexible ought to make things go a little better.[/li] [li]Having a riding partner should increase safety, decrease monotony, and provide mutual encouragement when needed.[/li] [li]More frequent stops should keep me fresher longer and reduce the number of longer stops during the earlier legs of the trip. This, we hope, will save time in the long run which may come in handy if we are in need of an extended stop before tackling that last 100 miles.[/li] [li]Doing a loop route will put us on familiar roads for that last leg. This should reduce stress which should help reduce fatigue.[/li] [li]Heading out of Chicago at 3:00am should get us fairly far north by noon. The hope is that the heat of the day will not be quite as hot up there and I have heard that it is cooler butts, rather than cooler heads, that prevail in these rides.
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I will look into an Airhawk or the like, but I am fairly comfortable with the notion of riding with only the stock seat because I believe that the above-listed items will keep me fresh enough to complete the task at hand.
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