Iron Butt 50CC Quest

J-Luv said:

Cheering you all on from KC. Have to agree with John; you’ve planned the ride and you’ll ride the plan. You’ve done it in your head enough that now it will come to be. The challenges, when not mechanical, will likely be the elements. Mother Nature laughs when you tell her your plans. Still, you three are collectively stubborn enough to find a way through. Wish I was able to join!

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John and Tom did a lot of work with the game plan for this trip. John has mapped out gas stops along the way and verified they were open 24 hours a day. We won't have to think about where our next gas stop will be or how far we need to go. They are spaced to accommodate interstate highway speeds and the corresponding fuel mileage. Tom made motel reservations in Kerrville, TX for the first night and in Jacksonville, FL for the end. We will stay there 2 nights so as to be refreshed for the 517 mile trip to the TTD on Tuesday. I've been testing the Spotwalla mapping system for a couple weeks now and feel that I've got it figured out. We've read posts on the Iron Butt web site and I've talked to one of the IBA Premier certification team advisors for Spotwalla tips.

All 3 of us have done extensive preparations to our motorcycles which includes, among other things, plenty of add on lights, new tires and fresh service. We have bike to bike communication worked out.

I'll be riding to San Clemente, where my son lives, on Wednesday. Friday I'll drop down to Carlsbad where Tom lives and where John will be staying at a family condo. We will meet at the first gas station for our start receipt on Saturday and between 05:00 and 05:30 kick stands up. We probably won't have time to do any ride reporting during the trip but will post up some experiences at the end.

Arizona Jim said:

IBA 50CC Quest (coast to coast in 50 hours or less)

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When I first saw the thread title it reminded me of the bike I had in school, and I thought NFW.



Have fun - best of luck.

1004ron said:

When I first saw the thread title it reminded me of the bike I had in school, and I thought NFW.

Have fun - best of luck.

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I'll bet you wish you had that bike again for garage art. My first bike was a Honda 90 that my future wife lent me the money for. She is still lends me money for motorcycles.