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Flying Duck

This is an IBA ride from Maxico to Canada (or reverse) in 24 hours or less. This should be relatively easy on a K1100. (Unless you still have a stock seat. Rolling Eyes

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Timing would be maybe June or July - I'm flexible date-wise though

The IBA considers this an "Xtreme" ride so I think you need to be a member by completing 1,000 miles in 24 hours before you can do this ride but that should be cake on slab on a K1100.

I'll probably do this anyhow, just wondering if any other members here would be interested.

If you're a right-coaster, it could be timed before or after the MOA Rally in Wyoming.

Here's the ride and rules page at the IBA website:
http://www.ironbutt.com/ridecerts/getdocument.cfm?DocID=21

Yes, it's a relatively pointless way to flatten your tire profile, waste gas and make yourself tired but you do get a piece of paper and a colorful pin to wear. But you're not sane anyhow, you ride a motorcycle. Very Happy

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owrstrich · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject:

i can do it easter weekend...

got that monday off... so its a 3 day weekend...

can start in mexico and ride solo to canada...

then i can ride with you from canada back to mexico...

then you can ride back to canada solo...

border to border and back...

j o
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Off the grid · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject:

/twitch

wtf jonny you trying to give me a heart attack
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owrstrich · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject:

wtf otg...

cant handle more than 250 miles a day...

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Flying Duck · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:39 am Post subject:

Stop clogging up my Iron Butt thread with this crap! Evil or Very Mad

And what about the rest of you pansies? Afraid to ride more then 250 miles a day? Razz

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86 custom K100
14 WR250R
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Off the grid · Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:10 am Post subject:

I would Drake, wrong coast though.

/covers eyes from jonny.
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Klinker · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject:

Flying Duck · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject:

Personally, I don't think it's that big a deal if you do the documentation or not. YOU know if you've done it or not. Although I've done several 1,000+ days, I only saw fit to do document the first one. My 50CC and BBG were done when I wanted to go ride up the east coast. I knew I wanted to start by riding down the west coast and my primary reason for doing the 50cc was to get across the country so I figured doing a 50CC would be cool. And then the BBG is a natural to do on that ride.

I think it would be pretty easy to document an SS1K to hungry mother. All you really need is a startin witness - there will be plenty of ending witnesses when you get there.

If you want to pop over to Seattle and do it undocumented that would be fine with me. I'd probably want to document mine but that's no big deal. Heck, if you did yours undocumented, you could be a starting/ending witness for me. Very Happy

I think the biggest issue is avoiding rush hour traffic in Seattle, Portland and SoCal but that just boils down to selecting a good starting time and border finish.

As stated, I"m very flexible on schedule. Keep it on the back burner and we'll see how things work out.
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93 LT (x2)
94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
Buy parts HERE

mnb · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:23 pm Post subject:

Miles mean nothing. It's hours in the saddle that matter.

500 miles of Interstate over 8 hours or so is nothing compared to 8 hours of goat trails.
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Klinker · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:03 am Post subject:

Flying Duck · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject:

Actually, I"m not too concerned about exact route at this time.

As far as the Canadia-US crossing goes, I know from many crossings that crossing at truck customs (which despite the name is also open to autos) slightly to the east of the normal Peace Arch crossing on I-5 will probably be faster - escpecially in summer when tourists clog the Peace Arch crossing.

I used to work in TJ and the I-5 crossing there can also be a cluster****. There are also alternate crossings into Mexico. I've done some browsing over on the IBA forum and as things get closer it would be advisable to explore some alternatives to riding straight down into TJ.

The IBA forum and site will also be a good place to scare up some witnesses as well so I don'think that should be much of an issue.

As for doing a BBG concurrently, that's fine with me. My dad will be in Seattle in the summer so his place in Rancho Mirage(Palm Springs) will be available. It's got three beds and one couch as well as room on the floor if there's more than four. One option might be to ride down to Mexico and then head back up to Rancho Mirage to get the miles needed for a BBG. That should bring the total miles in at just over 1,500 so I think that might work out for a BBG as well as having a free place to stay at the south end of the trip. (That's what I'd planned anyhow if doing the ride solo.) And I'm sure I could get some of the staff at his condo place to act as ending witnesses if need be.

Once things get closer and we have an idea of how many riders and such, we should also put together some ground rules.

For example:

* If someone breaks down, should we call the whole thing off or leave that person stranded? I, for one, wouldn't mind being left behind but that's just me.

* Speed: I'd propose doing the whole thing at 8mph over. That sets a good pace and 99.99% guarantees not getting pulled over. These rides are about pacing yourself and minimizing mental/physical fatigue, not hauling ass.

* Lane-splitting: I will most likely be lane-splitting once we hit CA. However, I don't want to force people who are uncomfortable with lane-splitting to do it - expecially doing it for the first time after already riding 800+ miles non-stop. It's not worth getting in an accident for a stupid peice of paper.

If we had several people then it might make sense to break up into lane-splitting vs. non-lane splitting groups. If it's just a few people and one doesn't want to lane-split then I could forgo lane-splitting but then route and timing would be a bit more ciritcal.

* Gas stops: I've ridden the length of I-5 a few times and driven it even more so I know it pretty well. There's no need to plan individual gas stops ahead of time(like some IBA riders do) as gas is plentiful at all hours along I-5. Perhaps we could just have a rule to stop around every 170 miles or so. Also keeping the duration of gas stops to a minimum without rushing really makes a huge difference on the overall time. However, it might make sense to plan a 20-25 minute stop half way along the ride to check tires, oil, etc...

* Hand signals, riding formation, etc......

Even with two riders, it's a good idea to have an agreed-upon set of ground rules ahead of time. And the more people there are, the more important this becomes.

But we'll see how many bodies we can round up and go from there.

PASSPORTS: Does everyone have a passport? I don't know exactly where things are on that front but having a passport will certainly make things easier. We'll need to research this a little further if anyone doesn't have a passport.

If enough people get interested in this, then I could set up a sub-forum here at K11OG so it doesn't clutter things up here.
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86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
Buy parts HERE

ljjohns · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject: My 2 cents' worth...

I'd suggest the minor investment in some inexpensive FRS handhelds and the motorcyle headsets/ptt switches from Motocomm.

Two long group trips have convinced me of their utility...

markmack · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject:

Sounds like fun.....Any Idea what dates....Maybe it's time for the cruise control mod!...I'm off I-5 just north of LA and have plenty of floor space.
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red · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:56 pm Post subject:

Hi Flying Duck,

I stumbled upon your thread just now. I too am planning this run, but plan on doing it in May. I live in Calgary and would start at the Coutts border crossing.

And my 96 RS does have the stock seat!!!!!!!!

Is this too early for you?

Cheers, Ken

Flying Duck · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:34 am Post subject:

hotscots · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Boise, ID

Lane-splitting: I will most likely be lane-splitting once we hit CA. However, I don't want to force people who are uncomfortable with lane-splitting to do it - expecially doing it for the first time after already riding 800+ miles non-stop. It's not worth getting in an accident for a stupid peice of paper

Flying Duck · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:43 am Post subject:

My golden rules of lane-splitting:

The key to lane-splitting is not riding directly between two cars. You wait for the diagonal slot between two cars and take advantage of that. (Although there are excetions if you have a nice large gap between two vehicles.)

Don't trust ANY cars.

Complete control of throttle clutch and brakes at all times.

Never do more than 10-15 over what prevailing traffic is doing.

Look behind you occasionally. If you don't you'lll miss the rice rocket coming up behind you.

I treat it like a video game where I only have one quarter and one life.

Many people, myself included, think it's safer than riding with traffic and being a sitting duck to become a motorcycle sandwich.
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93 LT (x2)
94 RS
86-97 K75F(K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick)
86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
86 custom K100
14 WR250R
IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC)
Buy parts HERE

markmack · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:42 pm Post subject:

Only lane split between the #1 and #2 lanes....Thats were the cars will expect you to be (both the courteous and non courteous).

If you do pass between two cars watch the mirrors and prepare to brake and wait for a better gap.

Driving in heavy traffic is least enjoyable and most dangerous type of riding. My bike for me is a toy and I try to keep it FUN!!
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R100RT 1979..First road bike, spoiled me on BMW's and a touring fairing, moved had to sell.
K75C ..Spoiled me on the K motor, smooth, sold.
K1100LT 1993..Best tour bike for me.
K1200LT 2003..Happy wife..Happy life.

owrstrich · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject:

split or get a cell phone queen running up yer backside i guess...

our 2 big 100+ mile splits...

we split 2 up on the south 15 from baker to corona once... i was mentally exhausted by hesperia so we pulled off and recharged...

it was crazy to say the least... i was rolling about 30mph and the cars were either stopped or rolling about 10mph...

i let some faster splitters by... then got stuck behind the same faster splitters who were stuck behind a guy on a hd going 15mph... i couldnt split that slow... i had to go faster for better bike control... they lane jumped and got around him... i was getting pissed... thats when we pulled off to recharge...

we also split the 10 from indio to ontario once... got behind some hd baggers who were rolling 40mph in 10mph traffic... stayed with them the whole way...

as much as i hate it... i like it... 1/3 of the cars make room for me... 1/3 of the cars dont know im there... 1/3 of the cars try to wreck me... same with the non splitting hd riders...

o well... bye from maricopa california...

owrstrich
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