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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Endurance Rider on July 29, 2017, 08:32:04 AM
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Good Morning All.
Last weekend I completed two more ( and my final ) Ironbutt Rides on a standard Downtown 300i
Ride one was from Calais in Northern France to Valencia in Southern Spain, riding a total of 1070 miles in a time of 21,00 hours exactly.
Ride two was the reverse but totalled a mileage of 1092 miles in 21 hours and 58 minutes.
The Downtown performed brilliantly but I suffered a little as it threw it down with rain for most of the way home.
I couldn't have picked a better bike to do it on.
Right, what's next ?
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Congrats on your IronButt ride !
What an accomplishment !!
I do know... Many years ago I was a factory rider for a major builder road testing models prior to their release to the public.
Our duty was to put 300 miles on the odo in an 8 hour shift,
With a 1/2 hour lunch break, and two 10 minute pit stops per shift, it was a difficult task.
We were asked to do a representative mix of city and highway riding, legally, obeying all speed limits.
It was not possible to do so.
I have never participated in an endurance run, nor would I want to.
I very much enjoy the ability to quickly stop to investigate interesting things along the way.
lol I hate trains ! Too many missed opportunities !
Best
redk
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Have buddies on a GW forum who are hard core iron butt riders. I have a hard time driving 4 wheels, 1000 miles in 24 hours. (more like 500). Far too dangerous to me and just not my idea of fun to push myself that hard on 2 wheels. Different strokes for different folks. Not knocking you man, awesome achievement on a scooter though.
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Good Morning All.
Last weekend I completed two more ( and my final ) Ironbutt Rides on a standard Downtown 300i
Ride one was from Calais in Northern France to Valencia in Southern Spain, riding a total of 1070 miles in a time of 21,00 hours exactly.
Ride two was the reverse but totalled a mileage of 1092 miles in 21 hours and 58 minutes.
The Downtown performed brilliantly but I suffered a little as it threw it down with rain for most of the way home.
I couldn't have picked a better bike to do it on.
Right, what's next ?
Congratulations!
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Thank you for your support guys. I really appreciate it.
If anyone has any contacts at Kymco in the US or Canada I'd like to approach them about a Coast to Coast in 2018.
Thanks again.
ER.
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Please keep us posted. I did an Iron Butt a couple of years ago an a BMW, and it's a challenge. Don't know if the Agility 125 is up to the task.
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Mine is a marshmallow butt as 500 is tops for me and that's not fun. The SW is up to the task but at 67 I prefer to let you younger whipper snappers claim the glory and I'll cheer you on.