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July 20th, 2014, 08:40 PM | #42 |
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Haha I squirted him with his water gun... He quit
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October 22nd, 2014, 05:06 PM | #43 |
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Whoo hoo!! Got my certificates in today!
Two are for the ride in May, but on this ride, I qualified for the SaddleSore 2000 (2000 miles in <48 hours), the Coast to Coast in < 50 hours, and the US Route 50 in < 4 days!!
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October 23rd, 2014, 05:29 AM | #44 |
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October 23rd, 2014, 06:23 AM | #45 |
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So you have a saddlesore ironbutt from riding for 50 hours. Impressive!
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October 24th, 2014, 06:49 PM | #46 |
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You have an Iron Butt and most everyone else has an Iwould but.
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October 29th, 2014, 01:34 PM | #47 |
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@NevadaWolf - Teri: Nice ride report and nice ride. You are very close to me when you can through Virginia Beach to get to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. I would like to do this ride on my Ninja at some point in the near future but more of a repeat of the CCC Gold that I did on the Wing. It was nice to see that you got Rick Miller, IBR top 10 finisher and RallyBastard for the Mason-Dixon 20/20 Rally, to witness your start in Maryland. Rick's good people.
One thing that I wanted to point out, I believe you made a statement that IBA Cert Rides must be witnessed by IBA members (I believe I read that).... is not an accurate statement. I have many Cert rides where the witnesses were just ordinary people going about their day until I interrupted them for their signature.... What is the app that you are using on your cell phone that shows your track on the right and your stats on the left? Gregg
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October 29th, 2014, 02:13 PM | #48 | ||
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Thanks, Gregg! Ah man, that would have been cool to know at the time, I'd like to meet you one day.
I found him through the witness list, but then also heard about him from witnessing a USA Today reporter doing her first SS down the east coast. He was awesome to meet and a friendly guy (especially at oh dark thirty). Quote:
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October 29th, 2014, 02:30 PM | #49 | |
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I remember that whole discussion about the reporter and getting witnesses and what not. Since then I have met (just briefly) her and her boy friend and couple of times. Once at the Jax party and the other at Rick's banquet at the end of the Mason-Dixon Rally.
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October 29th, 2014, 02:58 PM | #50 |
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Oh I will be in Albuquerque next year, no doubt about that! Watching the video of Warchild sending everyone off at the start last year was just too cool to not see it in person.
Sides, gotta show support for Team 250! I think Alex said Kurt was in and riding his little Ninjette again?
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October 29th, 2014, 03:18 PM | #51 |
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Seems like I heard/saw that Kurt was on a different bike.... a Norge perhaps? Not sure.
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October 29th, 2014, 03:25 PM | #52 | |
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October 29th, 2014, 03:53 PM | #53 |
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I am riding the Rally next year on the FJR. I want a finish better than 40th. I believe I am better than that. Not top 10 but closer to top 10 than 40. If I do well next year I am thinking seriously about applying for 2017 on the Ninjette. Just need to work on a aux tank solution for the Ninjette in the meantime.
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November 7th, 2014, 11:48 PM | #54 | ||
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Ah, @Gregg_VA, I believe I found the misleading statement...
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The clarify my statement above, the US Route 50 ride uses the Coast to Coast rules for witnesses and documentation. Due to the advanced level of this ride, for the witnesses the rules state: Quote:
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November 14th, 2014, 12:24 PM | #55 |
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October 21st, 2015, 05:41 PM | #56 |
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Happy to be on this forum and thanks to all for the helpful tips. Thanks to all. Be and ride safe
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October 21st, 2015, 06:20 PM | #57 |
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Welcome, Lou!
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October 21st, 2015, 06:35 PM | #58 |
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Hello @motor892 and
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October 21st, 2015, 08:51 PM | #59 |
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Its an odd way for this great thread to be bumped (with a first post from motor892)...
But I'm very glad its been bumped. Great ride Teri. Great report and insights and pics, too. Awesome |
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October 22nd, 2015, 09:01 AM | #60 |
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If I read your post correctly, you did the oil change once you got back? What kind of oil do you run that lasts 7,000 miles?
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October 22nd, 2015, 09:41 AM | #61 |
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I typically do my oil changes around every 5000 miles using whatever synthetic 10w40 motorcycle oil the shop where I manage to find an oil filter has. Currently have Mobil 1 (Autozone) in there, have used Royal Purple (Napa), Lucas (dirt bike shop), Motul (street bike shop), Kawasaki (Reno shop), and Red Line (Carson shop) before.
The Reno shop insisted I do changes every 3000 miles with the dino oil I originally was using, so switched to synthetic since I would be changing monthly at that rate. But when I read the shop manual on frequency to change the spark plugs, right under it is listed Engine Oil Every 7500 miles. So I ordered a Blackstone Labs test kit and am going to submit a sample from tonight's oil change to see if I can go a full 10k between changes.
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October 22nd, 2015, 09:44 AM | #62 |
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Thread is still awesome no matter how old it gets.
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October 22nd, 2015, 10:02 AM | #63 |
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Thanks Peter! Though the trouble with these kind of rides makes me hungry for more. I really do want to come down to your neck of the woods to see what mischief I can get into. Man, a cross Australia ride would be EPIC!
Strange it's been over a year already. Still tossing ideas around for next year's adventure. I need to come back East again, missed too many states last time. Plus I really do want to see New England and maybe cruise along the Dragon and Blue Ridge Parkway just to say I have. I need to win the lottery.
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October 22nd, 2015, 11:00 AM | #64 |
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Well if you come back out to the nations capital area let me know. Some real nice riding in the mountains of VA and WV, as well as the Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway's, and I've been itching to ride the Tail of the Dragon as well as stopping by the Back of the Dragon on the way.
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