Welcome to the Iron Butt Association!

[radguzzi]

On the recent trek from San Diego to Maine on the V11 Cali Jackal I attempted and completed a Saddle Sore 1000 by riding from San Diego, CA to Amarillo, TX in under twenty four hours.  What better time than to do this on a 3460 mile cross country ride...?

I submitted the application, route and receipts to the IBA and received the confirmation email yesterday...    An excerpt below.




Dear Robert Dentico:
You are receiving this e-mail because of your application for a ride
certification. This note is to let you know that your ride has been
approved and although your ride documents may take a few more weeks to
arrive, your membership has also been approved and entered into the
Iron Butt Association's member database.

Welcome to the Iron Butt Association!

Michael Kneebone
President, Iron Butt Association

[rodekyll]

 

If it works into your travel plans, why not?  It's a worthy personal challenge and has some serious bragging rights, too.

[Aaron D.]

Good job and congratulations!

BTW we will leave this afternoon on the way to Canada, we may pass through Wiscasset. I'll wave if we do!

[radguzzi]

Good job and congratulations!

BTW we will leave this afternoon on the way to Canada, we may pass through Wiscasset. I'll wave if we do!

I took the day off to sort out some garage stuff, come on by if you need a break... 

I'll PM my number.

[rocker59]

 

[kidsmoke]

Very cool, and love to see a Jackal being such a trustworthy steed. You really decked that bike out well.

Salud!

[mjptexas]

On the recent trek from San Diego to Maine on the V11 Cali Jackal I attempted and completed a Saddle Sore 1000 by riding from San Diego, CA to Amarillo, TX in under twenty four hours.  What better time than to do this on a 3460 mile cross country ride...?

I submitted the application, route and receipts to the IBA and received the confirmation email yesterday...    An excerpt below.




Dear Robert Dentico:
You are receiving this e-mail because of your application for a ride
certification. This note is to let you know that your ride has been
approved and although your ride documents may take a few more weeks to
arrive, your membership has also been approved and entered into the
Iron Butt Association's member database.

Welcome to the Iron Butt Association!

Michael Kneebone
President, Iron Butt Association

Welcome to the club!

[atavar]

Welcome to the club. Now you can order one of those fancy license frames.  Ride safe!

[Triple Jim]

Is Kneebone really his name?  It would be interesting to hear how that came to be.

[rocker59]

Is Kneebone really his name?  It would be interesting to hear how that came to be.

It's an Anglicised Cornish surname. 

[Lannis]

Very cool, and love to see a Jackal being such a trustworthy steed. You really decked that bike out well.

Salud!

Some of the nicest customized touring bikes I've ever seen (like this one) are based on Jackals.   They start out with all the basic Guzzi goodness, and are cheap enough so that you can spend some real money accessorizing just as you please, rather than what a motorcycle company thinks you want for touring .....

Lannis

[pyoungbl]

Congratulations!  Now you know what it takes to make some serious miles, mainly time management. 

Peter Y.

[Triple Jim]

It's an Anglicised Cornish surname.

Thanks.  After your post I took a minute to search, and found the writeup at surnamedb.com.  Interesting.

[normzone]

Very cool [radguzzi], time management indeed. And one aching body I will wager. If you do eight hours of sleep that has to be accompanied by 16 hours of riding, with fuel and bio breaks done at a fast clip.

" I took the day off to sort out some garage stuff " - Hey, can we get a picture of that garage? Or perhaps the no doubt orderly interior ?

Said garage being the previous home of my new tall windshield, which was making homesick comments the other day as it languished in my covered parking on a still-not-charging Guzzi.

If you've got any pictures of the garage in the snow, maybe that will help the windshield appreciate it's current position a little bit better.

[ITSec]

Welcome to the fold - I did my first SS1K about 14 years ago, and have done a bunch since (lots uncertified). LD riding has its own strange attraction. 

My current hobby, when I can get away, is creating new rides to propose to the IBA. Here's one they've accepted: http://ironbutt.com/themerides/spacechase/

[atavar]

My current hobby, when I can get away, is creating new rides to propose to the IBA. Here's one they've accepted: http://ironbutt.com/themerides/spacechase/

Do you have a good one for Sioux Falls going South?  I have done the SF-Fargo-Missoula-Sturgis-SF loop and while it is a good 1500 I don't feel a compelling need to do that one again.  ;)

[Penderic]

Welcome! Have a seat.

 

[ITSec]

Do you have a good one for Sioux Falls going South?  I have done the SF-Fargo-Missoula-Sturgis-SF loop and while it is a good 1500 I don't feel a compelling need to do that one again.  ;)

Well, if you want some rolling hills and a bunch of two-lane (which may be as good as it gets near Sioux Falls), instead of heading south I might cut diagonally towards MSP on 60/169. Just before getting into the mess, cut across the south of MSP and pick up US-10. Stay on it all the way to Oshkosh, then drop down to Madison to pick up US-151 and then US-18. Follow that home, avoiding the Interstate, and you're at about 1050 miles more or less.

Going south, the Ozarks are a bit far for a SS1K, but may be worth trying for in a 1500/2000. Make a fast run for Springfield, then choose a two-lane over to Cairo or Cape Girardeau. Avoid St Louis by coming back via Fredericktown and Park Hills up to Jefferson City, Columbia, and then north via the small towns to Macon, Ottumwa, and Des Moines then home. This route would need some trimming  (or expansion) to be either a 1500 or a 2000. Like the Wisconsin loop, this one is gonna be full of deer, but you're used to that!

To the southwest, you might try dropping down to US-20, following it west across Nebraska and continuing to Casper and then Rawlins. Return east by way of Greeley and follow US-34 east to Minden (great museum, but you won't have time!), then US-30 and 81 and head for home.

[atavar]

Thanks!  I'll take a look at the SW loop.  I'm just trying to find a route to take a friend on who wants company for his first IBA ride so we are pretty much limited to a 1000.  I am going to try to register my dog as a passenger this time..  ;)  She has done a few IBA runs with me and never gotten any credit.  :(

[ITSec]

Thanks!  I'll take a look at the SW loop.  I'm just trying to find a route to take a friend on who wants company for his first IBA ride so we are pretty much limited to a 1000.  I am going to try to register my dog as a passenger this time..  ;)  She has done a few IBA runs with me and never gotten any credit.  :(

Cut of the tip of the loop (WY/CO) and you'll have a very do-able SS1K. You may even be able to plan a bail-out route that lets you use the Interstate if things go bad and you need to make speed.

[LowRyter]

[Jose Mendez]

I've got to apply for the Iron Butt one of these days.   

[radguzzi]

I've got to apply for the Iron Butt one of these days.   

Jose,
Go to the IBA site and prepare for the ride before you do one... 

http://ironbutt.com/about/default.cfm?CFID=14711499&CFTOKEN=84353012

All the info is here.

http://ironbutt.com/ridecerts/

Best,
Rob

[tazio]

During ownership of my 1st guzzi, I carried a certain amount of trepidation about trusting the bike too far from home.
Had always heard of cheap and unreliable electrics. You see, me and electrons don't get along too well..
ALL that changed after a flawless SS1000 on the beast!!
Man, I'd go ANYWHERE after that! No more worries!

and CONGRATULATIONS!!     

[lazlokovacs]

Respect!!!

I've done a fair few 800+ mile days on the cali, I'm pretty sure that 1000 takes quite some doing...

good on ya

[LongRanger]

Great job! Congrats on your SS1000! 

[Carlo DeSantis]

Congrats, Rob. 

My favorite IBA ride is the National Parks Tour.  More interesting than just blasting a bunch of miles -- and educational as well :)

Best, 

Carlo (IBA 3260)

[charlie b]

Congrats, Rob. 

My favorite IBA ride is the National Parks Tour.  More interesting than just blasting a bunch of miles -- and educational as well :)

Best, 

Carlo (IBA 3260)

That one will be my first entry into the IBA.  Have to wait til I retire  :)

[radguzzi]

Congrats, Rob. 

My favorite IBA ride is the National Parks Tour.  More interesting than just blasting a bunch of miles -- and educational as well :)

Best, 

Carlo (IBA 3260)

Thanks, the intent here was to simply bring the Guzzi home so a scenic tour was just not in the cards.  Even though the route was just a blast across the country, there were parts of the ride after the first 1000 miles that were enjoyable.  I followed Rte. 40 that was parallel to Old Route 66 for some time, made notes that Sue and I would come back and explore later.

The National Parks tour sounds interesting.

Respect!!!

I've done a fair few 800+ mile days on the cali, I'm pretty sure that 1000 takes quite some doing...

good on ya

Thanks, yeah one needs to be prepared for the ride, Camel-Bak to stay hydrated is paramount, making certain that the motorcycle is in excellent condition for the ride and a comfy seat...

I would do it again.   The funniest thing was after al those hours in the saddle with frequent stops for fuel, bathroom call and more Gatoraide, I was keyed up when I got to Amarillo and thought, wow, how am I gonna get to sleep.  When I hit the pillow I figured it out.  LOL

Best,
Rob

[rocker59]

Respect!!!

I've done a fair few 800+ mile days on the cali, I'm pretty sure that 1000 takes quite some doing...

good on ya

"The first 700 is a breeze.  The last 300 is work" - Mile High Guzzi (during the Colorado Classic 1000)