Ok, I've watched your videos and most of the advice you received was good. The one about not over-hydrating... not so much. You should be hydrating on a near constant basis, not just at every fuel stop. You will find the vast majority of the Iron Butt Rally riders all use a
Moto Jug (or similar), or a hydration pack. If you don't have to pee at least at every fuel stop you're not drinking enough. If you feel thirsty, you are already behind the hydration curve.
Some comments based upon what I saw in the videos:
If you are going to drink any kind of alcohol, certainly don't put that in your videos and certainly don't talk about it. The home page of the IBA starts off with this statement:
"The 75,000+ members of the Iron Butt Association are dedicated to safe, long-distance motorcycle riding." When the 100+ riders are released to ride the IBR every two years they are admonished not to do anything stupid that would cast a bad light upon the association.
Time doesn't matter. As long as you finish the ride within 23H and 59M you have made it. There are no extra brownie points for doing it in 18 hours, or 17 hours or any other time frame. If you want to stop and take a nap, stop and take a nap. No biggie. Remember what's in the first sentence on the IBA page; "Safe".
One viewer commented about the receipts. Absolutely. Make sure you've read the rules and requirements for this ride and understand them. There's nothing worse than a newbie that fails to follow the rules, doesn't get approved, and then blasts the IBA for their "BS" rules. With the prep work you're doing for this ride I certainly don't anticipate you being "that guy".
REVER - try it, but it has a tendency to have a lot of glitches and drop tracking. I would not rely upon it for any backup for my certifications. I would however highly recommend a
Garmin inReach or a
SPOT, both of which can be tied into
Spotwalla, the tracking system used by the IBA for major rallies.
Your drugs of choice are up to you, but I prefer Aleve which I take BEFORE starting my ride, and then again throughout the day / night. I eat a banana before the ride and I take Potassium pills. This helps with not only reducing joint pain but also in curtailing legs cramps after the ride. Hydration also plays a part in not getting leg cramps.
Speed. Scott was talking about being on I-10 with a 75 mph limit and running 80-90 mph. There's no need to do that. All you do is create more stress on yourself watching for the Po-Po, watching for hazards on the road with less time to react, watching other drivers, animals, etc, and you also create a fuel consumption issue. Oh, and if a trooper pulls you over for doing 90 in a 75, how much time do you think you're going to waste sitting on the side of the highway waiting for him to issue that ticket? Probably far more time than whatever you thought you were making up by speeding.
1,000 miles in 24 hours is an overall average of 43 mph. That's it. If your GPS tracks overall MPH and you're at 50 or above, you're golden. Don't worry about the hotel. Tell them to expect a late arrival. The hotel will still be there whenever you arrive.
Credit cards. Make sure you call your banks and inform them of your ride. Multiple uses of your card in a short period of time in multiple states is guaranteed to get your card shut off. Some banks (Wells Fargo) let you do this online, others require you to call them.
Battery life on your communicator. Will it charge while in use? If so, have a way to do that. If not, have additional batteries ready to swap out if your system allows for that. Otherwise, if you're at 25% capacity on a 600 mile ride, there's no way you'll have power left at 1,000 miles.
Have you read the pinned posts above?
Have you read the
IBA Archive Of Wisdom?
Have you joined the
IBA Forum? If not, this is where you'll find a lot of VERY experienced IBA riders. Read and learn. Once you're comfortable there you can ask to join the LDRider Mailing List. These are mainly the Old School riders who've been doing this for a very long time.
Bottom line, don't over-think this. The 1,000 mile ride is not difficult at all and you'll realize that once you've completed it. You have plenty of time. You don't need to rush at gas stops - when you hurry you make mistakes.
Once you've done this, then if you feel you want to do more you can start refining your fuel stop times. It's when you get into rides like the BunBurner Gold (BBG) which is 1500 miles in 24 hours that you really need to be on top of your game as there is no time to waste on that ride.
You're going to have a blast doing this.
Feel free to ask questions. There are several LD riders on this forum with more experience than myself to offer help and suggestions.
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