FJR Rider Posted September 1, 2009 #1 Posted September 1, 2009 Pete Behm (Stillwater MN), fellow Venture owner is currently sitting in 17th after 8 days of the 2009 Iron Butt Rally. Onward to Spokane! Good luck Pete.
Bubber Posted September 1, 2009 #3 Posted September 1, 2009 Pete Behm (Stillwater MN), fellow Venture owner is currently sitting in 17th after 8 days of the 2009 Iron Butt Rally. Onward to Spokane! Good luck Pete. A little more information please. The who, whats,,where, and why? Who is putting it on? What are they trying to do and how long? Where are they headed and what is the finish line? Why? Oh just because they can. LOL Thanks much Bubber
Dave77459 Posted September 1, 2009 #4 Posted September 1, 2009 A little more information please. The who, whats,,where, and why? Who is putting it on? What are they trying to do and how long? Where are they headed and what is the finish line? Why? Oh just because they can. LOL Thanks much Bubber Here's a link. Partial quote: The Iron Butt is a fairly simple concept. The rally consists of five checkpoints located around the perimeter of the United States. In order to be considered a finisher of the event, riders must be present at each of these checkpoints within a two hour window. No consideration is given for bad weather (during the running of the Iron Butt, riders can expect to ride through rain, sleet, snow, severe thunderstorms, hurricanes and the occasional tornado). Temperature extremes routinely run 125 degrees or more in the desert Southwest in fact, in living up to the name, "World's Toughest Motorcycle Competition", event organizers intentionally route the rally through such places as Death Valley or the Mojave Desert during the hottest part of the day, to extreme cold at the top of mountains like Pike's Peak in Colorado where competitors may have to struggle up a muddy road to reach the peak's 14,110 foot summit. Riders have the option of boosting their standings in an attempt to win a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal by visiting optional bonus destinations located around the United States and Canada. "Bonus Hunting" as it is called, can be both fun and mentally devastating. Where else in the world do riders have to ride 11,000 miles in 11 days, while trying to find odd places like the remains of the Branch Dividian Compound, or stop by the Los Angeles County morgue to purchase a toe tag or take a hike in Lava Tube or perhaps visit the enchanted Guru Lane in the Black Rock desert in a remote section of Nevada? Only on the Iron Butt!! Rally supporters are encouraged to visit checkpoints. The best time to visit a checkpoint is approximately two hours before riders are due until about 45 minutes after riders may leave. If your time is limited, we recommend stopping by twenty minutes before riders leave the checkpoint. At that time, riders are eagerly awaiting the next leg's bonus listing. When it is handed out, watch maps fly open as competitors determine which route and what bonuses to attempt while still praying to make it to the next checkpoint in time. If you go to the Iron Butt Association homepage, you can see daily updates on the right margin. They start at "Start Day minus 3" to give you a lead up to the event. I'm planning an Iron Butt ride from Houston to Denver in a couple weeks. I want the special license plate bracket. LOL Dave
FJR Rider Posted September 1, 2009 Author #5 Posted September 1, 2009 Dave, Thanks for posting the link. To answer the question "why?" Yes, because they can For those who know Pete, it's nothing for him to hop on either his RSV or FJR and do a 1,000 ride just because. I'm pretty sure this is his first IBR and do be in the top 20 is quite an accomplishment. Still waiting on my plate frame and ceritificate from my SS1000 earlier this summer. Curt
FJR Rider Posted September 1, 2009 Author #7 Posted September 1, 2009 A side note here...Pete is riding his 05 FJR. On the way to the "starting" point in SC, he rolled over 100,000 miles on it. So, he's doing his 11,000 miles in 11 days on a bike that already had 100,000 miles on it.
Sheradan Posted September 2, 2009 #8 Posted September 2, 2009 About 15 years ago I did the Saddlesore 1000. 1000 miles through Northern California in 18.5 hours on a 83 Venture Royale. It was mostly mountain roads. Good Times!
wolfman1 Posted September 2, 2009 #9 Posted September 2, 2009 Dave, Thanks for posting the link. To answer the question "why?" Yes, because they can For those who know Pete, it's nothing for him to hop on either his RSV or FJR and do a 1,000 ride just because. I'm pretty sure this is his first IBR and do be in the top 20 is quite an accomplishment. Still waiting on my plate frame and ceritificate from my SS1000 earlier this summer. Curt Hope you get it soon, Curt. It took me about a month and a half to get mine. That was several years ago. 1047 miles in 16 hrs 51 minutes on a 97 Harley WideGlide. Steve
Dave77459 Posted September 2, 2009 #10 Posted September 2, 2009 It's interesting reading some of the stories.... Bambi is Out, Bob St. George is NOT Bob St. George hit a deer about 5:30 this morning near Craig, Colorado. Fairing plastic is damaged and the right saddlebag was torn off of his FJR1300 but Bob kept the bike up and he is uninjured. Bob was unable to start the bike and called for a tow. When the towing service arrived, they were able to get the bike running with a jump start. Apparently the battery was depleted because Bob didn’t turn off his auxiliary lights and other accessories after the deer strike. Bob has used duct tape to put the bike back together and is back on the road. This is no surprise to me or the Rallymaster. For those who don’t know him, Bob is one of the riders with True Grit. He will not give up unless it’s truly impossible to continue. No score updates since yesterday.
FJR Rider Posted September 3, 2009 Author #11 Posted September 3, 2009 Hope you get it soon, Curt. It took me about a month and a half to get mine. That was several years ago. 1047 miles in 16 hrs 51 minutes on a 97 Harley WideGlide. Steve Steve, Since this an IBR year, the volunteer's focus this summer has been on rally prep....I'm sure Ed's and my certificates and plate frames will show up eventually. Ours was 1042 in just a tick over 16 hours (14 hours rolling, 2 hours fuel, lunch, and break stops). Curt
Bob Myers Posted September 3, 2009 #12 Posted September 3, 2009 Mine took 4 months to get last year, made the ride in August, got my credentials in December. 1734 miles in 31 hours 23½ hours moving, 5 hours R&R, 2 hours and change fueling/eating
67mini67 Posted September 3, 2009 #13 Posted September 3, 2009 Pete Behm (Stillwater MN), fellow Venture owner is currently sitting in 17th after 8 days of the 2009 Iron Butt Rally. Onward to Spokane! Good luck Pete. I am very near to Spokane and would like to show support but I could not find the time and date for the check point in Spokane. Also, WHERE!! Thanks,
FJR Rider Posted September 3, 2009 Author #14 Posted September 3, 2009 Here's the finish date, time, and location: Finish - Firday, September 4, 9 AM (Note: the finish time is 9 AM - an hour earlier than past rallies) Red Lion Inn at the Park, 303 W North River Drive, Spokane WA http://www.ironbutt.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3064&PN=1
FJR Rider Posted September 3, 2009 Author #15 Posted September 3, 2009 Mine took 4 months to get last year, made the ride in August, got my credentials in December. 1734 miles in 31 hours 23½ hours moving, 5 hours R&R, 2 hours and change fueling/eating Congrats .. planning on a BBG next spring. Plus Red Rider's first time experience in the Minnesota 1000 has me contemplating doing that as well.
Wanderer Posted September 7, 2009 #18 Posted September 7, 2009 Pete Behm What a great accomplishment. I only hope I can do the same some day. The Saddle Sore was great and a lot of fun, but I would really like to challenge myself as Pete has.
Bob Myers Posted September 8, 2009 #19 Posted September 8, 2009 10th!! Man, I'm envious of his abilities, I wish I had the confidence that i could pull that off. My 2 certs were back to back(out and back actually) and they were killers to me. I can only dream of being good enough to sit at the table with someone of his caliber.
FJR Rider Posted September 8, 2009 Author #20 Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) There were just over a 100 registered riders, of which 54 were first timers; Pete was one of the first timers. It's quite an event for both rider and motorcycle as both must be well-prepared. Sadly this year's event did have have tradegy as one rider, Davo Jones (Australia) lost his life in deer hit near the end of the event. Cathy and my prayers to go out to his family and friends. http://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/2009/html/100-1.html http://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/2009/2009IBRepilog.pdf Curt Edited September 8, 2009 by FJR Rider
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