SS1K for 3 and the start of a Bunburner for another, Skyway...a true proponent of IBA and generous guy Options

[OrangevaleFJR]

It started with 6 riders leaving their homes to meet in Sonora, California. TwoWheelNut came the furthest as he made his way North East from Carpenteria which is around 360+ miles from our meeting place. Bluestreek came South from Marysville, which is about 157 miles away and everyone else was within 100 miles and therefore don't warrant mention. That is, of course, for Skyway. He only came three miles, but he came with documentation packages for everyone that made this introduction to the IBA as easy as anyone could imagine.

Frankly, I cannot thank Skyway enough. I literally only have to fill in the blanks on forms he created and I'm good to go. Yeah, I had to ride but for me riding is the easy part. Documentation is the pain in the ass that I try to avoid and without being asked to, Skyway took care of all of this and more. Thanks!!!

Let's examine some of what Skyway did for us:

1) Came up with the route
2) Identified 24 hour gas stations to stop at in approximately 150 mile intervals
3) Documented their address
4) Created forms for us to fill in the local time and odometer statements by each gas station identified
5) Created a map and highlighted the route and identified each stop with a sticker
6) Did this 6 times
7) Collected everyones personal contact and medical information in case of emergency
8) Arranged for a witness at the start/stop location

All we had to do is ride, collect receipts and write down time and odomter readings. Wow. Did I say THANKS? THANKS AGAIN!!!

I was going to wait for someone else to write this up, but I have few opportunities to do this type of work and I might as well write it up when I can. Therefore, if anyone else wanted to write the ride report up, sorry I'm beating you to the punch.

Most of my pictures come from the first half of the day. After than, I put my camera away due to battery malfunctions and saved it for a few good moments. Luckily, the first part of the ride was Sonora Pass and the scenery was nice.

We all arrived at the Peppery Gar & Brill (yep) in Sonora and here is the first photo of the bikes and Bluestreek.



Here is the group that met and departed the next morning (except for me).
circling from left to right:
Twowheelnut (Tim), Jackson (BMW R1200RT rider), Skyway (Ian), Bluestreek (Steve), Matt (Forum name?)


We ate, discussed the ride, went over the requirements and the doc packages and scheduled our meeting time for the next day.

The morning of the ride, twowheelnut gets ready to ride to breakfast.


After breakfast we mulled around as we got ready to go to the gas station. Skyway's wife (Kristy) took this shot so I actually got in one!



We all made it to the station. Even bluestreek


preparations


Hmm...that FJR looks fast


That beverage holder looks super trick dude!



Twowheelnut waves to bluestreek












It is possible to complete both the SaddleSore 1000 and Bun-Burner 1500 on the same ride. For example, in the first 24 hours you ride 1,000 miles and then continue on the second day and ride another 500 miles or more. Should you complete both the SaddleSore 1000 and Bun-Burner 1500 on the same ride and want certificates for both, please see the attached fee schedule.