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Thanks for the tip on the 13-14 peg rubbers. Swapped my worn old 05 rubbers for the 13 model and they are MUCH better. They have a cushion area built in, and ribs perpendicular to the peg that make footing surer. Not cheap though. Best deal was about $32 total w shipping.

I applied in 2009 and wasn't selected. I skipped 2011, and reapplied for 2013 and was accepted. I ran, finished and had a great time. If you've done and enjoyed other rallies, the IBR is an event I highly recommend. It is extremely challenging, fun, and will change you forever. I will not...

Wow! Congrats. Awesome ride.

Good luck guys! I will be watching Spotwalla and cheering you on. I've played with a four corners/B2B/50CC combo plan for years, but haven't had the time.

I have a similar mounting setup and go with gravity feed. Normal process for me is to go about 100 miles, then open the valve for a few minutes (one song on the radio). to bring the level of the aux tank down so it doesn't expand and dump any fuel. Then go to 190 miles,( equals approximately the...

Just experienced this on my 05 at about 65k miles. Rear caliper locked while riding. It actually warped & melted the caliper. I was in the middle of the IBR, and a friend loaned me a caliper. After bleeding, it would not unlock, even with no power. Also no ABS light, We bypassed the rear ABS...

Thanks everyone for the kind words. To answer some questions: What did I do to prepare mentally and physically? Physically, I lost about 50 lbs a couple years ago by following the Four-hour Body / Paleo / no wheat or processed carbs diet. Weight makes a tremendous difference in endurance and...

Amazing what a Shoei Neotech will do to your head. The ventilation sort of works like a FlowBee :)

My Ride report,. Forgive my writing ability - the pictures are good :) https://marks-rides.blogspot.com/2013/07/iron-butt-rally-2013.html

Thanks to the generosity and skill of Alan Pratt, My rear caliper and pads are replaced and I will be back on the road shortly. This may be an individual challenge, but great people like this make it possible!

I discovered this morning that my rear brake had gone soft. Stopped at home to check it and my rear caliper is badly damaged. Anyone have access to a rear caliper in the bay area that could loan/sell it to me? I'm in Fremont CA. call me at 510 585-6754 Mark Starrett

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Awesome ride. I did three on my first saddlesore ( Tioga, Sonora, Donner) and that was hard enough!

Congrats! See you in PA

Hopefully I won't make stupid errors like that in my rally paperwork ;) Everything's prepped, which is a good thing since I've been out of the country ever since Memorial Day. Typing this from the United lounge in Norita, Japan.

29 days to start!

Slightly off-topic. I added hyper-lights with the flasher unit. Then I tied in the LED brake light in my GIVI trunk. the result is very noticeable on stopping, and the bonus is the trunk light is lit all the time with the tail light. I don't think you'll have any issues with the standard...

I looked into trailering or shipping/flying and none of it worked out for me from the bay area, I'm leaving from Fremont early Wednesday 5/26 and will arrive in Pittsburgh Friday. Its about 2600 miles to the start. Unfortunately its also 2600 miles home afterward. Bike and gear are 95%...

I've done this rally twice. Best riding experience of my life so far. If you can find the time, do it. Pretty inexpensive for this type of thing too.

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