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FJR Rides and Gatherings
Long Distance Riding/Iron Butt Rally
Advice on my first SaddleSore 1000
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<blockquote data-quote="Wanderer" data-source="post: 746193" data-attributes="member: 4755"><p>I'm probably not giving the advice you wanna hear, but my first SS1k-ish ride I did absolutely NOTHING to prepare.</p><p></p><p>I was living alone, had a 4 day weekend and a pocketful of cash. I thought to myself, "screw this I'm not sitting around bored", so I threw two changes of clothes and a toothbrush into a sidecase liner, my heated liner and a 2nd pair of gloves into the other side, a gatorade bottle and a PB&J sammich into the tankbag one night and left at 6am the next morning. I had no plan, no direction, no itinerary other than 'stay gone 'til Monday night'.</p><p></p><p>I rode west, then south and found myself in Taos, NM shortly before lunch. Before my food was gone I had plotted a route of about 30 miles of interstate and alot of fun highway that would get me from Taos to Prescott, AZ and my parents house. Filled up the bike, and burned down some roads. 9 hours later I ran out of road into the driveway with 980 on the trip since leaving my house in the Springs.</p><p></p><p>Since I hadn't planned to do it, I had no documentation, so the last 20 miles or so were irrelevant. I've done a few 1000-1200 mile days since( someday i'll do it and document it for the lic. plate ring). The best way to beat fatigue I've found is simply don't plan a sucky route. 1000 miles seems like a long way on paper but it's not so bad if you are enjoying the ride. Plan some points you look forward to as a reward... favorite restaurant, neat tourist attraction, twisty road, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wanderer, post: 746193, member: 4755"] I'm probably not giving the advice you wanna hear, but my first SS1k-ish ride I did absolutely NOTHING to prepare. I was living alone, had a 4 day weekend and a pocketful of cash. I thought to myself, "screw this I'm not sitting around bored", so I threw two changes of clothes and a toothbrush into a sidecase liner, my heated liner and a 2nd pair of gloves into the other side, a gatorade bottle and a PB&J sammich into the tankbag one night and left at 6am the next morning. I had no plan, no direction, no itinerary other than 'stay gone 'til Monday night'. I rode west, then south and found myself in Taos, NM shortly before lunch. Before my food was gone I had plotted a route of about 30 miles of interstate and alot of fun highway that would get me from Taos to Prescott, AZ and my parents house. Filled up the bike, and burned down some roads. 9 hours later I ran out of road into the driveway with 980 on the trip since leaving my house in the Springs. Since I hadn't planned to do it, I had no documentation, so the last 20 miles or so were irrelevant. I've done a few 1000-1200 mile days since( someday i'll do it and document it for the lic. plate ring). The best way to beat fatigue I've found is simply don't plan a sucky route. 1000 miles seems like a long way on paper but it's not so bad if you are enjoying the ride. Plan some points you look forward to as a reward... favorite restaurant, neat tourist attraction, twisty road, etc. [/QUOTE]
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