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2017 Iron Butt Rally

Voni said:
There are lots of different places to follow what's happening.

Here, Tim Masterson takes us behind the scene to follow the action:

http://hardtxrider.blogspot.com/

Voni
sMiling
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Thanks!

I found this link on Anakee 3 tires: http://hardtxrider.blogspot.com/2013/07/michelin-anakee-3.html

Judging from his observations, I am sure I can get to Salt Lake City on my tires, and might even make the round trip from Western New York, since my tires have 7.6K miles on them. Anyway, the link was helpful.

Harry
 
Voni said:
There are lots of different places to follow what's happening.

Here, Tim Masterson takes us behind the scene to follow the action:

http://hardtxrider.blogspot.com/

and the Iron Butt Forum:

https://forum.ironbutt.org/index.php?forums/2017-iron-butt-rally.30/

And Jerry White's videos here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/jwhite518/videos

Add your favorite.

Voni
sMiling
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I can't say these are favorites, but I'll probably be following these and any others I find for the next couple of weeks.

Blog for Kirsten Talken-Spaulding: https://ktsridin.blogspot.com/?m=1

The Honda ST-Owners site usually is active with posts from current and past IBR riders:http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?158973-2017-IBR-The-BIG-one

There is an Aprilia for the first time this year: http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?333771-Iron-Butt-Rally-2017-June-26-July-7-Go-Capo-Go!&p=4281954&viewfull=1#post4281954

And, of course AdvRider has something on every topic. Good info if you can sort through the BS and stay out of the Basement: http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/2017-iron-butt-rally-thread.1234257/
 
OK, let me be the newb that asks exactly what they are doing? I am familiar with the iron butt 1000 miles in 24 hours thing. But looks like this is spread over 11 days? Is it for a certain distance? Between two locations, etc...? Most of what I have found kind of assumes you know what it is and just describes who is participating this year, but not what exactly they are participating in.

Thanks in advance for correcting my ignorance on this subject.
 
Envision an 11 day, long distance scavenger hunt. It is broken into three legs. Each leg is ended with a time window to check in. After a certain time penalty points apply and at the end of the time window riders "miss" the checkpoint and "do not finish" or DNF.

This year the start is in Minneapolis. Leg one ends in Dallas. Leg two also ends in Dallas. Leg three ends at the rally finish back in Minneapolis. By the end riders will probably have been on both coasts, and many into Canada too. A jaunt to Alaska or Labrador would not be out of the question.

During each leg the riders go to and obtain bonus points. Sometimes a photo of a specified something. Sometimes a receipt for something at a specified place. For example, a receipt for a taco at the original Taco Bell, or a photo of the Patriarch Tree in the Bristlecone Pine Forrest, or a photo at the top of Mount Evans in Colorado, or of the tree of shame at Deals Gap. Each bonus is worth a set number of points.

Riders plan their routes and choose bonuses so as to get the most points by the end of the rally. The winner might ride 12,000 miles. To finish with enough points usually requires at least 10,000 miles. Thus the motto, "11 days, 11,000 miles."

There is no prize other than a trophy or plaque - and of course bragging rights. The rally runs every two years and is different every year.
 
From the first IBA report:

BMW is by far the go-to choice of the most riders in the 2017 rally. One would rather not go
there, but past results beg the questions to be asked. Has BMW gotten past the FD monkey on
their back? Will the all encompassing Beemer integrated electronic CANBUS computer system
snatch another finish from a disappointed rider? Or will the blue Kool-Aid be flowing to the
tune of “Happy Days are Here Again” at the Finisher’s banquet? The thirty-seven Beemers
include seventeen of the GS adventure bike variety, ten of the various years of RT’s, three
versions of the K-bikes, and a few additional R variants (some oil cooled, some airheads).
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skeive said:
OK, let me be the newb that asks exactly what they are doing? I am familiar with the iron butt 1000 miles in 24 hours thing. But looks like this is spread over 11 days? Is it for a certain distance? Between two locations, etc...? Most of what I have found kind of assumes you know what it is and just describes who is participating this year, but not what exactly they are participating in.

Thanks in advance for correcting my ignorance on this subject.
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From the Frequently Asked Questions on the IBA site:

The Iron Butt Rally, sponsored by the Iron Butt Association, is considered the ultimate competitive motorcycle endurance ride. Held in August/September every other year in odd-numbered years, it covers a minimum of approximately 9,000 miles in North America over an eleven-day period. Points are accumulated by arriving at checkpoints within the allotted time and by visiting optional bonus locations between the checkpoints. It is not a race, but rather a test of planning, preparation, strategy and tactics, riding skill, and endurance.
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lkraus said:
I can't say these are favorites, but I'll probably be following these and any others I find for the next couple of weeks.

Blog for Kirsten Talken-Spaulding: https://ktsridin.blogspot.com/?m=1

The Honda ST-Owners site usually is active with posts from current and past IBR riders:http://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?158973-2017-IBR-The-BIG-one

There is an Aprilia for the first time this year: http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?333771-Iron-Butt-Rally-2017-June-26-July-7-Go-Capo-Go!&p=4281954&viewfull=1#post4281954

And, of course AdvRider has something on every topic. Good info if you can sort through the BS and stay out of the Basement: http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/2017-iron-butt-rally-thread.1234257/
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Thanks for adding these. Looks like I'm going to be busy!

Well, not as busy as I was when I rode the rally in 2003 ;)

I can't get the st owners link to work . . .
 
PGlaves said:
Envision an 11 day, long distance scavenger hunt. It is broken into three legs. Each leg is ended with a time window to check in. After a certain time penalty points apply and at the end of the time window riders "miss" the checkpoint and "do not finish" or DNF.

This year the start is in Minneapolis. Leg one ends in Dallas. Leg two also ends in Dallas. Leg three ends at the rally finish back in Minneapolis. By the end riders will probably have been on both coasts, and many into Canada too. A jaunt to Alaska or Labrador would not be out of the question.

During each leg the riders go to and obtain bonus points. Sometimes a photo of a specified something. Sometimes a receipt for something at a specified place. For example, a receipt for a taco at the original Taco Bell, or a photo of the Patriarch Tree in the Bristlecone Pine Forrest, or a photo at the top of Mount Evans in Colorado, or of the tree of shame at Deals Gap. Each bonus is worth a set number of points.

Riders plan their routes and choose bonuses so as to get the most points by the end of the rally. The winner might ride 12,000 miles. To finish with enough points usually requires at least 10,000 miles. Thus the motto, "11 days, 11,000 miles."

There is no prize other than a trophy or plaque - and of course bragging rights. The rally runs every two years and is different every year.
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Very helpful. Thanks!


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AND, they're off!

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