1105 Mile Day on a Busa - The Pashnit Iron Butt Ride
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Full Details of the ride here: NutCracker1000 - The 1000 Mile Day | Pashnit Motorcycle Tours
Meeting up the day before the ride, about 30 riders signed up. 20 made it to the meet-n-greet.
Bob on his Harley Sidecar - & a Pashnit Tours alumni
Even a mother - son team
Paul's Bling Goldwing - I sent him the chrome Galfer rotors
Meeting up the day before the ride, about 30 riders signed up. 20 made it to the meet-n-greet.
Bob on his Harley Sidecar - & a Pashnit Tours alumni
Even a mother - son team
Paul's Bling Goldwing - I sent him the chrome Galfer rotors
A Spyder
And couples too riding their first Iron Butt Ride together
Harley, Goldwing, VStrom, Spyder, BMW, Ducati - all brought together for this all new Pashnit IBA Rally
Quite a few riders remarked they learned about this ride while checking out the Iron Butt Association Calendar of Events.
And couples too riding their first Iron Butt Ride together
Harley, Goldwing, VStrom, Spyder, BMW, Ducati - all brought together for this all new Pashnit IBA Rally
Quite a few riders remarked they learned about this ride while checking out the Iron Butt Association Calendar of Events.
My plan was to leave at 3am
Several of us leaving at that time - all headed different directions, on different routes
Each rider planned out their own 1000 mile route.
Tim & his Concours: hours later, we'd both pull into the same gas station from opposite directions. Both at the 630 mile mark, on the other side of the state.
Time to leave.
I was so excited to leave after a year of planning, I was shaking.
Several of us leaving at that time - all headed different directions, on different routes
Each rider planned out their own 1000 mile route.
Tim & his Concours: hours later, we'd both pull into the same gas station from opposite directions. Both at the 630 mile mark, on the other side of the state.
Time to leave.
I was so excited to leave after a year of planning, I was shaking.
5:20 AM. Nevada's Hwy 50, The Loneliest Road in America
...and the sun was just beginning to come over the horizon.
It took a full hour of riding for the sun to come up. That was really special.
How do you describe that to someone who doesn't ride?
...and the sun was just beginning to come over the horizon.
It took a full hour of riding for the sun to come up. That was really special.
How do you describe that to someone who doesn't ride?
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Something interesting beside the road - Kept thinking this was one of the old Pony Express stops, but there was no sign for the history of the structure.
The original Pony Express route parallels Hwy 50 to the north.
And in case you're wondering - yes, that's stock bars, and just a Corbin seat with the AirHawk.
The Air Hawk seat cushion proved to be one of the secret success stories of pulling off a ride like this.
We sell a lot of Zero Gravity windscreens at Pashnit Moto, so that's the Sport-Touring model in use.
The original Pony Express route parallels Hwy 50 to the north.
And in case you're wondering - yes, that's stock bars, and just a Corbin seat with the AirHawk.
The Air Hawk seat cushion proved to be one of the secret success stories of pulling off a ride like this.
We sell a lot of Zero Gravity windscreens at Pashnit Moto, so that's the Sport-Touring model in use.
Arriving in Ely, Nevada. Full of beautiful murals everywhere.
All of us kept saying E-LEE, but it's E-LIE. Sorry for mis-pronoucing your town name so much.
Then I realized I rolled right into the middle of the Silver State Classic. Remember watching Cannonball Run as a kid? Kinda like that. Well sort of.
The only open road race on a public road in the United States- it's the Fastest Speed on a Public Highway
Top speeds have hit 218 mph on the 90 mile public road course.
Curious? Check it out: Silver State Classic Challenge Inc.
Silver State Classic Challenge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Don't see many of these.
All manner of cars - from normal Mustangs & Cameros, lots of Corvettes, and all sorts of exotica & vintage.
All of us kept saying E-LEE, but it's E-LIE. Sorry for mis-pronoucing your town name so much.
Then I realized I rolled right into the middle of the Silver State Classic. Remember watching Cannonball Run as a kid? Kinda like that. Well sort of.
The only open road race on a public road in the United States- it's the Fastest Speed on a Public Highway
Top speeds have hit 218 mph on the 90 mile public road course.
Curious? Check it out: Silver State Classic Challenge Inc.
Silver State Classic Challenge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Don't see many of these.
All manner of cars - from normal Mustangs & Cameros, lots of Corvettes, and all sorts of exotica & vintage.
I've made it!
All those years of reading Hot Rod magazine as a kid...
And yes, you can just ride right out onto the salt.
And into the obligatory Pashnit Photo Shoot. Of Course!
The salt was quite fascinating.
The Salt Flats are so flat, you can see the curvature of the earth.
When it's wet, it's kind of like cake batter. Or like frosting. Hard enough to put the side stand down & not sink in.
And coating everything on the bike.
I'm told it's caustic.
All those years of reading Hot Rod magazine as a kid...
And yes, you can just ride right out onto the salt.
And into the obligatory Pashnit Photo Shoot. Of Course!
The salt was quite fascinating.
The Salt Flats are so flat, you can see the curvature of the earth.
When it's wet, it's kind of like cake batter. Or like frosting. Hard enough to put the side stand down & not sink in.
And coating everything on the bike.
I'm told it's caustic.
Self Portrait
Ready for launch Captain.
For scale...
The specks in the distance are EZ-Ups and vehicles.
They were running a motorcycle while I was there: they hit 211 mph on their run.
Another group was preparing a streamliner on the adjacent nearby track.
Time to leave.
The clock is always ticking on the 1000 Mile Day.
Ready for launch Captain.
For scale...
The specks in the distance are EZ-Ups and vehicles.
They were running a motorcycle while I was there: they hit 211 mph on their run.
Another group was preparing a streamliner on the adjacent nearby track.
Time to leave.
The clock is always ticking on the 1000 Mile Day.
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Quick stop to check out a memorial to the Enola Gay
The military base here was the training grounds for the Enola Gay during WWII. Lots of movies still being shot here too.
Interesting history for the buffs
Wendover Air Force Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The military base here was the training grounds for the Enola Gay during WWII. Lots of movies still being shot here too.
Interesting history for the buffs
Wendover Air Force Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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