Iron Butt trip to Florida for bike week, North Carolina and back to Wisconsin

Thanks for the Daytona coverage, got to make it back down there sometime. You are the man.
Did you get so cold you couldnt ride anywhere. Any heated gear?
 
A few questions if you don't mind.

1. How much did you spend on fuel?
2. What did you take with you such as a flat tire kit, wet weather gear, etc?
3. How did you prepare for the trip?
4. How often would you stop and for how long?
5. How did your body feel after the trip?
6. Any speeding tickets?
7. Hotels that you stayed at did you feel that your bike was secure and or did you use security measures?
8. How did you take pictures while riding?
9. Did you use a GPS and if you did what type?
10. Any rain?

Thanks
 
thanks for sharing the pics, looks like you had a great time...it's always a great feeling when you're rolling out and a great one when you roll back in after a successful time of hanging out with friends and seeing new sights! :beerchug:
 
Looks like a great time man. I have made the trip myself last year. Took it a little further to the Keys but It sure is great to just be able to ride all the time. Theres some interesting things at bike week thats for sure.
 
Real cool pictures and a nice accomplishment on a trip that long. thank you for sharing and congrats.:thumbsup:
 
stangman327 said:
A few questions if you don't mind.
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1. How much did you spend on fuel?
From Wi to Fl it took $140, on the whole trip I spend around $370

2. What did you take with you such as a flat tire kit, wet weather gear, etc?
Flat tire repair kit, a lil air compressor, basic tools, some ear plugs, aspirin, the 5hr energy bottle (but didnt use it) full leather suit (nothing for wet weather )

3. How did you prepare for the trip?
I try to rest up the night before, took some snack and water for the way, made sure I had a charger on the bike for the tunes, but Im not sure if thats what you meant asking.

4. How often would you stop and for how long?
My first 2 stops was about every 3-4 hrs, after that I was stopping around 1-2 hrs, I tryed to keep my stops around 10-15 min long.

5. How did your body feel after the trip?
My neck and shoulders were a lil sore the next day, thats where I notice the more damage. Butt, legs and back were lil tired but not too bad.

6. Any speeding tickets?
No speeding tickets, the faster I was traveling the more pressure I felt on the neck, arms and shoulders area due to the increase air hitting the body, the faster I was going the faster I was getting tired, so I just cruise along with the flow.

7. Hotels that you stayed at did you feel that your bike was secure and or did you use security measures?
I didnt stay in any hotels, stayed with friends and family, but I packed a steel cable with a lock just in case. I did lock it up to a light pole at my friends house cause he didnt have a garage. If I need to stay at a hotel I would try to get something on first floor to get bike inside. :laugh:

8. How did you take pictures while riding?
Ah, thats just a lil trick I have, small phone very easy to get in and out of the pocket, very easy to use and get on camera mode.

9. Did you use a GPS and if you did what type?
I used a regular car gps, but I did mounted it inside the windscreen, just above the speedometer in case that it rain.

10. Any rain?
I did hit some lil rain just about 45 min or so, I keep an eye on the weather to plan my route. I do need to get me a rain suit, I got rain for 8 hr on my last trip.



I hope this helps, any other question or if its not clear feel free to ask again
 
Hayabusa4life said:
Yes, I got almost everything fill out, but Im waiting on my end of trip witness. :laugh:
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Cool, good work on the ride - those miles are pretty good for an eastern US ride. Out here in the west it's easy to bang out 1500 miles in 24 hours. Back east, you have to fight for every mile :laugh:.
 
I think it's awesome. My wife and I did a trip last year from Western NY to Florida & back (3520 miles in 10 days total). No interstate riding, basically all Rt15 & 17 all the way down then west for the return hitting Deals Gap. We'll do it again that's for sure, just not this trip home as it's a bit to early in the season. We were planning a trip to Colorado and back but still to early in the season, maybe in August or so.

Great pics too! I can't wait to get home this week and do some riding! Jealous jealous jealous............... :banghead:
 
jphilipson said:
Cool, good work on the ride - those miles are pretty good for an eastern US ride. Out here in the west it's easy to bang out 1500 miles in 24 hours. Back east, you have to fight for every mile :laugh:.
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Yes, that got me thinking. Once I got done with this trip I started thinking how can I made it 1500 in 24 hrs? I need it Around 166 more miles and only had 1.5 hours left. That was going to be tough, less stops and more speed, more planning too, I did hit some traffic that set me back some time :banghead:
 
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