Witnesses for SS1000

[Pred8tor]

I'm planning a SS1000 for this coming Saturday. My son is going to witness at the start and my wife will witness at the end of the ride.

Do the witnesses have to be at the gas station where I get my starting/ending receipts? Our house is a half mile from the station where I'm starting and ending the ride. Can they sign here at the house... or do they have to be at the station?

[Pred8tor]

Thanks Paul.

Since I live only a half mile from the starting gas station, I plan to have my son witness the start at home around 5am Saturday, then fill up with gas, get the receipt and log it, then hit the road. When I return, I'll again stop at the gas station, get a receipt, then go home and my wife will be my witness then.

I just didn't want to make my son have to leave the house at 5am unless necessary, or have my wife do the same when I return late Saturday night.

I wanted to be sure I've got the details correct. I don't want to blow this on a technicality.

[Austin city limits]

I just always used the Gas station guy/lady... After the 2 accidents,,, I am not sure "The Lovely Cindy' would be real happy,,, if I woke her at 2 - 3 am (((My Normal Take off Time for taking off long distance))) to sign anything but a divorce decree... ;)

[Pred8tor]

I just always used the Gas station guy/lady... After the 2 accidents,,, I am not sure "The Lovely Cindy' would be real happy,,, if I woke her at 2 - 3 am (((My Normal Take off Time for taking off long distance))) to sign anything but a divorce decree... ;)

:D I understand completely. That's why I'm using my son. He just returned from Basic Training, so getting up at 5am is not considered early. If I get back at a relatively decent hour at night, I won't risk the wrath of the wife! If I'm late, then all bets are off...:eek:

[uncal]

Good luck, Jeff!
What is your planned route?

[crazykz]

This is what I have done. I have them check my mileage and whatever else the night before. I have all the paperwork filled out then except for the time and their signatures. I don't bother having them get up and I note the time I left the house. They get up and put the time and their signature on it. Now is that to the letter of the law? Well maybe not but the time/date stamped receipt is my official start time anyway and I'm close to the gas station. Plus I'm not cheating or trying to pull something over on the IBA so everything is going to be accurate and would pass any inspection. So long as your witness knows when you left and that time coincides with your paperwork then there isn't going to be an issue. She'll probably know what time you left anyway just because it's hard to sneak out without waking them up. At least that was the case for me. She usually woke up when the garage door opened or closed and noted the time before she went back to sleep probably mumbling something about there that nut goes again.

Do I recommend this method? No I don't because it doesn't follow the official rules. However there's something to be said about not pissing off your SO who was nice enough to let you run all over God's creation for 24 hours. I do not do this for bigger rides. For those everything is done to the letter.

If it's just a once in a while thing then maybe having them get up isn't a big deal. I was doing this often enough to where I would be shot for having them get up. There were a couple SS1K's I never submitted because I screwed up a receipt or something along the way. Some of them were half hearted attempts I was doing just because I was traveling 1000 miles to get somewhere anyway and then I just got sick of it and stopped keeping track half way through. I probably have close to 10 that I never bothered to complete because they didn't mean anything. The ones I've completed all have special meaning in one way or another.

I wish you the best of luck on your ride. Ride safe and ride smart.

Curt

[Pred8tor]

Thanks for the advice, Curt!


Good luck, Jeff!
What is your planned route?

My route is extremely simple. I'm heading west on I-40 until I exceed 500 miles. Somewhere between Nashville and Memphis. Then I'm turning around and heading back. I picked this route because for an interstate ride, it passes through mountains which at least provide some scenery. I'll make a stop in Asheville to get gas, just to get a receipt to show I didn't take the I-77 to I-81 slightly shorter route. Do the same on the return trip.

I'm basing my mileage on the available computer mapping programs - and plan on getting at least 50 to 75 miles extra in to account for any errors.

I made a trip from central Florida back to NC last Thursday, getting about 600 miles in 9 hours. About an hour of that was wasted due to an accident on I-85 in SC that closed the interstate and caused us to be detoured thru the beautiful SC countryside.

I know I won't be able to sustain THAT pace since I didn't even stop to eat. I'm planning two meal stops Saturday. Maybe a couple of other longer stops if I decide I want to. I have plenty of time.

Oh - all of this will be on the stock seat. I've got a Russell on order, but It's not scheduled to be built until mid October.

[uncal]

Sounds like a good route! Plus, it looks like the weather will be perfect!

[Pred8tor]

Sounds like a good route! Plus, it looks like the weather will be perfect!

Yeah, I'm excited about the weather - lots better than my trip last week from Key West to Stuart Florida... rained almost the entire time, and add to that stop & go traffic thru most of the keys really took it's toll.

Funny story:
A co-worker here has a 883 Sportster (Not my friend Walter, who has a 1200 Sportster and is much less insane). Wants to do an IBA ride bad. Stock seat, no windshield, etc. He was initially going to join me Saturday, which would have added several hours of travel time due to his small gas tank and slower tolerable speed.

I told him I didn't think he could make it - but if he rode with me and decided to stop because he was tired - I would keep going. I wouldn't abort my ride because he bailed out. As we approached this weekend, his schedule suddenly changed and now he can't get off this weekend. I'm glad, because the idea of dragging a little Harley on a SS1000 is not appealing to me.

[sherob]

Let alone listening to that thing for 1k... can Harley stand them when they go by :rolleyes:

[uncal]

LOL!

BTW, if you want a wingman, let me know.

[huxtablejones]

sweet man! I'm starting my first attempt tonight at 4am on the veefer. I'm gonna be a grumpy ******* by the time i get to Shreveport, La.

Good luck man! We'll have to do another one, maybe next weekend? LOL

[Raven]

Do I recommend this method? No I don't because it doesn't follow the official rules. However there's something to be said about not pissing off your SO who was nice enough to let you run all over God's creation for 24 hours. I do not do this for bigger rides. For those everything is done to the letter.

Curt

Of course this is also the guy who stopped at every Waffle House in the Southeast so his reading comprehension is a little suspect.
:yr1:
:crackup :crackup :crackup

[huxtablejones]

hey did/are any of you guys carrying a contact list with? I am putting together a little document that has my name, address, numbers for emergency contacts, "I have no allergies", etc, etc...I haven't seen that suggestion anywhere but it seems like it makes sense.

[Pred8tor]

sweet man! I'm starting my first attempt tonight at 4am on the veefer. I'm gonna be a grumpy ******* by the time i get to Shreveport, La.

Good luck man! We'll have to do another one, maybe next weekend? LOL

Maybe another, but not NEXT weekend. I'll actually be riding to Pennsylvania for a cousin's wedding. Between the Key West run last week, the SS1000 run Saturday, and the Pennsylvania run next weekend, I'm piling on the miles.

Picking this weekend for the SS1000 was kind of sudden, and I heard thru the "grapevine" that you're making a run yourself... good luck to you, Charles!

I still want to see that veefer sometime!

[Spencer]

[QUOTE=Pred8tor]Yeah, I'm excited about the weather - lots better than my trip last week from Key West to Stuart Florida... rained almost the entire time,

QUOTE]

Had I known you were in my backyard last weekend I would have bought you a :pint or maybe a :coffee1: considering the weather we had.

Ride safe, Spencer

[Pred8tor]

hey did/are any of you guys carrying a contact list with? I am putting together a little document that has my name, address, numbers for emergency contacts, "I have no allergies", etc, etc...I haven't seen that suggestion anywhere but it seems like it makes sense.

I've got one - there was a post here about emergency cards. One had a link to a site where you type in your info and it prints a formatted card. I have three of those laminated. One in my wallet, and one actually hanging around my neck on longer rides and trips.

[Raven]

ICE in your phone is good, too.

Most EMTs & LEOs now check cell phones for ICE (In Case of Emergency) entries). Simply put in whomever you want called and mark their name with ICE in front of it so when someone scrolls down your phone list it's obvious.

[Marshal_Mercer]

hey did/are any of you guys carrying a contact list with? I am putting together a little document that has my name, address, numbers for emergency contacts, "I have no allergies", etc, etc...I haven't seen that suggestion anywhere but it seems like it makes sense.
Carry a cell 'phone. Have an entry named "ICE"; paramedics and LEOs usually look for this In Case of Emergency. List all important contacts, 'phone numbers, blood type, etc.

Marshal

[Pred8tor]

Had I known you were in my backyard last weekend I would have bought you a :pint or maybe a :coffee1: considering the weather we had.

Ride safe, Spencer

The weather was lousy for most of the time I was in Florida. Near constant rain from Key West back to Stuart. I soon grew tired of riding in rain - particularly thru / around the Miami area. I also learned to hate the toll booths on the Florida Turnpike.

You close to Stuart, Spencer?

[uncal]

Jeff, it looks like your route should be at least to Dickson, TN. That would be 507 mi. (x2 = 1014).

[hojo in sc]

Jeff: Have you by any chance calculated what time you might arrive to Nashville? I have a meeting in Nashville that ends Sat. around 5 PM I think (you'll probably have already been there) and I plan on driving back (thru Asheville to Spartanburg).

[Pred8tor]

Jeff, it looks like your route should be at least to Dickson, TN. That would be 507 mi. (x2 = 1014).

Actually planned a little farther, just for a safe margin. How about Bucksnort, TN. Mapquest indicated about 520 miles. What do you show? (Not to mention it's got a really cool name!)

[Pred8tor]

Jeff: Have you by any chance calculated what time you might arrive to Nashville? I have a meeting in Nashville that ends Sat. around 5 PM I think (you'll probably have already been there) and I plan on driving back (thru Asheville to Spartanburg).

Shucks! I figure Nashville around 10-11am heading west, then returning east thru Nashville probably somewhere in the vicinity of 12-1pm. I may be off a little, but I think by 5pm I should be close to Knoxville.

That would have been interesting.

[chazs_peanut]

Jeff, good luck on your ride. Lager & I and possibly Dmcox will be thinking about you as we ride the BRP on Saturday. :D Have a safe ride!

[Spencer]

The weather was lousy for most of the time I was in Florida. Near constant rain from Key West back to Stuart. I soon grew tired of riding in rain - particularly thru / around the Miami area. I also learned to hate the toll booths on the Florida Turnpike.

You close to Stuart, Spencer?

Oh....about 2 minutes over the the bridge, the Stuart Turnpike exit is actually
in Palm City about 1 mile from my house :D
And about those tolls, if you spend any time down here you NEED a SunPass
Everytime someone says it must be great to ride year round, I remind them
that the weather you rode through lasts from June to October.
You need to ride down here Nov to May...now that's liv'n :cool:

Ride safe, Spencer

[Mark]

Thanks for the ICE phone contact suggestions.

Sorry for this minor highjack...

Mark

[sherob]

Thanks for the ICE phone contact suggestions.

Sorry for this minor highjack...

Mark

I have ICE1 thru ICE4... multiple numbers and persons... ;)

[Pred8tor]

Jeff, good luck on your ride. Lager & I and possibly Dmcox will be thinking about you as we ride the BRP on Saturday. :D Have a safe ride!

Thanks Mary! I wish I could ride the BRP... but it's very hard to get in 1,000 miles a day riding like that. I've put in a few pretty long days there, but the mileage wasn't anything to boast about. (Except to Harley riders, of course!)


Oh....about 2 minutes over the the bridge, the Stuart Turnpike exit is actually
in Palm City about 1 mile from my house.

Well darn. Could've met up. I used I-95 exit 101 which is within 3 miles of my sister's house.


And about those tolls, if you spend any time down here you NEED a SunPass


I saw signs regarding the SunPass... I take it that it's a prepaid system so that you don't have to stop at the toll booths. I was curious about those. I wonder if I make a trip down there next year - would it be practical to get one of those if I know I'll be riding that turnpike? I was so tired coming back from Key West it was all I could do to simply stop the bike near the toll attendant without falling over. :o:

[Mark]

I have ICE1 thru ICE4... multiple numbers and persons... ;)

hmm... after meeting you at WeSTOC I have to ask: are you describing your alter-egos? (like Sybil?) :-)

Mar

[sherob]

hmm... after meeting you at WeSTOC I have to ask: are you describing your alter-egos? (like Sybil?) :-)

Mar

HEY! I think he's talking to you... no he's talking to you... no he's talking to me :eek:

[uncal]

Actually planned a little farther, just for a safe margin. How about Bucksnort, TN. Mapquest indicated about 520 miles. What do you show? (Not to mention it's got a really cool name!)

520.4 per S&T. Apparently, Bucksnort doesn't have its own exit (I know, I know ... I was stunned, too)

[Pred8tor]

520.4 per S&T. Apparently, Bucksnort doesn't have its own exit (I know, I know ... I was stunned, too)

:22yikes:

Exit 152 counts as Bucksnort, and Rudy's Restaurant is there. That will probably be a good place to catch some kind of meal. They even have their own website:

http://www.achillies.com/rudys/

There is also supposed to be a BP gas station there.

The phone number and email addy on the site don't work, but I called the Travel Inn there in Bucksnort and Ruby's is open from 6am until 10pm Saturday. We should be able to get a good receipt there. :D

[uncal]

Jeff, I'll be out of the office for the rest of the day. I'll see you tomorrow morning! I'm looking forward to the ride!

[Pred8tor]

Jeff, I'll be out of the office for the rest of the day. I'll see you tomorrow morning! I'm looking forward to the ride!

I'm pysched! I just hope I get some good sleep tonight. It won't help if I can't sleep due to excitement... :rolleyes:

Allan (uncal) and I are leaving at 5am Saturday for Bucksnort, Tennessee - then turning around and heading back here to Greensboro. I-40 from Asheville NC thru TN is fairly scenic as far as interstate highways are concerned. At any rate, documentation is pretty simple for this ride.

I just hope my butt forgives me for what I'm about to do to it... 1,040 miles on a stock seat! :butt1:

[AzDesertRider]

Good luck & have FUN!

Did my first ss1k on the stock seat also..... After some time went by, my butt finally forgave me. They say "time heals all wounds"

[crazykz]

Dammit I hate reading these threads on Friday. I'm so itching to bust out a BBG3K I could just about explode. Got plans with friends this weekend though. Plus worn tires and brake pads. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I bought a Medical Tag from http://www.medids.com/

The tag hangs off of one of my chest pockets where I have my medical information card stored. I also have one on my helmet in a little pouch and one in my wallet. The only one I haven't done is the phone so I'll probably work on that next.

I added my own personal touch to the inscription on the back. I can't believe they stamped it on there. Let's see the board censor that one. hee hee ;)

Good luck on your ride. Play it safe.

Curt

[Pred8tor]

I bought a Medical Tag from http://www.medids.com/


Yeah - I used the online card creation utility to make my cards, then I laminated them. One hangs around my neck, while another resides in my wallet.


I added my own personal touch to the inscription on the back. I can't believe they stamped it on there. Let's see the board censor that one. hee hee ;)


I remember that from before - I love it!

[crazykz]

Maybe a tattoo on the forehead would be more visible. ;)

"Because if your head comes away from body... it's all over."

Sorry couldn't resist the Highlander quote. The original movie that is... not the lame as sequels or the TV series. Sorry I'm a purist.

Curt

[Pred8tor]

Whew! It's done... I ran up almost 1100 on my odometer today. Left at 5am and didn't get home until almost 12 midnight. Most of the day went very well. A few bad traffic spots, and some rather nasty, cold fog early this morning. Didn't expect that. I'll dress warmer NEXT time.

Alan and I rode together all the way until just before we reached home, then we split up to go our separate ways! Thanks again for the company, Alan! Great ride!

Thought about Curt's 4 day, 6,000 mile ride almost all day. Mostly wondering how in the world he's gonna do it??? :eek: :confused:

[hojo in sc]

It was great meeting both of you out there (Jeff and Alan)! I can't believe that we actually ran into each other, that was pretty cool.

For those of you that didn't know; I left on Thursday and drove up to Nashville (the long way for a scenic ride) to attend a conference on Friday and Saturaday. I left Nashville Saturday afternoon and my first gas stop was just east of Knoxville. When pulling out and back onto the interstate, I saw not one, but two STeed drivers getting on the interstate going the same way as I was (from different gas stops).

We drove for awhile, I pulled over to change my sunglasses to clear lenses. Both Alan and Jeff pulled over to see if I was okay. We exchanged 'where did ya come from, where ya going', when they put two and two together and realized that I told them before I left that I would be leaving Nashville the day they would be doing their SS-1000. Wouldn't it be great if we could meet up and drive back together.

Their turn around time in Nashville didn't look like it would be the same time that I would be getting done with the meeting, so we didn't plan a get-together. But how coool, and what are the odds of us bumping into eachother at a gas stop along the way! Now it is time to start planning your next IBA ride.:)

[sherob]

Congrats! Get your paperwork in so you can be one of the few :) It's been 2 months since I sent mine in... soon soon :cool:

[beatlejuice]

took over 3 months for me so your getting close i would say.

[chazs_peanut]

Jeff & Alan,
Glad ya'll made it back safe. Hope you recover from having ridden that long and far on a stock seat! :D

[hojo in sc]

Mary: Been gone, as you may know, but what about your husband, did he do an IB ride? It was you asking why one would do one wasn't it?

[Pred8tor]

But how cool, and what are the odds of us bumping into eachother at a gas stop along the way!

Yeah, that was really against all odds! Amazing! Alan and I talked about that during our Asheville stop. Could never plan that kind of meet!

I'm actually trying to plan another ride for next year. I told my wife I'd ride out to California and meet her there (she could fly). We'd spend 4-5 days there, then she'd fly back while I rode. Told her I'd save money over flying.

I'm not thinking of the 50CC ride, though. Just to say I rode back and forth across the country would be fine with me.

Oh yeah: the Russell comes in the next couple of weeks! I can't wait for that!

[crazykz]

Hey, congrats on the ride. Feels good to get it out of the way and done. There's a very relaxing feeling I have when I get home from a ride like that. It's mostly exhaustion but there's still a feeling of pulling off a great accomplishment.

You have to patient on the paperwork guys. With the IBA pushing close to 30000 members now it's a lot of paperwork to process. Mike Kneebone sees them all so just to get them across his desk is a challenge in itself. I did get my in state WI SS1K paperwork back but I did that the first week of May. That's a pretty easy ride to verify. Still no sight of the big ride with Charlie but I'm guessing I won't see that until winter some time.

Curt

[hojo in sc]

I'm not thinking of the 50CC ride, though. Just to say I rode back and forth across the country would be fine with me.

You might as well think about it, you could do 1200 miles two days in row (after you get to Jacksonville, FL) and get the 50-CC completed.

[uncal]

Good ride, Jeff! Glad you made it home safely! After you missed the on-ramp and tried to ride thru Billy Graham's retreat, I was a little worried about you! :eek:

Jeff made a great route choice - that section of I-40 has to be one of the most scenic interstates in the country!

We left G'boro at 5am, so it was light by the time we hit the mountains. We experienced a temparature range of over 30 degrees (mid 50s to high 80s). I had the primaloft (non-electric) jacket liner in, and I was just starting to get cold.

Jeff set a great pace, and the miles just rolled by. Jeff is a smart rider, and we fell into a groove right away. We stopped in Bucksnort, TN. Although there was no Bucksnort monument :rolleyes: , it was kewl. Jeff had obviously done his homework with the route and mileage planning. We had one little adventure with a muffler in the road, and a major traffic problem in TN where we got separated. Like I said, Jeff is smart. He just pulled over and waited. Jeff had my back, and I had his. Jeff, I'll ride with you anytime!

Coming back, it was REALLY cool to meet up with Hojo. What are the odds? We got to ride together for awhile, but by then it was getting dark, and I don't see that well after dark, so the mountains kinda freaked me out a little.

Also, we met up with another forum member, Chip, on a ST1100. Nice meeting you, Chip!

While Jeff was thinking about Curt's plans, I was thinking about Ray's comment that a BBG would be quite a challenge. Yeah, it WOULD be a challenge. More than I could do at this point, I think.

With this SS, I'll have 3 in for verification, of which 2 of them should check out OK. Now, I'm gonna take a break from LD riding, and take more leisurely rides! The next long ride I have planned is Rhode Island in late October, weather permitting. It's ONLY 750-800 miles, which now sounds kinda easy! ;)

[chazs_peanut]

Mary: Been gone, as you may know, but what about your husband, did he do an IB ride? It was you asking why one would do one wasn't it?

Yeah, that's me. Charles is on his way back. He's doing about 1100 miles today coming back from somewhere near the Arkansas/Oklahoma line. I expect he won't be in until after 1 or 2 tomorrow morning since he's in Nashville, TN right now. So does he get credit for doing two IB rides since he did over 1000 miles on his way out on Thursday and he's doing it again on his way back?

[uncal]

Postscript - At the end of my SS, odometer indicated 1048 miles. MS S&T calculates 1023, error of 2.4%.

[Pred8tor]

Postscript - At the end of my SS, odometer indicated 1048 miles. MS S&T calculates 1023, error of 2.4%.

What time did you get home, Alan? I hit the gas station for my final receipt at 11:45pm. Had to go inside for a decent receipt - then the attendant had problems getting it to print out!!! :eek: Finally got it, then got home at about 11:55pm.

The last 2 hours were probably the worst. Sunday morning I woke up with some pretty intense neck pain, and moderate shoulder and upper back aches. Later I felt pretty good.

Learned some lessons during this ride. The turn around point needs to be a fairly major location in order to be sure to get decent receipts. Also bring cold weather gear - I thought I was going to freeze going thru Asheville at nearly 50 degrees and fog. Even got cool getting home after dark - but not too bad. Next time I'll take some warmer gear just in case.

[uncal]

After I took I-77 S from I-40 E, I took the Hwy 70 exit and stopped at a gas station to mark the corner. Got a soda there and relaxed for awhile. Then, on to Salisbury. I slowed WAY down on 70E because my night vision is bad enough as it is, and I see deer on that road all the time. The final receipt was stamped 23:42, so I got home around the same time you did. Once home, I stayed outside for at least 30 minutes - calming the dog down, having a cigarette, and thinking about what we had accomplished. Most folks think it's not such a big deal, or that its just stupid. I think you have to actually do a SS to appreciate what it requires of you.