I have it in my head that I would like to (I need to) do an Iron Butt Association ride. I'm pretty sure that a Bun Burner will be my choice because I think that being able to have a nights sleep in between full days ride will suit me better.
So yesterday I rode from my home in Prescott Valley down to Phoenix, turned right, went over to Quartzite then up to Kingman. From Kingman, I chose to ride Route 66 over to Williams, continued up to Flagstaff and then South towards home. All told I rode 593.6 miles in 10 hours.
The heat issue: It seemed that all the heat from the engine was blown out onto my ankles. While my ankles were not burned, they were uncomfortable enough that is was very distracting. My ST is equipped with MCL highway 'wings' and I used them much more than I expected to. I really don't like the way the way they look and when I use them it causes me to slouch in the saddle.
The saddle issue: I don't think I actually got a sore butt until about 350 miles into the ride. While I would like to have a Russell Day-Long saddle, I don't think one is in the cards for me until sometime next year. Can I please get your thoughts on other (temporary) solutions to a sore butt? I had a Wal-Mart ATV seat pad on my 82 GL1100 and it helped but the seat shapes are so very different that I'm not certain I would gain the same result.
I used a SPOT tracking devise for the first time on this trip. I turned it on at my house and saw all the lights go blinky-blink just like it says it will in the brochure. I pressed the 'OK' button at my first fuel stop and the 'OK' light went blinky-blink just like its supposed to. Nobody on my list received any OK messages or progress notifications. I don't even know how to describe or diagnose any better than that. Any suggestions, comments, remarks or hints?
My intended route for my BB1500 is from Prescott Valley to Colorado Springs, hotel for the night, then back again. 774 miles there and the 774 back again. Can some of you more experienced rider give me any hints or helps for this, my first qualifying ride?
Thank you so much for considering my questions and warm-up ride.
REX
So yesterday I rode from my home in Prescott Valley down to Phoenix, turned right, went over to Quartzite then up to Kingman. From Kingman, I chose to ride Route 66 over to Williams, continued up to Flagstaff and then South towards home. All told I rode 593.6 miles in 10 hours.
The heat issue: It seemed that all the heat from the engine was blown out onto my ankles. While my ankles were not burned, they were uncomfortable enough that is was very distracting. My ST is equipped with MCL highway 'wings' and I used them much more than I expected to. I really don't like the way the way they look and when I use them it causes me to slouch in the saddle.
The saddle issue: I don't think I actually got a sore butt until about 350 miles into the ride. While I would like to have a Russell Day-Long saddle, I don't think one is in the cards for me until sometime next year. Can I please get your thoughts on other (temporary) solutions to a sore butt? I had a Wal-Mart ATV seat pad on my 82 GL1100 and it helped but the seat shapes are so very different that I'm not certain I would gain the same result.
I used a SPOT tracking devise for the first time on this trip. I turned it on at my house and saw all the lights go blinky-blink just like it says it will in the brochure. I pressed the 'OK' button at my first fuel stop and the 'OK' light went blinky-blink just like its supposed to. Nobody on my list received any OK messages or progress notifications. I don't even know how to describe or diagnose any better than that. Any suggestions, comments, remarks or hints?
My intended route for my BB1500 is from Prescott Valley to Colorado Springs, hotel for the night, then back again. 774 miles there and the 774 back again. Can some of you more experienced rider give me any hints or helps for this, my first qualifying ride?
Thank you so much for considering my questions and warm-up ride.
REX