An honest question

[gunsmoker]

If I do another 1000 mile endurance ride it would either be to have a cleaner more efficient ride with fewer stops in a straight line using only one or two major highways so my documentation will be simple and easy to verify.

And.... hopefully my finish time would be a lot better. In June, I think I hit the 1000 mile mark, according to my odometer anyway, about 22 hours into my trip.
I'd like to do it in about 18.

Or, I may do another Saddle Sore 1000 ride simply to accompany a friend who wants to do one.

 

[ST1100Y]

Motorcycles aren’t “toys for adults.”

They’re proof that we never lost the spark that makes life fun.

There, I said it...

 

[river251]

I’ve had a couple conversations with IB riders who absolutely are obsessed with IB rides, and eat, sleep, and live for them etc.
They can never “waste” time to stop for maintenance, see attractions, or smell the roses etc.
They “must” cover as much distance as possible, in the shortest amount of time, and have “Proof” with receipts, awards, and T-shirts to prove they did it.
While these rides could be personal challenges, or simply bragging rights so my question is this:
Would you still do it if you could tell nobody about it?

Funny. I'm a professor with a research laboratory. The research is difficult work and it's hard to recruit graduate students at my university. I recently asked myself, if I never published my results and findings, would I still want to do the research? For me the answer was no. I'm retiring now.

 

[drbuzzard]

" Or, I may do another Saddle Sore 1000 ride simply to accompany a friend who wants to do one. "
i said that a few year ago when a couple friends were talking about doing a SS 1000

 

[Shuey]

Hmmm . . . maybe a short video will help.
Shuey

 

[Erdoc48]

^^ Interesting video. I know when I’m riding, I’m more concentrating on riding, focusing on road skills and technique as well as avoiding potential hazards and forget the stressful stuff of life (which isn’t too much these days, for which I am VERY thankful). I do know after a ride, I am somewhat tired (not sleepy, just more relaxed). In the south, we’re coming into the best riding weather- high ~ 70-75 degrees and sunny. I’ll be riding tomorrow, just not 1000 miles (probably like 200).