​Each rider’s experience is unique. These posts do not describe what is usual or likely for the ride described.
 
The Rules
Your ride needs to be completely documented and cover a minimum distance of 1,000 miles in 24 hours or less (SaddleSore 1000), or 1,500 miles in 36 hours or less (Bun Burner). In order to keep these rides from becoming a race, mileages in excess of 1,800 miles in less than 24 hours will not be published.
Please keep in mind, 24 hours is wall time, not riding time. So if you start your ride at 5:00 pm on June 1st, you must finish it before 5 pm on June 2nd.
 
The SaddleSore and Bun Burner do NOT require you to speed. The majority of riders will cover their 1,000 miles in about 18 to 20 hours (including all stops). For every hour you are on a major highway riding, you put approximately 20 minutes of “off” time in your time bank that can be used for resting. Use that time wisely as it does not come off the 24 hour clock!
 
The Ride
September 3, 2013  – 1,000 miles to Hell and Back – Who’s with me!
This Friday, September 6th, I am riding the motorcycle to Hell and Back! (Hell, Michigan 48169 from Syracuse, NY 13206)
 
Details:
– This is a Rain or Shine event; bring appropriate gear (for dryness & warmth).
– Just over 1,000 miles round-trip.
– ~17 hour round-trip ride.
– Leaving Valero gas station, 6325 Thompson Rd Syracuse NY 13206 (South of Carrier Circle) at 7:00 AM.
– ~523 miles/8-hours TO HELL; with 2 quick gas/receipt stops (~10 minutes each).
– ~30+ minutes in Hell (That’s enough!) – quick gas/receipt stop.
– ~523 miles/8-hours back; with 2 quick gas/receipt stops (~10 minutes each).
– This ride will be 100% in the U. S. of A. (not cutting the short-cut through Canada).
– Having an E-ZPass is highly recommended.
– You’ll need to be able to get at least 200-miles out of a single tank of gas on your bike
– Credit card for faster in/out gas purchases (Visa/MC, no AmEx!).
– Pack as much, if not all, water, food, snacks, whatnot on the bike that you’ll need for the day (minimizes time at gas stops).
 
This ride, being 1,000+ document-able miles in under 24-hours, qualifies for an Iron Butt Association SaddleSore 1000 ride; and will make you an Iron Butt Member (once you submit the needed documentation/paperwork/submission fee).
 
Call me crazy, but what else is the bike for? Let’s Ride!
 
Let me know (AHEAD OF TIME!) if you want to join me on this ride. That way I can bring extra Iron Butt paperwork That You Will Need – and know to expect you.
 
Cheers,
 
Steve2

​The experiences described in these posts were Steve’s at the time he took the ride. Each rider’s experience is unique. These posts do not describe what is usual or likely for the ride described.
 
The Rally
Team Lyle Garden State Rally is a charity motorcycle event. It is an 8 hour scavenger hunt, on motorcycles, all within the borders of NJ, The Garden State!

The experiences described in these posts were Steve’s at the time he took the ride. Each rider’s experience is unique. These posts do not describe what is usual or likely for the ride described.
 
March 25, 2013 
Recouping from the motorcycle trip. Finally warmed-up, and getting my head & body back to a schedule/routine. Picking up pieces of life & work; and reflecting on the trip.
This is a map of where I traveled through. Roughly 7,000 miles ridden in 11 days ..I may add that 3 of those days I stayed around in the Jacksonville area. 😉
 
Some of the highlights:
– Making new LD riding friends at the Iron Butt gathering; and learning some new tips and gear to get.
– No problems with the performance/state of the bike what-so-ever. Gotta love Gold Wings!
– No bike parts rattled-off and lost on this trip (as in the past).
– Putting 6.752 gallons of gas into a 6.6 gallon tank. I HAD to be riding into that gas station on fumes! lol Note: I store an extra gallon of gas in the saddlebag; just in case.
– Dinner in FL with my sister, Autumn.
– Lunch in CA with my buddy, Mike.
– Speeding up the traffic-less I-8W in the mountains of CA ..in the 3 AM hour 😉
– Temperatures ranging from a high of 90 (TX) to a low of 30 (OH).
– High cross winds in Oklahoma (my least favorite weather condition; tiring!).
– Driving rains all afternoon in Arkansas; then snow at night!
– 1,100 miles in 17.5 hours from NY to FL.
– 1,500 miles in 23 hours from East Texas to San Diego.
– And.. from the beach in FL to the beach in CA in 47 hours. 😎
 
I’d like to thank everyone for their support, help, suggestions, comments, and sharing the experience.
 
Overall, a great trip. Would I do it again, if I had to go back and choose? ..Yes 😉

The experiences described in these posts were Steve’s at the time he took the ride. Each rider’s experience is unique. These posts do not describe what is usual or likely for the ride described.
 
The Rules
 
Iron Butt 50cc Quest – Your ride needs to be completely documented and cross the United States from coast to coast in 50 hours or less.
If your motorcycle is equipped with a large fuel-tank, please note that you must stop at least once every 300 miles for gas (this is purely for documentation for your ride). Although we know it is possible to ride greater distances non-stop, we will not accept a claim of this type.
 
Iron Butt Bun Burner Gold – The Bun Burner Gold is a motorcycle ride in which you must ride 1,500 miles in less than 24 hours.
 
Before you can apply for one of these rides, you must have completed at least one of these rides:
–SaddleSore 1000
–SaddleSore 2000
–Bun Burner 1500 (1,500 miles in less than 36 hours)
–any rally recognized by the IBA in which your mileage can be accurately verified as complying with the requirements of one of the rides above
 
The Ride
February 14, 2013 – Sunday March 17th, 2013 I will attempt the Iron Butt 50cc Quest. Coast-to-Coast in under 50 hours on the motorcycle. Can’t wait! :))

​IBA 50cc Quest Certificate & Bun Burner Gold Certificate

The experiences described in these posts were Steve’s at the time he took the ride. Each rider’s experience is unique. These posts do not describe what is usual or likely for the ride described.
 
The Rules
You have 21 days (or less) to ride your motorcycle (or trike) to these Four Corner cities of the United States; San Ysidro, CA; Blaine, WA; Madawaska, ME; and Key West, FL using any route and sequence you desire. You do not have to return to the first corner to finish the event.
 
The ride is approximately 7000 miles (depending on your route), not including your travel to the first corner and your ride home from your final corner.
 
The Ride
March 2012 – I hope to get the motorcycle out of Winter (ug) storage this week. My next big solo trip: The USA Four Corners Challenge. Roughly 10,000 miles within 21 days. I’m thinking June…

​June 1, 2012 – T Minus 72-hours
 
June 7, 2012 – First Corner of the US out of Four… Done! Key West, FL – 1,795 Miles

​June 12, 2012 – Leaving the hotel; done catching up with work. Corner #2 -San Ysidro, CA- Here I come!
 
June 12, 2012 – Second Corner of the US…Done! San Ysidro, CA – 4,961 Miles

​June 15, 2012 – Should make it to US corner number three in a couple hours – Blaine, WA 🙂
 
June 15, 2012 – Third corner of the US…Done! Blaine, WA – 6,539 Miles

​June 19, 2012 – Entering Canada to get to Corner Number Four at the top of Maine (Madawaska, ME) by Thursday afternoon. Between now and then my phone will be turned off: No… calls, texting, email, data access, etc. I’ll try to check Email & Facebook messaging by WiFi once or twice a day. ay?

​June 21 – Fourth Corner of the US… DONE!!!! Madawaska, Maine – 10,124 Miles
USA Four Corners Tour: https://sc-ma.com/rides/usa-four-corners-tour-site/