Of the Busa riders I know, none have stuck with me on a ride longer than 170 miles, they always bail complaining of comfort. Interesting how the only one that can ride 1000 mile days on one is you, the resident expert.

 

From the Iron Butt link posted by sailmotion:



Out of those 16 riders, only ONE of them did it entirely on a Harley-Davidson.

11 of them used BMWs. 5 of them used Hondas. And one use a Suzuki (some riders used more than one motorcycle to reach their goal).

 

You can get what they call a rubberized "placemat" from the dollar store, which is sticky on both sides, and just set it on the seat (trim to fit), and then have her sit on that. It should keep her from sliding, and will give a tiny bit of "extra" cushion, too.

 

 

Lol..........

Those are rider miles, not bike miles. I know of most of the people on that list being a BMWMOA member. And that's not in numerical order. Did you notice that the highest mileage numbers went to Harley riders?

And some of the BMWs riders achieved those numbers out of sheer stubbornness. The Glaves are very well known in BMW circles and not surprisingly, very good BMW mechanics. Believe me, they get plenty of practice.

That said, I love the two in my garage right now.

 

Don't you dare try to confuse him will facts, or common sense!

 

Thanks. I hadn't finished my morning coffee yet.

I corrected my post.

11 of the 16 used BMWs. Only one of the 16 did it all on a Harley. Is that better?

 

This was exactly the reply I expected from you. Keep reading. There are [as I understand it] 60,000 members and you use a sample of 16 [admittedly, perhaps the most extreme 16]. In addition, use a little deductive reasoning. I am aware they use the term entirely; however, explain to me how a rider completed a million miles on a 1997 BMW or a 2013 Honda when they begin accumulating miles in 1974 or 1991. I didn't check - were one of those guys Marty McFly? Not to mention, how many bikes survive a million miles? Educate yourself or don't, but I'm done wasting my time on this issue.

 

Actually 3 did that are on the list anyway. There are more. They just don't document as comprehensively as the 3 on the list did. Two from Wisconsin btw. Dave Zien is a local legend. Why his name isn't at the top I have no idea because, if I recall correctly, all those miles are on one bike. Regardless, he is #1 in the miles category - on a Harley Davidson.

But again you fail to understand what that list means. It's more about the rider than the bike. The only reason ANY of those bikes made it to that kind of mileage is due to the perseverance of their owners. Many motor, tranny and in the case of the BMWs, final drive rebuilds.

But even that doesn't tell the tale. You also glossed right over the post by Sailmotion that proved that most Iron Butt riders are on Harleys. Why? Because that's exactly what they are built to do - cover long distances in comfort. Sure.....the old joke of the touring bike goes round and round. But we used to joke about BMWs on trailers at BMW rallies too. And I'm pretty sure I've heard the same joke about Italian bikes. But the punchline was more that they aren't reliable enough to make it anywhere.

And as mentioned, there's even more than that. The BMW riders mentioned are all old school hardcore mileage freaks. That's all they do. It has nothing to do with the quality of the bike. It's again, more about the breed of rider.

Now there are some seriously competitive IBA riders who want to win awards for covering as much ground as fast as possible in a certain period of time. I believe most of those guys are on FJRs. Great bikes, but again, I don't fit.

And lastly, Harley Davidson ranks above BMW in reliability and customer satisfaction. So there's that.

 

This IGNORE feature is AWESOME. I should have used it before!!!
No more posts from someone who's user name begins and ends with an "X"......ahhhhhhhhhhh