Nice job and congrats to both of you. I loved the Seeley lake rd coming home from Glacier. You are very lucky to live where you do. Also thank you for your service to our country. You deserve your retirement.

Thanks again.

 

Dude,

The only failure would have been if you got up and saw it cold and rainy and went back to bed. You went out and gave it a great try and stopped for safety reasons. No shame in that. Now yo know how hard it is and what you can change to make it easier or better. I'd be interested in heearing you rthoughts on that as I am contemplating one myself.

 

Yer both WINNERS in my book man.

I think I'm actually getting a little emotional here.

*sniff*

 

way to go good ,luck next try,yall be careful

 

I've found that it's better to go with the flow and have no plans. If I get a weather window and time window, I'm off for a long ride (maybe not 1,000 miles.) If I got a long ride planned and I wake up and it's blowing like snot and raining and cold, I'll just go back to bed. The ride is supposed to be fun, not some sort of torture test. My $.02 you guys did quite a bit of riding for the conditions, so it's only a failure if you didn't enjoy it.

 

That's nothing to be ashamed of! And over 800 miles on an 883? That's pretty hardcore, no matter how you see it.

 

Congrats to you both! I'm hoping my wife can make 1,000 miles over two days on her 1200 Custom in a few weeks when we go to FL.

 

Some people treat it like a torture test, but I agree with WWECOUGAR here. I've only done one ironbutt ride that was a loop back to my starting point. All others have something at the end to look forward to: a vacation destination or event that makes long nights on dark roads tolerable. That makes it more enjoyable for me.

So if you had fun on your ride, I agree with the above commenters. That's what really matters. You've got the heart; you'll get the cert someday for sure. Kudos to the wife for her unusual feat!

 

yeah no ****......well done

 

That Treasure State wind about now is not fit for mortals on 2-wheels....You beat the odds by making it home alive!!! I'll have a cold beer in honor of your accomplishment!