Looks like a good loop. Sounds like you've done a lot of planning and with a group the extra planning will pay off.

Have a safe ride, hope you come back online after with a trip report.

 

What a Great Ride!

my trip meter shows 1,136.6 miles.

I left here Saturday morning at 05:06 am, and returned at 00:48 am, Sunday Morning.

I had the 1K done around 22:30 Saturday night.

It started out as a light rain event from my house all the way to Beckley, WV. It was a mess, hard to see many times - truck and cager spray, road wash, etc. It stayed overcast and in the upper 50's until we made a stop in Bowling Green, KY - then the sun came out strong and we had to shed some gear.

We hit a few construction areas with lane closures, and one particular one became a stop and go.... props to my Garmin 'detour' function as it
took us on a 3-4 mile route till we got back on I-40 past the crap.

Interesting how cagers get all bunched up and going fast - not a good feeling when we don't have our comfort cushion around us.... so, a few times we had to break out and do some 'spirited' riding to get in the clear.

Lots of cagers yielded to us, gave us room, etc...others need to be taught a few things....some with a baseball bat! You know what I mean.

We made lots of stops (12), and I must give props to Harley for the seat on my 2012 Ultra Classic....it is perfect for these rides... also, I must give a plug to 'LD Comfort' shorts (a sponsor of IBA.org)...they did a fine job in comfort.

Now...to get all of these receipts and paperwork ready to send off to IBA.

I'm looking forward to the next level.

 

Congrats and thanks for the update.

 

And I received an email from IBA saying my ride was approved.
I was issue member # 49215.