I'm up for the challenge! My wife and I did 400 miles this past Sunday. I was good to go out again, but she was done after that.

 

Yup. Done it. My M/C does one every summer. Last summer I puked my way home from Lexington, Ky through Atlanta and home an hour northeast of ATL. I don't recommend that!

I'll be doing it again this July.

 

Any rules??? Except 1000 miles in 24 hours?

 

I like taking pictures so whether I go alone or with a couple of other forum members, I will have my camera with me. And I don't know what the skillet comment is in reference to...

I am also a safety-first kind of guy. I will not put myself or others in jeopardy just to reach a number. And no offence taken.

Glad to see you have an open face helmet.


The Official Iron Butt ride has specific rules you have to follow. You can check them out at http://www.ironbutt.com

As for the Softail Iron Butt Challenge, make your own rules.
I just noticed the oxymoron - softail / iron butt...

 

 

Anyone from Long Island up for this... I just looked, To Roanoke VA and Back is 500 miles each way.

 

going from dubuque iowa down to myrtle beach starting tomorrow, taking two days to get down there and i believe the plan is straight through on the way back. close to 1200 miles if we take the shortest way.

 

I've read, it'll be fun, avoid the interstate - don't pick a boring route, etc. My 2 cents. There are only two reasons to do this- the bragging rights or to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible. Mine was the later. Believe me, after 6, 8, or even 10 hours in the saddle, it's just not that fun, especially riding solo. Might be better in a group. Read a lot of 600 mile, 700 mile, 12 hr. etc. trips. Again believe me, another few hundred miles or hours is tough towards the end of your trip. I almost pulled over in Portland around 11:00, after 16 hours with less than 200 miles to go. If I wasn't so cheap (didn't want to pay for a hotel), I probably would have stopped. Good luck to all who follow through, and don't forget to follow the rules on the IronButt website if you want official recognition.

 

Your a$$ will feel like an iron skillet after 1k miles. Last summer's 18hr ride was a little painful. After about 12-14 hrs I became saddle sore but as I continued to ride I eventually lost feeling in my butt. I rode the last 3-4 hours with a numb butt & blood-shot eyes, but a big smile.
Safety is always an issue when on two wheels. I guess I just felt I still had some left in the tank so I just kept going. I wonder if we could all find a single destination to meet at..Grand Canyon? Vegas? Yellowstone?

 

I rode from MD to FL with my dad, brother, dads friend and one of my buddies. We rode 1100 in one day. It was brutal. Caught in rain a few times. We did between 75-90 the whole way down. We left from MD at 3am and got to Venice FL at 1030pm. The rain killed us but over all it was bad *** ridin with a group like that screamin down the highway. I will do it again but go down Rt 81 not Rt 95. Rt 95 was a death sentance!!!
The only thing soar was a right hand from rollin on that throttle. I will do it again though. It is something you can say you did. I did not do it for an award but for self pride.