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    #31


    Not quite a trail bike, but did OK on the Old Barlow Trail.
    Gustov
    80 GS 1100 LT, 83 1100 G "Scruffy"
    81 GS 1000 G
    79 GS 850 G
    81 GS 850 L
    83 GS 550 ES, 85 GS 550 ES
    80 GS 550 L
    86 450 Rebel, 70CL 70, Yamaha TTR125
    2002 Honda 919
    2004 Ural Gear up

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      #32
      Originally posted by MunkyMastr View Post
      I'm trying to plan, and get the bike ready for, an Iron Butt(1,000 miles in 24 hours) ride this fall. I was wondering if nag GSers have done this or what has your craziest ride been?
      Yes I have, and many others. Check out my sig line.

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        #33
        Have a good tool kit to include things to fix wireing problems. Some kind of flat fix, a good set of bags and an aux. fuel tank. Camelback water container, cool vest and a butt load of no doze.

        Start sitting on hard chairs and surfaces to toughen up the old postierer, it works. A good windshield is a must to help keep from tireing fighting the wind.

        Uh good luck my butt is only good for around 700 m.
        V
        Gustov
        80 GS 1100 LT, 83 1100 G "Scruffy"
        81 GS 1000 G
        79 GS 850 G
        81 GS 850 L
        83 GS 550 ES, 85 GS 550 ES
        80 GS 550 L
        86 450 Rebel, 70CL 70, Yamaha TTR125
        2002 Honda 919
        2004 Ural Gear up

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          #34
          Lots of rides round Europe but the furthest one way was 2500miles to the Middle Atlas Mountains and Sahara. (Morrocco) The longest time in the seat was 30hrs from Gibralter to my back door in UK, 1500 miles, it took that long because of a really, really bad rainstorm between Madrid and Paris only stopping for fuel.
          That had to have been the most misarable bike ride I've ever had.
          I wouldn't have missed a moment of it.
          The GS seat has to be the most comfortable ever.


          </DIV>I used to run spare clutch alongside the one in use, tyre levers and bicycle pump under the tank, I had a spare 15 litres fuel tank with 5 litres of engine oil that mostly got used on the chain as I lost my chain lube.
          This was at a time when a Pirelli Phantom was only good for 2 / 2.5k miles, I managed six thousand miles out of this tyre. I thought I'd get one in Paris but I was so knackered that I couldn't be arsed for several reasons. I had a spare tube and a plan in case of blow out. At each fuel stop I could see how much the tyre had worn in spite of conserving it.



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          Don't say can't, as anything is possible with time and effort, but, if you don't have time things get tougher and require more effort.

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            #35
            I did Trondheim - Amsterdam (1850 km = 1150 miles) in a little less than 30 hours once, on a BMW r65gs.
            Iron Butt indeed.
            I was pretty exhausted.

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              #36
              My brother and I rode the Natchez Trace after reading about it in the AMA magazine. Two days and just over 1200 miles. Enjoyed the ride but the Trace was not what we expected but we should have known. Ride 10 miles and you've ridden the whole thing, the rest is about the same. Although it was a little better once we got into Tennessee. There is an interesting bridge.
              1983 GS1100E owned since 1992. SOLD!
              1990 RM250L since 1989.
              1986 XR250R since 1987. SOLD!
              1968? Suzuki B100P. SOLD!!!
              2 1992 XR100R's since 1995? for wife and daughter.(Just sold one 12/26/2016)
              1993 Z50R for other daughter but about to sell since she has out grown it. SOLD!!!
              2002 DRZ400S 12/04/10 SOLD!
              2006 DR650SE since May 2012
              2005 DL1000K5 since January 2013
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