June 3-4, 2018 I didn’t take much time to plan this one. I was looking to burn off some stress and bad energy and there is nothing like a BBG to do that. I had originally though to do one of the out and back trips I have researched before. I’ve completed two BBGs: Santa […]
Posts Tagged ‘Colorado’
Bun Burner Gold – Santa Fe, Colorado Springs, Salina KS, Oklahoma City, Santa Fe
Posted in Honda ST1300, Iron Butt Association Rides, Motorcycling, tagged Bun Burner, Bun Burner gold, Cadillac Ranch, Colorado, GPS, IBA, Iron Butt Association, Kansas, Long Distance Motorcycling, motorcycle, motorcycle touring, motorcycling, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Santa Fe, Texas, touring on June 4, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
NotSuperMan Rally – The Ride Home
Posted in 2005 Suzuki VStrom 650, Iron Butt Association Rides, Motorcycling, Not Superman Rally, tagged California, Colorado, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway 50, Long Distance Motorcycling, Moab, motorcycle, motorcycle touring, motorcycling, Nevada, New Mexico, Not Superman Rally, pacific ocean, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Suzuki, The Loneliest Highway, Utah, VStrom on September 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Sept 12 The rally is over, but we meet for group pictures and a dip into the Pacific Ocean. My boots are still waterproof. Breakfast afterward and I’m off for home by noon. I crossed the Golden Gate Bridge last night. Today, my GPS decides to take me through the middle of San Francisco downtown […]
Montana Trip: Two more Saddlesore 1000
Posted in 2005 Suzuki VStrom 650, Dan's Posts, Iron Butt Association Rides, Motorcycling, tagged Colorado, Froid, GPS, IBA, Iron Butt Association, Long Distance Motorcycling, Montana, motorcycle, motorcycle touring, motorcycling, New Mexico, Rain gear, Saddlesore 1000, Sidney, Suzuki, touring, VStrom, Wyoming on August 4, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
A nice weekend forecast popped into my weather channel, so I decided to take a three day weekend trip to Montana. I have a 98 year old Aunt I love to visit with and friends from my childhood there. A few phone calls to arrange things, last minute prep on the 2005 Suzuki VStrom 650, […]
A second IBA Bun Burner Gold
Posted in 2005 Suzuki VStrom 650, Dan's Posts, Iron Butt Association Rides, Motorcycling, Not Superman Rally, tagged BBG, Bun Burner, Bun Burner gold, Cheyenne, Colorado, Coney Island, Golden Gate Bride, Green River, I-25, I-80, IBA, Iron Butt Association, Long Distance Motorcycling, motorcycle, motorcycle touring, motorcycling, New Mexico, New York, Pueblo, San Francisco, Suzuki, touring, Wyoming on July 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
I am preparing for a ride across the US, from Coney Island in New York City to the Golden Gate Bridge. It is this year’s Not Superman Rally. The ride is 2946 miles and I will be attempting to do this in 50 hours or less. As any athlete knows, you cannot do extreme events […]
My First Bun Burner Gold! An Iron Butt Association Ride
Posted in 2005 Suzuki VStrom 650, Dan's Posts, Iron Butt Association Rides, Motorcycling, tagged Australia, Bun Burner, Bun Burner gold, Colorado, Denver, GPS, IBA, Iron Butt, Long Distance Motorcycling, motorcycle, motorcycle touring, motorcycling, New Mexico, New Zealand, oil change, Saddle Sore, Santa Fe, SS1000, touring, Wyoming on June 29, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
A prerequisite of the Not Superman Rally I’m riding in this September is to have at least one Bun Burner Gold completed and on the books. The BBG is an Iron Butt Extreme ride. It is 1500 miles within a single 24 hour period. The entry level ride to the Iron Butt Association is the […]