RedRider Posted March 1, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 1, 2008 It is official. My ride last year from Fond du Lac, WI to Charleston, SC - 1000+ miles in 24 hours for the SaddleSore1000 and the additional 500 miles the next day to complete 1500+ miles in 36 hours for the BunBurner1500 - has been accepted by the Iron Butt Association as valid. I can now claim to have buns of steel - no matter how they look in Spandex. WooHoo!!! RedRider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-muffin Posted March 1, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 1, 2008 Well that's nice. Oh and Please no spandex. :Laugh: Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariner Fan Posted March 1, 2008 Share #3 Posted March 1, 2008 So all you have to do is ride 1500 miles in 36 hours? Piece o Cake..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleeye Posted March 1, 2008 Share #4 Posted March 1, 2008 Congrats, but please, no spandex shots. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86er Posted March 1, 2008 Share #5 Posted March 1, 2008 ..................................................................... I can now claim to have buns of steel - no matter how they look in Spandex. WooHoo!!! RedRider OWWW MY EYES!!! I'M BLIND...I'M BLIND! I didn't need that mental image! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Rush Posted March 1, 2008 Share #6 Posted March 1, 2008 So all you have to do is ride 1500 miles in 36 hours? Piece o Cake..... At about 893 miles you "Buns of Steel" start to feel like the biggest blister ever imagined!!! About 1000 miles everything goes numb!!!! CONGRATS RED!!!!!! Welcome aboard... :thumbsup2::thumbsup2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH Truck Guy Posted March 1, 2008 Share #7 Posted March 1, 2008 Congrats,Jeff Welcome to the club..Our little rides this summer will seem like a walk in the park.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captnmidnight Posted March 1, 2008 Share #8 Posted March 1, 2008 Congradulations jeff !! I"ve allways wanted to try that if I can find the time. What all do you have to do to make it a certified ride? :bowdown: One of these days I"ll make the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardbog Posted March 1, 2008 Share #9 Posted March 1, 2008 Congrats Jeff. WELCOME TO CLUB. DONE THAT FEW TIMES. I HAVE ONE ROUND LAKE MICHIGAN, AND TWICE LAST YEAR TO AND FROM FT. COLLINS, CO. COOL:cool10:. How Long is take you to get certificate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEER30 Posted March 1, 2008 Share #10 Posted March 1, 2008 OWWW MY EYES!!! I'M BLIND...I'M BLIND! I didn't need that mental image! Go ahead and let him wear Spandex ! And then let him ride along a HD rider and say "Hi there Big Boy !" and wink . I'll think we will see a whole new attitude ....:rotf::rotf::stirthepot: BEER30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider Posted March 1, 2008 Author Share #11 Posted March 1, 2008 Thanks all. To Capnmidnight: You need to document your ride with a witness form at the beginning and at the end, along with gas receipts along the way. Submit the witness forms, receipts, and a map outlining your ride (along with a few dollars) to the Iron Butt Association. They review it, confirm it, and approve it. There are many levels of IB rides. This is just the intro ride. They only get better from here. If you want to check it out http://www.ironbutt.com Ultimately, it would be fun to do the IB rally. However, I don't see that happening for quite a while. To Starbog: It took from about October until yesterday to get the certificate approved. An email was sent to me yesterday advising me of acceptance, but it will take another couple of weeks for the paperwork to get to me (certificate and license plate backer). The friend I ran it with may also want to try a next level run this summer (1500 mile in 24 hours). It may require some alteration like an auxilliary gas tank, but we may go for it. May you be interested in joining us? The Venture is a great bike to do this on. At the end of a long run, I am still ready to do more. RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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