2009 Iron Butt Rally - Official Daily Reports

[Mick]

Needs a password???

It worked for a while with no password. I was just talking to Joe a minute ago.

I had to disconnect and when I went back it asked for a password.

Mick

 

[jmh_bhm]

It worked for a while with no password. I was just talking to Joe a minute ago.I had to disconnect and when I went back it asked for a password.

Mick

Joe Denton asked that someone forward the password to the FJR forum.

It is :

ironbutt

 

[Mick]

Joe Denton asked that someone forward the password to the FJR forum.It is :

ironbutt

Thanks!!

 

[mattster31]

Joe Denton asked that someone forward the password to the FJR forum.It is :

ironbutt

Thanks!!

I have lived under a rock for too long...........what's the deal with this zorap thing??? are these people in the rally down in Santa Ana?? or just LD folks on a community video blogger site?? is that even the right term?? looks neat but I don't have a web cam. :angry2:

 

[mattster31]

Joe Denton asked that someone forward the password to the FJR forum.It is :

ironbutt

Thanks!!

Whoopsie...............my bad on the duplicate post

 

[SockMonkey]

From the Long Distance Riders website:
https://www.ldriders.com/html/riding_in_heat.html

Very interesting article and absolutely worth bookmarking. Thanks, Chris!

 

[user 213]

From the Long Distance Riders website:
https://www.ldriders.com/html/riding_in_heat.html

Hmm, I wonder if Tom A. knows they re-posted his article w/o his permission. (at least I don't see anything saying it was posted with permission)

 

[Lonerockz]

From the Long Distance Riders website:
https://www.ldriders.com/html/riding_in_heat.html

Hmm, I wonder if Tom A. knows they re-posted his article w/o his permission. (at least I don't see anything saying it was posted with permission)

It was originally posted to the LDRiders mail list. I don't think the LDRiders website needs permission to post something posted to the mail list.

 

[user 213]

From the Long Distance Riders website:
https://www.ldriders.com/html/riding_in_heat.html

Hmm, I wonder if Tom A. knows they re-posted his article w/o his permission. (at least I don't see anything saying it was posted with permission)

It was originally posted to the LDRiders mail list. I don't think the LDRiders website needs permission to post something posted to the mail list.

My bad, keep forgetting that's not the rip off site. It's so....... repetitive of other sites. :huh:

 

[Silver Penguin]

Hmm, I wonder if Tom A. knows they re-posted his article w/o his permission. (at least I don't see anything saying it was posted with permission)

I don't see that there would be a problem, if no-one is making money off the article, the writer is credited, and riders in general are benefitting from sound advice.

 

[doctorJ]

From the Long Distance Riders website:
https://www.ldriders.com/html/riding_in_heat.html

Very interesting article and absolutely worth bookmarking. Thanks, Chris!

Yes, excellent article and thanks for that. I should have said, I have ridden with the RC in those temps but still hate too, . It is the legs on the RC that get really hot since no vents. For the legs in super hot weather, I prefer Firstgear mesh overpants with microfiber pants underneath. The best jacket so far in hot is BMW Savannah 2 with all vents open.

doctorj

 

[tagline]

From the Long Distance Riders website:
https://www.ldriders.com/html/riding_in_heat.html

Very interesting article and absolutely worth bookmarking. Thanks, Chris!

Yes, excellent article and thanks for that. I should have said, I have ridden with the RC in those temps but still hate too, . It is the legs on the RC that get really hot since no vents. For the legs in super hot weather, I prefer Firstgear mesh overpants with microfiber pants underneath. The best jacket so far in hot is BMW Savannah 2 with all vents open.

doctorj

If you ride with all your vents open you use MUCH more moisture to cool yourself than if you only unzip the front zipper a little bit. I ride in a full Roadcrafter suit in 120 degrees through the Mojave desert with no problems at all. I tried that with my joe Rocket mesh and lasted only 20 minutes before I was totally dried out. I would MUCH rather ride in a full Roadcrafter suit than mesh especially when it is 120 degrees. My RC suit makes a good flame suit too.

 

[Texan]

Just got off the phone with Jerry White.
He is in the northeast, and stopped to refuel. Just a short time after getting back underway, his motor started sputtering, serious lack of power, like it ran on 2-3 cylinders intermittently, etc. etc.

In other words.... he filled his bike at a crusty old BP station that must have been half gas, half water.

He is at a truck stop draining his bike of the **** fuel. The truck stop he is at only sells diesel, so he can't totally drain the bad gas since he must ride to a regular gas station to refuel.

'Natch, he refilled his aux cell with the crap-gas too, so, that will need to be drained, also.

Great fun reading these reports.

One clarification: Based on this post and others like it, it must be legal to call a friend and have them blog for you during the rally, right?

 

[user 213]

One clarification: Based on this post and others like it, it must be legal to call a friend and have them blog for you during the rally, right?

Warchild may be Jerry's friend, but in this case he's Rally Staff also. Sort of solves that issue.

 

[Rogue]

Got back from checkpoint 2 about an hour ago, just finished eating. Turbo Dave, Skooter & Iggy all got in looking pretty good, overheated from the last few hours but doing good. I'll get some pics posted up tomorrow.

 

[GunMD]

A few pics from CP 2 in Santa Ana earlier today:

Skooter arrives:

Jerry White:

Turbo Dave arrives:

TurboDave telling about the odor near the Salton Sea...

 

[GunMD]

More photos...

Greg checks out Brian Robert's ***:

Iggy arrives:

Misc photos of spectators / supporters / volunteers:

 

[GunMD]

Mark Crane arrives:

More pics of Jerry White:

Jerry talks to Rosie Sperry:

 

[GunMD]

More misc shots of stuff:

 

[beerme]

Thanks for the next best thing to a live update!