First long distance attempt at butt burner

[Abercrombie FJR]

Will be starting an attempt at running a butt burner 1500 Friday morning from Fargo ND to Sioux Falls SD, Billings MT and Back to Fargo. I think my mouth may have wrote a check my ass can't cash!

 

[twistedcricket]

Good luck and ride safe!

 

[doctorJ]

Will be starting an attempt at running a butt burner 1500 Friday morning from Fargo ND to Sioux Falls SD, Billings MT and Back to Fargo. I think my mouth may have wrote a check my ass can't cash!

If I'm reading you right, you are doing a regular bun burner i.e. 1500 in 36hr as opposed to the BBG (bun burner gold) which is in 24 hr. I've done the BBG so know it is a tough ride. The regular bun burner is pretty doable since you have the additional 12 hours which really allows good and easy pit stops and even some sleep time. The BBG really requires pretty quick gas stops and no sleep. To do the regular bun burner only requires a 42 mph average if using the whole 36hr. as opposed to about 63mph average for BBG. Just eat small amount of protein with no large meals (makes real sleepy) and stay hydrated (hydration system a must IMHO). Good luck and ride safe. You can always stop it if don't feel right and do again later. Mental prep is the biggest thing.

doctorj

 

[Leskid]

I rode an iron-butt once. Never heard the term buttburner before, lol. My ride was Denver to 50 miles past Toronto non-stop, or 1550 miles in 23 hours. So it was basically ride, gas, eat and drink gallons of water & coffee.

To be truthful, it was on my Aspencade, not my FJR. I just bought my FJR 1 week ago today but my friends and I have been riding 200-300 miles per day since with no soreness. I imagine you won't suffer. DoctorJ is correct: drink a lot and stay frosty!

good luck & ride safe

PS: STAY AWAY from redbull and those energy drinks. They indeed temporarily revive you but when you 'come down', it's a crash (no pun intended). If anyone has experiences to the contrary, I'd be interested in hearing them.

 

[Bill]

Riding in that area of the country should make the BB1500 a real breeze. If you ride 76 miles per hour for 200 miles, it will take 2 hours, 38 minutes. Get off the road and pull into a gas station. Use the restroom, fill your water bottle, gas up the bike, get your receipt, complete your log, and get back on the highway within 22 minutes. That means that you will cover 200 miles every 3 hours or 1500 miles in 22 hours, 30 minutes. That should provide you with 13.5 hours to eat and sleep.

Just keep your fuel stops nice and short, don't ride too fast and be safe.

Good luck

 

[twistedcricket]

I completed my BB from home (Omahell) to Portland last weekend. I think I had 6hrs to spare. I slept for 4-5hrs and tried to keep each stop under 10 minutes.

Now I need to complete the log form and mail in everything.

 

[Abercrombie FJR]

Thanks for all the advice guys, it’s all great stuff and I used most of it. The ride was successfully completed and provided for ample time for a good meal and a night in a hotel.

We did have our fair share of drama though. South Dakota threw some really crappy weather at us in between Wall and Rapid City. We were caught in open country interstate when torrential rain, hail and high winds hit. I tried to weather it out on the shoulder of the interstate I-90 pointing the FJR into the wind and doing my best to be skinny behind the windshield. But after the hail seemed to be getting bigger and the winds were getting stronger I made the choice to set my bike on the side stand and run for better protection behind a bill board. After getting thrown into a barb wire fence during my escape I looked back to see my bike had been rolled 1 ½ times by the wind and was lying in the bottom of the ditch about 20 feet from were I parked it. My buddy was lying next to his tipped over Triumph trying to find protection from the hail.

When the storm subsided we went to check the damage, sure that our ride was over at 500 miles. After getting the bikes pushed back up on the road and assessing the damage we fearfully decided to attempt to start the bike even though they had been lying top down in the ditch for several minutes. The bikes started and the ride was completed with mirrors missing and plenty of scuffs and scrapes to show for it.

 

[nofreeride]

Wow, what an adventure! Glad you guys made it through OK and congrats on the ride.