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Josh

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Well, I just finished the Saddlesore 1208.3 (GPS indicated) in 34 hours. For those of you that haven’t heard about it, you must meet the following requirements… Your bike must have been purchased in the last 30 days and you must use the stock seat. You have to dodge coyotes and foxes and be able to outrun thunderstorms. You must finish up the ride by midnight and it has to be raining for at least the last 100 miles. Immediately following the Saddlesore 1208.3, you must get your name on the waiting list for a Russell seat!

**takes some aspirin and goes to bed**

Josh :lol:

 
Well, I just finished the Saddlesore 1208.3 (GPS indicated) in 34 hours. For those of you that haven’t heard about it, you must meet the following requirements… Your bike must have been purchased in the last 30 days and you must use the stock seat. You have to dodge coyotes and foxes and be able to outrun thunderstorms. You must finish up the ride by midnight and it has to be raining for at least the last 100 miles. Immediately following the Saddlesore 1208.3, you must get your name on the waiting list for a Russell seat!
**takes some aspirin and goes to bed**

Josh :lol:
Well congratulations. I realized the need for the Russel seat in bits and pieces :lol:

 
Congrats on getting the bike home! :good: Sadly, in order to document a SS1208.3 you must also have samples of at least two tumbleweeds that you exploded during the ride. Pictures of roadkill may be substituted. (polaroid only)

 
Sadly, in order to document a SS1208.3 you must also have samples of at least two tumbleweeds that you exploded during the ride. Pictures of roadkill may be substituted. (polaroid only)
Jeeze, yet another guy doing a SS1208.3 ...yet no pictures or bail bond receipts --uhh, are we supposed to just trust him? Seems the SS1208.3 is as ordinary and common as a gen2 ignition failure now-a-days.

++Seriously congrat's on what must have been a great ride .....and double thumbs up for your fun spirit. New bike, stock seat, rain and a great attitude. Groovy on ya.

 
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It may sound like I had a horrible time, but these kind of trips are the best ones. Sure I was tired and sore when I got home, but it was a great "break in" ride and now I know what needs to be changed. I realize that the stock seat is horrible (for me) on long runs, it would be nice to have an alternative place to stretch my feet now and then, and I think a set of heli bars would help out quite a bit. I also got to meet a forum member (sixpack42) out in North Carolina and chat with him a little about motorcycles. He also hooked me up with a really sweet deal on a Monogo trailer.

The one and only picture I stopped to take

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Hard to believe that I rode on the stock seat about 14k miles before having someone locally shave down the seat and add gel pads.

 
Hard to believe that I rode on the stock seat about 14k miles before having someone locally shave down the seat and add gel pads.
It must SUCK when the stubble grows out on your seat...!

Inserting gel pads = plastic surgery!

Josh - congrats on a hell of a ride my man! Excellent way to begin the mods list. :D

 
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