Effervescent Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 And by sportsbike, I mean '99 BMW 1100S. Actually rode 2,100 miles in 2.5 days! Long Island to Florida for the Iron Butt Annual dinner then back up to L.I. Return trip 1001 miles was done in 16 hours to qualify for membership. All I can say is thank G_d for Corbins, iPods remotes, highway pegs, Passport x8500s, and Bob's Wrist rests. Damage report: snapped a Givi mount by overloading it once there (stainless steel-banded a wrench as a splint, held great!), blew out a fork seal with a celebratory wheelie. More pics to follow. -Eff Link to comment
roadscholar Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Congratulations Eff! You definitely did it the hard way, 2100 miles to qualify for a 1000 mile ride. It was nice seeing you Friday, brief as it was. PM your email and I'll send you that picture. Bill Link to comment
SANTA Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 congratulations and welcome to the very select association, i mean having completed an iron butt on a sport bike... even if you "sport bike" is a bmw. i have done it several times, once on the r1100s. say what size is you givi top box? and what broke on the givi frame? i getting ready to install the one i just bought from wswartzel over on pelican Link to comment
Effervescent Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 Roadscholar swung by to say hi...as I pulled up! Meant a lot to me...not really knowing anyone there! Thanks a million! Good to see you too Frank! Rearding Givi, don't worry...it's 42 liters but I extended it back 3.5 inches to make room for my aux. fuel tank. Then I just about doubled it's weight limit. Then I rode 1000 miles like that. So...USER ERROR! lol Chilly start (real feel 7 degrees!) NY cold Florida heat. Enterin' Florida. Broken fuel pump repair on aux. fuel tank. 80 year old Iron Butt'er Ardess! I LOVE HER! Some Iron Butters Our lineup Hampton Inn = covered, front door, VIP motorcycle parking My $30 compact multimeter pays for itself after it's virgin ride (identifies K75 short)! If case you were curious how long a 1989 ZX-10 Ninja's speedo last before snapping it's cable. It still does a GPS certified 160MPH on the track, I'm told. Triumph at sunset near Dunn, North Carolina. Eff laughing at Triumph's need for roadside engine disassembly 200 miles into 2,000 trip! These two men are the kind of guys who want with you when your bike breaks down. One's an engineer. The other's a race car owner, racer, skilled mechanic. Together they can repair anything on the fly! Taught me a lot on this trip! When oil starts squirting out...my buddy recommends breaking down the engine and starts to remove the tank: on the side of the road!!! Yes, that's a Triumph timing chain and cam lobes! Tarbash gets very excited when I talk to him in his native tongue. Requests picture to be sent to him and invites me to stay with his family in Bombay. But encourages me to not drink the water. Then goes into details about bowel issues that will result. Broken Givi mount wrench splint. Genius! -Eff Link to comment
Effervescent Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 My crew sans the engineer. -Eff Link to comment
KMG_365 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Awesome! Simply AWESOME!!! Nice to see Ardys riding again! Link to comment
BrianT Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Grats. That's gotta be the most customized S bike I've ever seen. I've never seen one with an aux gas tank. Link to comment
Huzband Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Good job, Eff. Wish I coulda met you. Link to comment
Calvin (no socks) Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Eff, I came by early, and crashed the party at the Ramada. I found some other members and hung out awhile... Sorry I missed you. I was on my way home from work. I couldn't have missed that bike...Congrats.... I ride a K12s.... Crotch rocket... Taking it to Torrey later this spring, a couple of ss 1000 days and I'll be there.. Link to comment
MattS Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Eff, congratulations on the big ride. And a trip that many make all the time, although not as often on 95 as someplace above it. But, when you can, tell me again which exactly Baldwin brother you are? Link to comment
L Rider Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Congratulations and well done!! Link to comment
Effervescent Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 Live on Long Island (where they are from), work in Manhattan. I get Alec about 2x a week. It's to the point that I interupt strangers: "Has anyone ever told you..." -Stranger "Alec Baldwin: twice a week." -me -Eff Link to comment
stubble! Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Great ride, Eff. That's pretty impressive work on the S. So what happened with the Triumph? Link to comment
Effervescent Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 Valve cover gasket was not reinstalled correctly and was partially sucked back in. They took off the cover, cleaned it up, and reinstalled. Did the trick. Like I said, those guys are the best! -Eff Link to comment
s3steve Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Great report! Alec for sure! Love the ZX10! Link to comment
BFish Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 impressive feat...so anyway what's kim basinger really like? Link to comment
JerryMather Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Cool I've been told that people use their "S"'s for sporttouring so I'm not surprized that you were able to roll off that many miles in a couple days. Link to comment
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