[Land-speed] 1000miles in 24hrs on a bike? ( no LSR )

David in Durango adin at frontier.net
Sat Jan 12 11:07:17 MST 2008


I'll gladly sign your certification for the jacket patch - "this guy is a 
wack-job nut case looney."

David, had my fill of scooter adventures some decades ago . . .




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk at ala.net>
To: <land-speed at autox.team.net>; <ECTALSR at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 7:08 AM
Subject: [Land-speed] 1000miles in 24hrs on a bike? ( no LSR )


> So I decide I want to try this 1000 mile ride called the Iron Butt, Bun
> Burner.... this is an organization that establishes records and goals for
> idiots like ME... LOL   I got on my BMW F-650 single cylinder ( which is
> cheating really cause the bike was built for this kind of stupidity )  and 
> I
> rode..... here's an bit of what happened....
>
> ...
> Wanna know how far you can push yourself on a scooter in a single day....
> these guys are for you....
>
> quick story... so... in the middle of the night... between 2 and 300 
> miles...
> I get into really heavy Road construction to go with my Really heavy Rain 
> and
> FOG...  and I'm running along at ... what 70mph...  speed limit is 60 and 
> I
> can see far enough in front of me to brake... so I'm fairly comfy... ( 
> okay
> I'm scared freaking to death... but Gotta act manly here right? )... 
> anyway
> I'm focused at  infinity... and the next thing I know... the bike 
> literally
> falls out from underneath me.... just gone.... like a freaking amusement 
> park
> ride... freaking GONE...  oh wait... there it is... spanking me in my 
> falling
> ass...  The road crew took 8-10" of material off that area... so I'm 
> gathering
> my senses back...and Yep... UP we go... into the Wild Blue Yonder... up 
> and
> away... into the sky.... Hmmm  Always remember to at least try and 
> breath...
> It's hard I know.. but if you have air your brain works better...  Okay 
> it's
> landing... cool... hmmm I really gotta do some more off road work with 
> this
> bike... Wow.... then I look up and the freaking lane is going to the right 
> to
> go around some freaking bridge and the lanes got that Shoulder of asphalt 
> that
> they think is cute...  Damn it man... I'm still trying to breath here...
> Wow...  and the answer is YEP...  I pulled over and looked for my
> Cigarettes.... didn't have any so I downed two cokes... an aspirin and
> promised myself that next time I saw god at 4 in the morning... I'm gonna 
> ask
> a few questions...
>
> I'm not sure this gig is going to be part of my life....  BUT what a kick 
> in
> the ass.... quite a challenge...
>
>
> Just thought I'd share the latest lunacy...
>
> Keith
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