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, WI | The Vision made it to Prudhoe Bay!!! I'm heading home, only 2100 miles to go. Today I rode through the Northern Rockies. 100's of miles of winding mountain roads. I love that midnight sun! |
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Jasper, MO | I'm jealous. 
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New Bohemia, VA | Thanks for the update Steve. I wait to hear the tales and see the pics! |
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San Antonio, TX | Wow! Did you get to see the aurora? |
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flagstaff, AZ | Congrats on this leg, and continued safe travels back to home. |
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Central Wisconsin | Rollin' - 2012-06-19 11:20 PM The Vision made it to Prudhoe Bay!!! I'm heading home, only 2100 miles to go. Today I rode through the Northern Rockies. 100's of miles of winding mountain roads. I love that midnight sun! GREAT! Way to go! How did your bike mods/improvements hold up?
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Calgary, AB, | Congrats on your trip. Glad to hear you didnt' get caught up in the rain induced issues of the last few weeks. Expect you're in S. Alberta or Saskatchewan today, But, IF by chance you're in Calgary on Friday and/or Saturday, the Vic demo days (trailer) is on at Cycle Works in the north end of the city.Would be great to meet. Ride Safe |
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Iowa | Thanks for the update on your trip. Be safe and get home safely. Looking forward to the recap and pics. |
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, WI | It will take a while to post the story. A lot to catch up on at home. Some detail - Full trip 11,197 miles. Key West to Prudhoe Bay - 5613 miles. A few pictures - 
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Perry Hall, MD | Safe travels! Quite an experience to be able to reflect on for many years to come. |
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seattle, wa | Looking forward to a ride report.
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Illinois | Truly impressive! Good luck on your way home. |
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, WI | glencath1 - 2012-06-24 1:13 PM Truly impressive! Good luck on your way home. Thank you! Home!! I was back home at 9:00 pm Friday June 22nd. Full trip was about 16 days. |
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, WI | 20 10 Vision - 2012-06-24 7:39 PM Rollin you sure do get around 
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, WI | My Spot Tracker map transfered to Google Earth. Key West to Prudhoe Bay. 
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | Good Job!! lookin' forward to the pictures!!
Use care washing your bike as the road dust that covers it is volcanic in origin and if you scrub and wipe, it's like wiping the paint with a red SCOTCHBRITE drenched in COMET Cleanser, unless you're after that satin finish look. And months from now you'll still be finding little pockets of the stuff in gaps and crevices. 
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, WI | A little detail. Thanks Mike! http://www.polaris.com/en-us/Victory-Motorcycles/Experience/Pages/RollinUCC1.aspx . |
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New Bohemia, VA | Truly a champion and a legend! Thank for sharing with us the trip! Excellent! Way to go Steve...keep rollin' |
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Lennox, SD | Very impressive Steve! Some day before I get too old I would like to make a trip like that.
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, WI | Kioti - 2012-06-27 7:41 AM Very impressive Steve! Some day before I get too old I would like to make a trip like that. Ride on Steve! Thank you! Don't wait too long. I could feel my age on this trip. This ride did wear me out. I'm still tired. . |
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, WI | varyder - 2012-06-27 5:11 AM Truly a champion and a legend! Thank for sharing with us the trip! Excellent! Way to go Steve...keep rollin' Thanks Chris! |
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Desert Hot Springs (Palm Springs area), CA | Rollin', What a trip. My mind is spinning with Qs. But the top two are: What would you do differently if you were to do it again? And, did you ever have the bike go down and rest on the tip-overs? That road looked gnarly to say the lest. Well done!!! |
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| awesome rollin glad it worked out for u.... not sure if u heard, im still reelin from our luck.... stuck for 6 days between 2 washouts of the alcan 3 weeks ago...one at destruction bay, one at Mucho lake. wasnt even allowed to leave the driveway for 6 days, then too boot a broken belt, put on 3 days before the trip, no scares, no rips, no rocks...either faulty or too tight, added 4 more down days...UUUGGHHHH. we still had fun....but really messed up the trip. congrats and enjoy! |
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, WI | JS5Owner - 2012-06-27 8:55 AM Rollin', What a trip. My mind is spinning with Qs. But the top two are: What would you do differently if you were to do it again? And, did you ever have the bike go down and rest on the tip-overs? That road looked gnarly to say the lest. Well done!!! Thank you! I don't think I would change a thing. A different front tire would have been nice in the muddy areas but then it would not have lasted through the rest of the trip. Bike didn't go down but I did have a few moments. I had a few times where I thought the front end was going to slide out from under me in the mud. And ridding on the larger rocks I thought my arms are going to get pulled out. In some of the areas I would have to stop and catch my breath and take a break. This was the most physically challenging ride I have ever done. Getting older isn't helping. . |
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, WI | jeffmack - 2012-06-27 8:56 AM awesome rollin glad it worked out for u.... not sure if u heard, im still reelin from our luck.... stuck for 6 days between 2 washouts of the alcan 3 weeks ago...one at destruction bay, one at Mucho lake. wasnt even allowed to leave the driveway for 6 days, then too boot a broken belt, put on 3 days before the trip, no scares, no rips, no rocks...either faulty or too tight, added 4 more down days...UUUGGHHHH. we still had fun....but really messed up the trip. congrats and enjoy! Sorry to hear that Jeff! All that planning and waiting to go. Damn. |
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Brighton, TN | Rollin' do you have any dirt bike experience? I have quite a bit and I find that with E3's, I can drift the rear and the front rarely gets unsettled, if it does it doesn't scare the O-CRAP-O out of me. Just curious, if you found it similar but it doesn't sound like it. That does look like a gnarly ride, would love to do it also, I need to scrape up some sofa money first. |
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| Rollin
On your way south can I suggest a meal and or a night stay at DawsonPeaks Resort. 6 miles south of Teslin. Dave and carolin treated us like family during our 6 days alcan washout. Dave is a biker and lived the vision. They love bikers and their stories. Felt so bad for us but they made our captivity bearable!
Ride safe
Tell them Jeff the vision rider sent you... He will show u the stack of wood a split on my vacation!! Lol |
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| Glade your back didn't hear about the rear tire so I rake that was ok. Can't wait for you to catch your breath and see the photos. Say theres a bike wash here and the girls can stay for a extra two days to clean the vision |
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, WI | pollolittle - 2012-06-27 1:44 PM Rollin' do you have any dirt bike experience? I have quite a bit and I find that with E3's, I can drift the rear and the front rarely gets unsettled, if it does it doesn't scare the O-CRAP-O out of me. Just curious, if you found it similar but it doesn't sound like it. That does look like a gnarly ride, would love to do it also, I need to scrape up some sofa money first. No dirt bike experience but years of off roading with my Jeeps. I know that slow gets you home and speed breaks things and I know that engine braking is better than the wheel brakes going down hill on a muddy road. Easy on and off the gas. The E3 on the front did ok most of the time. It did not like the hard packed dirt roads that had a thin layer of mud on them. Those roads were scary. A good reason to go slow is if you crash and hurt yourself near Prudhoe Bay the nearest hospital is Fairbanks and that's 500 miles away. And that's if someone finds you. I know of two riders that crashed and broke bones and needed to be air-lifted while I was there. They were riding with a group. . |
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, WI | jeffmack - 2012-06-27 3:10 PM Rollin On your way south can I suggest a meal and or a night stay at DawsonPeaks Resort. 6 miles south of Teslin. Dave and carolin treated us like family during our 6 days alcan washout. Dave is a biker and lived the vision. They love bikers and their stories. Felt so bad for us but they made our captivity bearable! Ride safe Tell them Jeff the vision rider sent you... He will show u the stack of wood a split on my vacation!! Lol Thanks Jeff but I am at home. I got home last Friday night. 11,197 miles in 16 days. I'm still tired. |
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, WI | johnnyvision - 2012-06-27 6:09 PM Glade your back didn't hear about the rear tire so I rake that was ok. Can't wait for you to catch your breath and see the photos. Say theres a bike wash here and the girls can stay for a extra two days to clean the vision Thanks Johnny! The Dunlop Winter Sport run flat snow tire is the best tire I have ever had on a road trip. Never lost traction on any road condition. . |
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, WI | The Dalton - the surprise to me about the Dalton Highway was that it never stopped changing.
It was never the same for more than a mile, It could be a paved road with deep dips, pot holes, frost heaves and broken edges and then change to loose gravel without warning.
The gravel may be small or large stones and sometimes just rocks, then there would be a hill climb on a mud road followed by a large dip and then a curve with construction equipment working.
Just when you thought the road was getting a little easier there would be a tanker truck spraying water on the road.
When it was dry there would be blinding dust and blinding sun at 3:00 am. I also had rain and fog and light snow near Prudhoe Bay. And a ride through the mountains twice.
It never stopped changing! And you get to do the road twice! On the return trip a hill climb becomes a descending dirt/mud road.
You also have to deal with the large trucks, construction equipment and work zones.
Most of the time there was one good lane, down the center. No one wanted to be by the edge. Trucks always get lane choice.
Within the first 10 miles I thought it would be more than I could handle but the Vision made it through. |
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flagstaff, AZ | trying to be patient and wait for the full story/ride report, gonna be very interesting reading for sure. what a great trip! |
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Central Wisconsin | Rollin' - 2012-06-27 9:51 PM The Dunlop Winter Sport run flat snow tire is the best tire I have ever had on a road trip. Never lost traction on any road condition. Steve good to hear the Dunlop Winter Sport CT performed well for you. I just ordered my 2nd one, going to mount it later this year. Not sure if you saw this Bridgestone MT up front and Dunlop CT on rear post ?
Also, just wondering how some of your mods held up, like the mud flap and the belt guard?
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, WI | Thomas - 2012-06-28 8:19 AM Rollin' - 2012-06-27 9:51 PM The Dunlop Winter Sport run flat snow tire is the best tire I have ever had on a road trip. Never lost traction on any road condition. Steve good to hear the Dunlop Winter Sport CT performed well for you. I just ordered my 2nd one, going to mount it later this year. Not sure if you saw this Bridgestone MT up front and Dunlop CT on rear post ?
Also, just wondering how some of your mods held up, like the mud flap and the belt guard? I think all the mods helped, Mud flap - I saw a Vision on the lower part of the Alaska Highway and his front cylinder fins were filled with mud. I never had any mud on the engine or oil cooler. Skid plate - I heard it bang a few times. Belt guard - There is gravel everywhere. I rode on a lot of gravel before I even made it to Alaska. On the Alaska Highway all the gas station lots are gravel, road repair=gravel and a lot of mud covered gravel on the Dalton. Headlight guard - Hit a bird on the interstate. May have helped. |
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, WI | The Dalton Highway is 414 miles. There are 3 places to get gas. After you leave Coldfoot there is nothing to help you. Next gas 240 miles- 
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New Brunswick , Canada | Rollin....my 4 Corner tour is a drop in the bucket compare to your accomplishment..i tip my hat to YOU and keep on ROLLIN.. ;O) ;O) |
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Troy, NY | Very cool!!! What is your setup on the back for storage. That looks great! |
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, WI | adirondacks - 2012-06-30 10:40 AM Very cool!!! What is your setup on the back for storage. That looks great! The box was made by Happy Trail.
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, WI | 20 10 Vision - 2012-06-28 9:55 PM Simply amazing what you did! Thanks Wolff! |
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, WI | Lojak - 2012-06-29 11:21 PM Rollin....my 4 Corner tour is a drop in the bucket compare to your accomplishment..i tip my hat to YOU and keep on ROLLIN.. ;O) ;O) Thank you! I'm going to try, this ride wore me out. |
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Hartland, , WI | 20 10 Vision - 2012-06-28 8:55 PM
Simply amazing what you did!
+1...Freakin Aye dude...absolutely awesome...!
Don't know if this adventure helped dispel the opinion that CHEESEHEADS are freakin CRAZY though |
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New Bohemia, VA | Vinner1 - 2012-07-05 4:19 PM 20 10 Vision - 2012-06-28 8:55 PM Simply amazing what you did! +1...Freakin Aye dude...absolutely awesome...! Don't know if this adventure helped dispel the opinion that CHEESEHEADS are freakin CRAZY though Wisconsin did give us Jeffery D. and Ed G. Must be the cabin fever effect...
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, WI | Vinner1 - 2012-07-05 3:19 PM 20 10 Vision - 2012-06-28 8:55 PM Simply amazing what you did! +1...Freakin Aye dude...absolutely awesome...! Don't know if this adventure helped dispel the opinion that CHEESEHEADS are freakin CRAZY though Thanks Vance! Crazy? .....Hmmmmm ....I have heard that..........more than a few times. |
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, WI | A few more - In Coldfoot. One is not like the others - 
Early morning and riding north. Into the sun? (Pipeline on the left) 
Construction! Can't get away from it. 
Fuel it! In Prudhoe Bay, AK. 
The mid-night sun. My watch is still on central time. 3:00 am central, mid-night in Alaska. 
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| Rollin - looks like tall antenna you have in the picture next to the BMW. Is that an after market CB antenna? Do you use the CB much on your trips?
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, WI | 20 10 Vision - 2012-07-06 9:17 AM Rollin - looks like tall antenna you have in the picture next to the BMW. Is that an after market CB antenna? Do you use the CB much on your trips? Looking at your pics sure makes me want to get up and ride It's a no-ground plane CB antenna. Never used the CB, had it just in-case of an emergency. My cell phone only worked in two places in Alaska. Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay. Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay is 500 miles. With the CB you might be able to contact a truck driver if you need help. . |
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | What was the reaction to a VISION by the BEEMER riders? |
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, WI | SYNSTR - 2012-07-06 11:34 AM What was the reaction to a VISION by the BEEMER riders? Mostly they were surprised. All were nice, some shook my hand. The comment I heard the most - "that thing is huge!' . |
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New Bohemia, VA | Comic relief aside, I was going to ask what people felt about such a big bike doing this trip. I know a few Gold Wingers have done the trip as well, but over all, I'm sure it is more favored by those BMWers and other type off road bikes. Do you have the stock front forks, Steve? I'm curious how those held up, and I'm still curious of how you think the stock E3 would have fared. |
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, WI | varyder - 2012-07-07 4:52 AM Comic relief aside, I was going to ask what people felt about such a big bike doing this trip. I know a few Gold Wingers have done the trip as well, but over all, I'm sure it is more favored by those BMWers and other type off road bikes. Do you have the stock front forks, Steve? I'm curious how those held up, and I'm still curious of how you think the stock E3 would have fared. Stock fork. If you were lucky and had no rain, water trucks or construction (construction areas are muddy) the stock E3 on the back might make it. If I was going to do this again I would have another Dunlop Winter Sport on the back. I may try a different front tire. The Winter Sport never lost traction. The most challenging areas for the front tire were hard packed dirt with a thin layer of mud. Water trucks and rain will do that. And when you see that Next Services 240 Miles sign you wish you had a run flat on the front also. Belt guard - dry gravel maybe you don't need it. Muddy gravel and you can hear it flying around then I was glad it was there. . |
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, WI | SongFan - 2012-07-06 10:58 PM They're right. That thing is huge! |
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, WI | Mile marker 0 in Dawson Creek. From this point it's still 2000 miles to Prudhoe Bay, AK. 
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New Bohemia, VA | thanks Steve, it all makes perfect sense, I just needed it said. What tire would you use on the front if your were to do it again? |
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, WI | varyder - 2012-07-07 10:43 AM thanks Steve, it all makes perfect sense, I just needed it said. What tire would you use on the front if your were to do it again? I don't know what I would use. A tire that would be best for the Dalton Highway wouldn't last the full UCC trip. Some riders (smarter riders) change tires in Fairbanks. . |
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New Bohemia, VA | but you're saying your E3 front tire held up? Any pictures. While I may never make the trip, I'm preparing for it mentally in case the opportunity suddenly presents itself. I want to be ready. |
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | Rollin' - 2012-07-07 8:23 AM
SongFan - 2012-07-06 10:58 PM ? They're right. That thing is huge!
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, WI | SongFan - 2012-07-09 9:52 AM Hey Steve, Tried to find the answer online but no luck. How much was gas at Prudhoe Bay? $5.51 per gallon for regular. All of the gas stops on the Dalton and most of the gas stops on the Alaska Highway have one grade of gas. |
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, WI | This is the fuel stop at the Yukon River Camp, Mile Marker 56. One of only three places to get gas on the Dalton Highway. Yukon River Camp - Mile Marker 56 Coldfoot - Mile Marker 175 Prudhoe Bay - Mile Marker 414 
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, WI | Day one. Leaving Milwaukee. I had planned to leave early Thursday morning. When I left work on Wednesday (June 6th) I knew I would never be able to sleep so I started getting ready to leave. Ate, finished packing, looked the bike over one more time and left at 8:24 pm central time. Heading south to Key West, FL. I wasn't sure how far I would make it that first day but I had a good night and day and before I knew it I was in Georgia. I stopped for gas in Valdosta, GA and it was just starting to rain so I decided to stop there. It was 5:20 pm eastern time and I had ridden 1034 miles. This would qualify for the IBA SS1000. I sent the paperwork in yesterday. This was a good start to what would be a 16 day road trip. Stopping in Valdosta turned out to be a great idea! 
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Sand Rock, AL United States | I love reading about your trips. I learn a lot from your posts. I can hardly wait for the opportunity to do some serious touring and upper tier ironbutt rides. I love teh challenge, however , I will say I have no desire for the unpaved stuff . It kind of bothers me that I don't want to do this trip because I consider myself an adventurous guy . Anyway, you are awesome! |
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, WI | jimtom - 2012-07-14 5:47 AM I love reading about your trips. I learn a lot from your posts. I can hardly wait for the opportunity to do some serious touring and upper tier ironbutt rides. I love teh challenge, however , I will say I have no desire for the unpaved stuff . It kind of bothers me that I don't want to do this trip because I consider myself an adventurous guy . Anyway, you are awesome! Thanks Jim! My favorite part of the rides is how much I learn from the people I talk to. . |
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, WI | Time line - All times are central. Leaving Milwaukee, WI - June 6th 8:15 PM 
Leaving Key West, FL - June 9th 3:54 am 
At Prudhoe Bay, AK - June 16th 1:31 pm 
Home - June 22nd 9:16 pm 
Highest temp - 101 F 
Lowest temp - 33 F 
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, WI | Calcium Chloride - It's used on the full length of the Dalton Highway. It reduces dust and helps to bond the road. Sometimes they grade it in and sometimes they just spray it on the road. Near Prudhoe Bay, AK - 
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Oregon. | Rollin, glad to see you made the trip to Alaska. I'm not going to be able to do the UCC this year. Oh well, what can you do. Looks like you had a great ride and I congratulate you on your accomplishment. You started out with a SS1000, awesome. Talk about setting the standard high. Good job, and congrats again, that was an epic ride that only a few will be able to complete. Truly an epic ride. |
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, WI | Brian G - 2012-07-16 11:04 PM Rollin, glad to see you made the trip to Alaska. I'm not going to be able to do the UCC this year. Oh well, what can you do. Looks like you had a great ride and I congratulate you on your accomplishment. You started out with a SS1000, awesome. Talk about setting the standard high. Good job, and congrats again, that was an epic ride that only a few will be able to complete. Truly an epic ride. Thanks Brian! It was an adventure! |
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from a fellow cheasehead, I am not worthy, congrates on you ride, hope to catch up with you at the next slimy crud run to shake your hand, keep on rolling. Mike |
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Iron Butt
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, WI | 8-ball - 2012-08-04 8:56 PM Way cool..... You are truly a front runner of IBA runs with a Victory and have set a high mark for the rest of us. See ya at the AVR. Thanks Bill!! I found out today that the IBA cashed the checks for the last two rides that I did. An SS1000 on the way to Florida and the UCC. When they cash the check that means the ride has been approved. Cool! Just waiting for the certs and pins. Some of my friends and co-workers think I should stop doing these rides. They think I have used up my luck. I have been very lucky in many ways and I know it. They might be right. I did the math and my total riding against the clock Iron Butt ride mileage is 30,441 miles. All on a Victory and never a problem with the bike, not even a flat tire. Very, very lucky! . |
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Tourer
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| You got 'luckier' when you plan - you plan that is why you are 'lucky' plus lots of people hold you in their thoughts and prayers when you take these rides |
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Iron Butt
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, WI | 20 10 Vision - 2012-08-05 4:49 PM You got 'luckier' when you plan - you plan that is why you are 'lucky' plus lots of people hold you in their thoughts and prayers when you take these rides I enjoy the planning almost as much as the ride. Thanks Wolff! |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 825
, WI | Heading north - 
Early morning in Canada- 
Playing. Pilots veiw - 
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Tourer
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Green Bay, WI United States | Nice pictures! I tried to post something but my access is limited out her in the sticks. You are not lucky, you pay attention to the details. I would rather be lucky than good any day. An old German Chef used to tell me: Pay attention to the details and the rest will take care of itself. Karl Mosher 1972, God rest his mean soul. See you at AVR,,,,,,,
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Tourer
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Green Bay, WI United States | Speaking of the AVR, when is you review of your : Rollin's Great Adventure"? I am ridin in and out so I can be back for my Lady's Family Reunion, maybe ;-) There is a reason I am called the Wildman.....
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