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Iron Butt
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| I kicked my own butt on a bike finally. After many IB rides, Bun Burners and Saddle sores of all kinds I stopped filling out paper work just cause these rides happen on my trips. Course the Vision makes these rides a non issue.
Got a wild hair and decided to see if I could IBA on my Norton Commando. After going thru the motor and replacing chain and all gaskets I wanted to stretch her legs. well the bike made it, 1000 miles in the day. But let me tell you....200 miles on the Nort felt like 1000 on the Vic. this was a challenge. I will for sure send in the documents for this one, it was quite a tough but glad I did it kind a day. I love both of my bikes, maybe the Nort a little more. But I can't wait to get on the land yacht for some mountain twisties today!!!
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Iron Butt
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| Well i guess everyone enjoys threads about how bad Harley's are or how ignorant Harley riders are. My mistake
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | Jeff - while you feel justified for your comment, I won't justify it. The Vision does bring a new level to the meaning of "Iron Butt". When I rode the Ridewing19 Saddle Sore I happen to pair up with a Navy Seal riding his harley. At the second gas stop, our first one together, I asked if he had a stock seat. He said yes. I then asked him if it hurt to ride on the stock seat. He responded "It's suppose to hurt, isn't it?" We got a laugh from that one and I bragged a little on how soft the Vision seat was. Together, in the heat of the day, and on into pouring rain for over a hundred miles, we pushed each other to finish 1,036 miles in 15 hours flat. While we make take a jab at a harley, japanese or euro bikes, deep down we respect that you ride. It would be good to see a pic of the commando. Congrats on your accomplishment, a TRUE Iron Butt!
Edited by varyder 2012-08-27 9:23 PM
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Iron Butt
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, WI | Congratulations! If the rides get to easy on the Vision the IBA does have other rides to raise the bar. |
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Iron Butt
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | You actually went closer to 2000 miles on that thumper, as much distance up and down as you went straight ahead. Rode a friends once the thing that sticks with me is thinking 'I could remove stumps with this thing" El Torque monster!!! |
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Cruiser
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| You're a freaking Machine, I have a KTM Adventure which is probably a step up in the comfort department when compared to a commando. 200 miles is a long day on the Adventure, on the Commando, its an eternity.
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Iron Butt
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Rockford, IL | Well until I did a google image search on a Norton Commando I had no idea what the bike looked like.
Guess I can now without a doubt make the statement that YOU ARE NUTS !!!!
I doubt I could last more than 100 miles on that bike. The only way of going 1000 or more would entail me in a casket on wheels being towed behind the bike. |
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Iron Butt
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | Lotzafun - 2012-08-28 9:22 AM
Well until I did a google image search on a Norton Commando I had no idea what the bike looked like.
Guess I can now without a doubt make the statement that YOU ARE NUTS !!!!
I doubt I could last more than 100 miles on that bike. The only way of going 1000 or more would entail me in a casket on wheels being towed behind the bike.
Yeah, but back in the dark ages of the 50's/early 60's for motorcycles it was the street Hemi of the day. |
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Cruiser
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Spfld, IL but temp Bay area, CA | Awesome job doing that on the old Norton. I still have a 1974 Commando 850 purchased new in 1974. Most I ever did on it was less than 500 miles in a day and I was only 22 at the time. The bike hasn't been ridden since the mid-80's. I've already warned the wife that in 2014, the Norton is going in for a complete rebuild on its 40th birthday.
Did you go with an electronic ignition?
1974 was the last year Norton's were alllowed to keep the right foot shifter. Not only that but with the ass backwards Norton shift pattern of one gear up and the next 3 gears down. |
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Visionary
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Georgia, west of Atlanta | On a Commando, now that IS an iron butt ride !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Iron Butt
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| varyder - 2012-08-27 9:16 PM
Jeff - while you feel justified for your comment, I won't justify it. The Vision does bring a new level to the meaning of "Iron Butt". When I rode the Ridewing19 Saddle Sore I happen to pair up with a Navy Seal riding his harley. At the second gas stop, our first one together, I asked if he had a stock seat. He said yes. I then asked him if it hurt to ride on the stock seat. He responded "It's suppose?to hurt, isn't it?" We got a laugh from that one and I bragged a little on how soft the Vision seat was. Together, in the heat of the day, and on into pouring rain for over a hundred miles, we pushed each other to finish 1,036 miles in 15 hours flat. While we make take a jab at a harley, japanese or euro bikes, deep down we respect that you ride. It would be good to see a pic of the commando. Congrats on your accomplishment, a TRUE Iron Butt!
Sorry Varyder. I didnt do a good job with my post. My comment about Harley riders was meant as tongue and cheek to jeer the many anti Harley post we get to see here at nausium. But those post do get more play than real rude stories was my point, I did a bad job of making. I love all things two wheels from Vic's to Harley to Ducati and Vincent's. Just live riding. But I must say my Norton ride was the worst and best ride I've done at the same time.
Thanks y'all for appreciating a old bike going thru the 1000. She deserves a break for a while!
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | I just felt your frustration after a grueling ride and nobody want to talk about it.
While your norton was the worst, (and best) it has to have been a memorable one - do you have any pics from the ride? |
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Iron Butt
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, WI | To me the difference between a long ride and an Iron Butt ride is intent. Everyone has good and bad riding days but on an Iron Butt ride you intend to ride over 1000 miles or more from the start of that day and on longer rides you are going to do it again and again and again.
You get your witness forms signed and leave knowing you will have to deal with anything that happens that day. Weather, construction and traffic.
You also take the time to document the ride with receipts that show each mile covered. Documenting a ride does take more time and effort.
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toughest iron butt for me by far