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Hey, Mark Ya gonna ride that Rocon to Sturgis?? Better keep that nice leather jacket limbered up. Just axin...  Lets see, with a top speed of about 30MPH if I put the small sprocket on the rear, that would take me........ Sorry Ran out of fingers and toes fer 'cipherin.
LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports.
About 2016 team "R" candidates "We definitely need a crew with a sack of balls the size of hot water bottles, bloviated estrogen leaking feel-gooders need not apply." Gunner 500
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I would garner a lot of attention, and look pretty cool. And, it IS American made. Needs to thunk on that one some more 
LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports.
About 2016 team "R" candidates "We definitely need a crew with a sack of balls the size of hot water bottles, bloviated estrogen leaking feel-gooders need not apply." Gunner 500
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Campfire Ranger
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Have only met one guy that did the Iron Butt Rally. There was a couple of hundred of us there that night, and he received a standing ovation when it was announced. Met and listened to Dave Barr speak, his books are worth the read if you ride much, or not.. http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/davebarr/http://www.davebarr.com/
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Great link! IMHO, you'd have to have iron nutz, LS-spine, and brain to accomplish that feat. Puts a whole new connotation on the word "enduro"!!! BTW, I noticed that Yamaha FJR 1300's dominated the final standings... future touring bike purchasers, take note!
"I'm gonna have to science the schit out of this." Mark Watney, Sol 59, Mars
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Campfire Tracker
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BTW, I noticed that Yamaha FJR 1300's dominated the final standings... That is interesting and I'd have lost a bet on that guess. Given the OP, it is interesting to note that of the 87 bikes entered in 2011, 76 managed to finish. Only 2 Harleys entered and they did not finish.  Though I'm sure an adventure (that you don't have any time to enjoy), 11,000 miles in 11 days is probably not the wisest undertaking.
NRA Lifer
"It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare." - Mark Twain
"Everybody has principles... until they are an inconvenience." - Me
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Real bikers are a rare breed. Harley riders are a dime a dozen. Yeah. I know several "bikers" that haul their Harleys to a spot near Sturgis, unload them and ride into town acting just as tough as the real bikers. HA! Reminds me of this patch--------also available in bumper sticker. 15 miles
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Only 2 Harleys entered and they did not finish. An Electra-glide finished back in the pack in 2009. But 2007, oh my Lord! http://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/2007.cfm?DocID=43 3 Brett Donahue, H-D XLH1200R, 11,283 miles.
Third place; 11,283 miles on a Sportster 
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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A real biker on a 250? 2005: Duke Dunsford Kawasaki 250 Ninja - 9,947 miles  http://www.ironbuttrally.com/IBR/2005/62-1.html
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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At age 72 I am not cool, but I do ride a Yamaha 1300 V Star. Just put it away for the winter. We do get a few cool days from now till April in this part of upstate NY.
I was about 200 miles away from home this last summer and made a stop at a Wendy's. A Harley rider there asked me why at my age I wasn't riding a Harley. Told him, "been there, done that, but in retirement I can't really afford the Lock Tight."
Don't really care what you ride but do like to see folks riding. I'm still enjoying the breezes.
Jim
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