upcoming iron butt -saddle sore 1000 & butt burner 1500 (need do
Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 10:42 pm
On Mon, 09 May 2011 03:05:35 -0000 "\"The Terror\""
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<><><><><><> <><><><><><> The Terror, I don't see any reason you can't do the ride on 50/50 tires that are in good shape. I think it was 2005 that I rode from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Rapid City, South Dakota, a distance of just over 800 miles in one day. Still had about 8 hours left if I was doing something in 24 hours. That averages out to about 50mph for the day which is a good Iron Butt speed. That was on Kenda K270s that had close to 5,000 smiles on them which is about 83% used on the rear. My gearing was 16/46 for paved surfaces which is 0.314% shorter than the stock 14/43 combo. If you put a 16 tooth front sprocket on with a 43 tooth rear that would be 6.661% taller than the stock ratio. I rode mostly at 60-65 mph on interstate in New Mexico and mostly excellent secondary roads in Colorado, Nebraska and South Dakota. I never felt I needed a higher ratio for maintaining a comfortable speed. Don't forget to check your oil level at every fuel stop. Hope you have a fun and safe ride. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT . . ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210> I am an owner of a 2003 KLR 650.Very soon I will be turning over > 40,000 one owner miles.I want to celebrate the occasion.In roughly 2 > weeks from today is an official Iron Butt event that is beginning in > The Colony,TX. & looping around from Tulsa,OK. I am going to enter > the Saddle Sore 1000 (1ooo miles in one day) & possibly the Bun > Burner 1500.I currently am running 50/50 dual sport > tires.Obviously,they are not the tire of choice for this event.I > really don't have the $300+ dollars to put on a new set of street > tires or 90/10 d/s tires in addition to the other expenses i'm > incurring in preparation.Is there anybody that would be interested > in donating? Not necessarily a new set but a set that has seen it's > better days but still has enough usable tread to safely complete the > event?We can work out any details to get them here. I am in Oklahoma > City.I could return them after the event if you like.I would be > willing to pay a small fee if you would rather sale them.Also > interested in feedback from listers who have experience with > sprocket changes to gear it more towards hiway use.Thanks to all.