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nklr: iron butt
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2001 1:08 pm
by KLR650Pilot@aol.com
In a message dated 8/29/01 12:22:38 PM Central Daylight Time,
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com writes:
>>
You speak of a very good concern. When was it, last year or the year before,
an experienced IRB rider had a heart attack, fell off his bike, rolled into
the underbrush and disappeared. Amazingly, his ST1100 went forward on the
highway for several miles before coming to rest on a guardrail, in the
upright position. Creepy huh? Well, they could not find the guy. I believe it
took somewhere between 5 and 7 days to find the poor guy and by that time
natures scavengers had started their unsightly process. IBR's make no sense
to me. Who cares how fast you get there? Just get there, alive. And, try to
have a good time doing it. (I've got my flame shield on for you long distance
riders) I just guess I agree with Gino, why put yourself in that overly risky
situation.
Jim, KLR650Pilot
nklr: iron butt
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2001 1:33 pm
by Leon Begeman
Ron Major died while participating in the 1997 Iron
Butt Rally. Your story isn't quite correct. He did
die of a heart attack and fell off his bike. He was
found within a few hours but after taking his body
away, the authorities on site did not immediately
transport his bike. They left it beside the guard
rail where later rally participants found it, but not
him. The authorities would not release information
about him until his family had been notified. Thus
for a couple of days, neither the rally staff,
participants nor the rest of the world had any
information.
Hi, I'm Leon Begeman. I don't have a KLR650 yet, I'm
considering getting one to replace my ZX6, after
riding it to Prudhoe Bay in July, I find that it isn't
a very good Iron Butt type long-distance bike. I
think perhaps the KLR might be a better choice. My
other bikes include a couple of Ninja 250s. For Iron
Butt rides they require too much maintenance and they
aren't sturdy enough for gravel roads. The gravel
road part was also the undoing of the ZX6.
Leon.
--- KLR650Pilot@... wrote:
> In a message dated 8/29/01 12:22:38 PM Central
> Daylight Time,
>
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com writes:
>
> in the IBR this year,
> so I was perusing the starting line photos to see
> if I could spot him.
> Some of those bikes with some of those loads look
> down right scary
> and to think these folks will be fighting sleep
> deprivation and
> traveling at high speeds all in the name of doing
> the Iron Butt. I
> don't care if they put themselves at risk, but it's
> theother folks
> that share the road. Sorry, but I'm a
> non-IBR-believer.
> >>
>
> You speak of a very good concern. When was it, last
> year or the year before,
> an experienced IRB rider had a heart attack, fell
> off his bike, rolled into
> the underbrush and disappeared. Amazingly, his
> ST1100 went forward on the
> highway for several miles before coming to rest on a
> guardrail, in the
> upright position. Creepy huh? Well, they could not
> find the guy. I believe it
> took somewhere between 5 and 7 days to find the poor
> guy and by that time
> natures scavengers had started their unsightly
> process. IBR's make no sense
> to me. Who cares how fast you get there? Just get
> there, alive. And, try to
> have a good time doing it. (I've got my flame shield
> on for you long distance
> riders) I just guess I agree with Gino, why put
> yourself in that overly risky
> situation.
>
> Jim, KLR650Pilot
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nklr: iron butt
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2001 1:35 pm
by Rod Depperschmidt
It was the '97 Iron Butt and it was Ron Major. But
what does any of this have to do with a anyone of us
having a heart attack?!?! It can happen any time -
any place to any of us..... on a MC, in a cage or in
our sleep.
BTW, the Iron Butt is NOT a race - it has nothing to
do with speed. One for he very fisrt "rules" is to
NOT speed as it wears you out too quickly.
rod
--- KLR650Pilot@... wrote:
> In a message dated 8/29/01 12:22:38 PM Central
> Daylight Time,
>
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com writes:
>
> You speak of a very good concern. When was it, last
> year or the year before,
> an experienced IRB rider had a heart attack, fell
> off his bike, rolled into
> the underbrush and disappeared. Amazingly, his
> ST1100 went forward on the
> highway for several miles before coming to rest on a
> guardrail, in the
> upright position. Creepy huh? Well, they could not
> find the guy. I believe it
> took somewhere between 5 and 7 days to find the poor
> guy and by that time
> natures scavengers had started their unsightly
> process. IBR's make no sense
> to me. Who cares how fast you get there? Just get
> there, alive. And, try to
> have a good time doing it. (I've got my flame shield
> on for you long distance
> riders) I just guess I agree with Gino, why put
> yourself in that overly risky
> situation.
>
> Jim, KLR650Pilot
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nklr: iron butt
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2001 1:39 pm
by Cloyce D. Spradling
On Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 01:59:51PM -0400, KLR650Pilot@... wrote:
: IBR's make no sense to me. Who cares how fast you get there?
Not you, but maybe me.
: Just get there, alive.
Hey, man, that sounds like cager talk!
: I just guess I agree with Gino, why put yourself in that overly risky
: situation.
That's the same kind of question that non-riders ask me often. Answers
vary.
--
Cloyce
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2001 1:54 pm
by KLR650Pilot@aol.com
In a message dated 8/30/01 6:47:07 AM Central Daylight Time,
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com writes:
>>
Get hold of me off list and I will give you step by step instructions. It
really isn't hard, just time consuming. Oh, and by the way, you should be
using ear plugs Supertrapp or not.
Jim,
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