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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Bun Burner Gold is in the books - 1,500 miles in 24 hours
I was tired, riding west on the 210 through Monrovia, and looking forward to getting off the bike after 22 plus hours of riding, when another bike showed up on my six. Justin, on his ZZR, had come out to meet me and guide me home.
I left at 3:35am on Monday morning, rode all day and through the night, and made it back home in 22 hours and 54 minutes, after 1,530 miles through California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. About half the ride was Interstate, but even more miles were on cool back roads.
Some notes, for now, with more details soon...
Stints
- Home to Baker - dense fog between I-15/I-215 junction and Hesperia. Felt like the Guild pilots in Dune
- Baker to Beatty - chose the Badwater Road option; took photos to document it
- Beatty to Tonopah - high winds began about 10 miles south of Tonopah
- Tonopah to Alamo - more high winds from the south and west, kept speeds somewhat reasonable, altough I did get some time in the 6,000 RPM range...
- Alamo to Ely - winds continued, but in my favor on this leg. Short stop for road construction.
- Ely to Nephi - more high winds, in the 35-45 MPH range, with gusts and/or drop-outs. Very fatiguing.
- Nephi to St. George - hooked up with a Corolla (of all things) for a 6,000 RPM plus run to Beaver and beyond. Listened to the Lakers-Suns game on the XM.
- St. George to Baker - gusty winds in the Virgin River passes made things too interesting
- Baker to home - just after Baker, I got caught behind a seemingly drunk-ass driver. He would slow down to the 55mph range, but when anyone tried to pass him he would speed up to match their speed, and cut just in front of them if they came up on slower traffic. I watched this happen to three different cars, and didn't feel like it would be wise to try it myself. He finally got distracted and let me pass in north Victorville. More dense fog past Hesperia.