My BBG1500 attempt last June: maybe it'll help someone out...
Holy crap I was totally wrong! I just found this on my computer at work. I only made 1150 miles in ~19 hours. The last entry was me taking too long to find a cheap smoke-free room on the Oregon-Washington border.
Those Little America bastards had their clock all out of whack (noticed in Oregon) and I probably should have gotten gas before eating in Evanston for a better record of avg speed. Tremonton, UT was the only place I couldn't pay at the pump but the lady at the counter was really nice and called me in over the intercom before I pulled out my card to tell me the reader was broken- the station was also 3 miles off the freeway.
I never turned this in because it wasn't clean- the Little America clock was off. I had also intended to do 1600 miles before stopping and I was bummed about missing the BBG. I did get the witness forms for the SS1k, though, and it's not hard to get a stranger to sign one.
Avg speed was 60+. I stopped for a long breakfast in Evanston, WY and sat down to eat a cinnamon roll in ID. Total time not gassing or riding was over an hour, but I don't know exactly. Avg rolling speed was around 85 but it got a little slower in the last few hours due to fatigue. Bike was a Honda 919. I bought a small windshield for the ride back which would have been really nice to have on the way there.
I learned to
-Always check reciept time
-Get gas before eating if I'm going to eat- then get another receipt or log when I leave to get better idea of my stats
-Wind protection is key
-Get an MP3 player- I got sick of my singing after 300 miles and started playing tic-tac-toe with myself in my head... sad.
-Keep rain gear on the whole time
-Gas station water tastes like crap
-The people in cars that I've been leapfrogging will want to talk bikes- get a pump at the end and don't make eye-contact.
Date Time Location Stop ODO
6.3.02 0352 MDT Denver, CO Texaco (3595 S Yosemite) 2373
6.3.02 0529 MDT Cheyenne, WY Conoco 2487
6.3.02 0628 MDT Laramie, WY Pilot 2538
6.3.02 0800 MDT Rawlins, WY Flying J 2643
6.3.02 0902 MDT Little America, WY (West) Sinclair 2788 BAD TIME
6.3.02 1147 MDT Evanston, WY Country River Restaurant 2855
6.3.02 1145 MDT Evanston, WY Amoco 2855
6.3.02 1333 MDT Tremonton, UT Conoco 2972
6.3.02 1508 MDT Heyburn, ID Chevron 3088
6.3.02 1654 MDT Mountain Home, ID Pilot 3208
6.3.02 1847 MDT Ontario, OR Chevron 3308
6.3.02 1932 PDT La Grande, OR Flying J / Exxon 3425
6.3.02 2144 PDT Umatilla, OR Texaco 3524
6.3.02 2230 PDT Hermiston, OR Economy Inn 3531
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Originally Posted by Dyscofool
