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U.S. Biker Sets 'Iron-Butt' Record Across Continent
by IconoclasT at 9:57 pm EDT, Jun 24, 2004 |
WAY2GO! MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. motorcyclist made the 5,632-mile trek from the northernmost road in Alaska to the southernmost tip of Florida in 100 hours and set a transcontinental record certified by the "Iron Butt Association" of bike enthusiasts.
"I'm a little tired ... a little bit bruised," biker Gary Eagan said by phone from Key West, Florida, on Tuesday, a day after finishing the journey on his Ducati Multistrada.
He bested the old transcontinental "Iron Butt" record of 114 hours and 49 minutes, set last year by a BMW rider from Maryland.
A few hours after starting his solo journey on a gravel road in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, a truck forced Eagan off the road and his motorcycle flipped over into the tundra, breaking his windshield, one rearview mirror, auxiliary fuel tank and shearing off the saddlebag containing his spare clothes. |
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RE: U.S. Biker Sets 'Iron-Butt' Record Across Continent
by flynn23 at 10:31 am EDT, Jun 25, 2004 |
IconoclasT wrote:
] WAY2GO!
]
] MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. motorcyclist made the
] 5,632-mile trek from the northernmost road in Alaska to the
] southernmost tip of Florida in 100 hours and set a
] transcontinental record certified by the "Iron Butt
] Association" of bike enthusiasts.
] "I'm a little tired ... a little bit bruised," biker Gary
] Eagan said by phone from Key West, Florida, on Tuesday, a day
] after finishing the journey on his Ducati Multistrada.
] He bested the old transcontinental "Iron Butt" record of 114
] hours and 49 minutes, set last year by a BMW rider from
] Maryland.
] A few hours after starting his solo journey on a gravel road
] in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, a truck forced Eagan off the road and
] his motorcycle flipped over into the tundra, breaking his
] windshield, one rearview mirror, auxiliary fuel tank and
] shearing off the saddlebag containing his spare clothes. I don't know how this is possible. He's got to average 56mph in order to make this happen. So including his get off, refueling, changing his tire, and naps, he would've likely had to stay pegged at something like 75mph. Without getting a ticket. damn. |
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RE: U.S. Biker Sets 'Iron-Butt' Record Across Continent
by w1ld at 11:41 pm EDT, Jun 26, 2004 |
Wowzers! Thats intense! IconoclasT wrote:
] WAY2GO!
]
] MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. motorcyclist made the
] 5,632-mile trek from the northernmost road in Alaska to the
] southernmost tip of Florida in 100 hours and set a
] transcontinental record certified by the "Iron Butt
] Association" of bike enthusiasts.
] "I'm a little tired ... a little bit bruised," biker Gary
] Eagan said by phone from Key West, Florida, on Tuesday, a day
] after finishing the journey on his Ducati Multistrada.
] He bested the old transcontinental "Iron Butt" record of 114
] hours and 49 minutes, set last year by a BMW rider from
] Maryland.
] A few hours after starting his solo journey on a gravel road
] in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, a truck forced Eagan off the road and
] his motorcycle flipped over into the tundra, breaking his
] windshield, one rearview mirror, auxiliary fuel tank and
] shearing off the saddlebag containing his spare clothes. |
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