Lunch in Denver with a couple guys......................

[Firehawk068]

Kurt and Fred both just happened to be in Denver today, so I met them for lunch.





We all met up at "Biker Jim's" for some interesting hot-dogs.
http://www.bikerjimsdogs.com/our-menu





I had the Rattlesnake Brat, and Pheasant Cordon Bleu.



The food was great, and it was good to see Fred and Kurt.......................
I'll let them fill in the details of their visit.

[FJmonkey]

Awesome!

[Steve_in_Florida]

Boy, that Fred sure gets around!

Nice bikes.

Steve

[yamaha fj rider]

Fred and I have been talking about doing a saddle sore 1000 for several years now. Our plan was, Fred rides from Wichita, me from Salt Lake City and we meet in the middle for lunch. We chose Denver, so we had to call Alan. He came up with Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs for lunch, an awesome place. A Denver landmark. If you are in Denver, I recommended you try it. 

Alan and Fred are more adventurous with their selections. I chose the beef dog, topped with the Biker Jim's Classic, cream cheese, caramelized onions and ketchup. Maybe I will make some at the next rally.

After lunch Alan rode with me up to Fort Collins, where we parted ways.

My official start time for the 1000 was, 04:53:07 am July 03, the end time 01:45:27 am July 4th. With 1,141.9 miles ridden. According my odometer. Odometer reading is not official mileage, but I defiantly have logged enough miles to qualify for completing the Saddle Sore 1000.

My route, from SLC south on I-15 to Spanish Fork. Where I changed to US 6, going south west down to I-70. Then taking I-70 into the Denver area. Leaving Denver we took I-25 up to Fort Collins. Then changed to US 287, taking it to Laramie. then getting on I-80 for the rest of the trip home.

It was great to see Freed and Alan. Having lunch with them was the high point of this journey. Thanks to both of them for making this possible and memorable. I also want to thank to my wife for her support and understanding.

Kurt

[aviationfred]

As Kurt mentioned, he and I have been planning to do an official Iron Butt Association Saddle Sore 1000 for some time. We picked this weekend so that we would have a full day to rest afterwards.  

Denver was the logical meeting point as if id just a bit over 500 miles for each of us. Roughly 525 miles for me and 550 miles for Kurt.

Meeting up with Alan was the bonus of having a local member to suggest a good meeting point. Alan chose an awesome location. Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs was very interesting. The menu certainly is for the adventurous. Whereas Kurt played it safe, I had to step up and have the Rattlesnake & Pheasant Dog with caramelized onions, raw onions and ketchup. It was absolutely delicious.

My depart time was exactly at 6:00am Central Time. My route was much more direct. I-135 North to Salina, KS. to I-70 West. I put my head down and blazed I-70 all the way into Denver. For the most part I had smooth sailing and arrived at 12:30 Mountain Time. A bit earlier than expected. Once Alan and Kurt arrived we had an enjoyable couple of hours. The return trip to Wichita was the reverse of I-70 to I-135. I rode past Wichita to I-35 then to the Wellington exit, turned around and headed back to Wichita. I wanted a few extra miles to pad the distance. Arrival time to Wichita was 2:22am with a total of 1094 miles.

[aviationfred]

Alan with his Deep Fried Pheasant Cordon Blu Dog. and Rattlesnake & Pheasant Dog on a bun.

[aviationfred]

I have to give a shout out to Mike (skymasteres) for allowing me the use of his Air Hawk Cruiser R seat cushion.  

I recently rode 630 to 690 miles to the Central FJ Rally with a regular Corbin Gunfighter and Lady. Depending on whether I trust my odometer of Google maps. The next day, I was so sore that I almost could not ride for the day.

With how I felt during the halfway stop in Denver and then when I actually got back into Wichita. I think with an Air Hawk seat cushion and a mindset of doing the Bun Burner 1500, that it can be done without being extremely sore afterwards.

[Pat Conlon]

Hows your bike running Fred?

[aviationfred]

Hows your bike running Fred?

Funny that you ask Pat......

While I was riding, the bike rode beautifully. I tried to keep the speed at around 85MPH. The bike really felt better at 90MPH, but I don't run with a radar detector and I can live with not attracting the attention of the LEO's and getting a Performance award.

I did run into a hiccup during a stop in Russell, Kansas. The bike died and the battery was suddenly dead. I was able to push the bike about 400 yards to the gas station. I filled up with gas and was able to get a jump start. The ride into Salina, Kansas was uneventful, as was the required direction change stop. My volt meter read 14.5VDC as a came into Salina. I turned the bike off, refueled and it fired right back up like normal. I made it the next 100 miles to home without incident.

Yesterday, I didn't touch the bike. This morning it fired right up like normal for my ride into work.

Fred

[fj1289]

She just wanted to keep a little excitement in the ride!  Make sure you didn't take 1,000+ miles for granted

[aviationfred]

I received my certificate and license plate back today. I am now an official Iron Butt Association member. For the Kilometer folks, the distance covered is 1783 Km's in less than 24 hours.



Fred

[Firehawk068]

Glad to see that you got your certification Fred! 

It was good to see you guys for the short time you were here.