Guys just john said in the beginning of his video about his fans. What a gentleman shakes your hand listen to what your saying real gentleman and his crew what a bunch of great guys I sat wilt glen and chatted for about a half hour after john left the bikes and breakfast. Was a pleasure meeting you on Sunday.
Good info suspension and seat are the top of the list for me and the first thing I change when I buy a new bike. I have done 1352 miles in 34 hours, I am 62 and I really don't want to do it again unless I have to. I only did it the last because I had some delays on a cross country trip that put me in a position that I needed to get home in two days for my Granddaughters birth day which I was not going to miss.
Just bought a bike in Las cruzes nm. Bought a one way ticket to get it and road that pony back to Idaho. 3 weeks ago. 1000 miles. Took 3 days. Stretched about every 75 to 100 miles. Could have done in 2 days but had to visit family in Salt Lake. 500 miles a day is a long day. Especially if weather isn't the best. I've earned my badge as far as I'm concerned. Haha. Get an Indian. Great bikes!!!
Great info. I am also impressed with the new driving, fog lights. First thing I did on my 2020 RG is adjust the head light up. I think HD needs to rethink how they set them. Cold weather sucks no matter how you dress. I just layer put my leathers on, keep my face and neck warm and the heated grips come in handy. I have riden in 10 degree weather being in Michigan on clear days. Be safe and keep up the content.
Lots of good information there John. Earplugs are also good to have to stop that ringing. I also have a satellite phone just in case there's no cell service, cheers John, 😎😎😎
Great feedback, bro. I loved all the content from Niagara and Harv’s big time…. But I was thinking, oh man, he might want that time later! But you conquered anyway. I thought for sure you had Ciro3D Vision X headlights…. From all I’ve seen, they blow away the competition with brightness and how wide and how far they provide incredible light. Is that next for Silverback? And I had to pause the content to make a note of the Motorcycle Tire Plug Kit. It’s probably not great potential content, but I would like to see demonstrated once on an old shop tire you have or Dave has, putting that plug in properly and topping the air pressure off in order to getting back on the road. I think that’s an important forget-me-not to any kind of road trip. Makes me cringe when I think of all the road trips I’ve taken, and never had that kit with me. By the grace of God, man I didn’t need it. Great reminder for me.
Oh brother! Gold on the teach around tire plugging! So elementary, but I’ve overlooked that resource all these years, and just been lucky I never needed it! I’ll never be without that kit again. What’s the name on that tire plug kit you used and do the air canisters come with it? Question: once you drove the plug into the puncture, how did you release the plug and pull the tool back out without pulling the plug out again? 😳 Thanks buddy, enjoy the travels this week!
Right on with the info! I just completed the Saddle Sore 1000 2 weeks ago. Las Vegas to Coeur d'Alene Idaho and made it in 20hrs. Hit every type of weather possible and was barely prepared for all of it...
Great rundown! Thank you. Agree with your assessment; Suspension, seat, bar/pegs, lighting, gear. Unfortunately, most motorcycles, even high-end $30K bikes have weak suspension. It sucks, but if a rider has $25-$30 grand to spend on a motorcycle, and the time off work to be doing Iron Butt rides, they can spend $1500 bucks on suspension. Re downloads; Audio books and podcasts can be great on top of music, be sure to utilize hearing protection so all you hear is the audio. Re Waze; Wazers can make self-reports on the fly on the app-police, wrecks, traffic, potholes, construction.
I ordered Legends suspension,but they are on back order. I guess that's what happens when you live on the Westcoast. Thanks John for all the information.
Thanks for the info on the Iron butt challenge. God willing I'll be purchasing a Street Bob 114, honestly I'm 66 now. Question what's your opinion on doing the 1000 saddle sore on a Street Bob? A 24 hour challenge, I'm in California. I don't plan on doing it immediately. I plan on being very prepared for this. Safety first..........
Thanks John for the info definitely help me on my next trip next week to new york from Texas I be there the 15 and 16th around you area in Paramus Nj ,let me know if you guys going to any bike night on Wednesday or Thursday around you area.
Hey buddy off topic…. When you did Evolution and Man O War….. what did you go with for chain tensioner? Off hand do you have the part# for Evo & Man O War?
My buddy and I did Daytona in 14hr and 18 minutes rested for 2 days prior leaving and I was 28yrs old now @47 I need a 3hr nap after going to bear mountain 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
Like others have said John, great job on the detail! Extremely through as always. I know you have gone over it in the past but what is the model of the jump pack you carry on the bike?
John, have you ever had the cell phone GPS go out due to poor reception and you are actually depending on it for navigation? The last thing you want to do is get lost when it's late, cold or even in need of gas in some remote location. What do we do in this situation?
Thanks for the video on the Iron Butt ride you did. I always thought about did one, but now that I'm 53 yrs old I think I will let that go. I have a 2021 road Glide Limited. I need to change the handle bars. I'm 6'8" tall and weigh about 280lbs. What are those bars on your motorcycle, and who makes them. What bars would you suggest and why? Thanks hope to hear from you.
LOL back in the day Here in Houston Texas we hopped on that pony pointed it towards Sturgis and hauled ass most of the way until we got there. We never thought about what we just did because our minds were on wild woman and getting fucked up ! Along the way we always picked up the hitchhiker backpack toting babes heading our way. And instead of getting a room sleep in the elements and started partying the minute we got there ! Never new we could belong to a hardass group lol 😜
1000 in 24 hours on a stock Electra glide classic was no big. My wife did 700 with me. Then we stopped for the night, I slept 5 hours and did the last 300. Easy donuts .
The Indy shop i go to tosses a little bag of some tiny beads into the tires before they pump up the tire. Self balancing .. same concept .. who woulda thought .. crazy
Hey John my saddle man sdc is being shipped right now. I was wondering if you had any issues with yours scratching your rear fender? I seen one guy mention it before. Also I can’t wait to come pick up the street bob ..hahahaha 🤞🤞
Sounds like I may need to sale my Harley davidson because I can't afford all this stuff but I enjoy riding so should I buy a BMW. Thats what my Harley mechanic said anyways.
A little constructive criticism, it take 3 minutes at the beginning before you start talking about the subject advertised. 3 bloody minutes is way too long bro! I just zone out...
Great tips! I agree - Lighting is seriously important and the only time I like being an attention whore. almost no bikes comes with a good stock seat, so I have found Corbin and Russell to be great options. I didn’t realize that about heated gear, and great advice on gear choices. I ditched my leather jackets for textile - Klim Carlsbad in my case. Much more adaptable to different climates and rain. The 80 MPH speed limits (my cruising speed was 90+ mph) here in Utah made my BBG more doable. Suspensions on Harleys are terrible and it blows me away that you have to upgrade it to make the bike rideable. I had to upgrade my old Road Glide to Legends. This is not an issue with my BMW K1600. I’m gonna try your tire fluid idea! Rather than CarPlay, I use a Garmin Zumo XT GPS, and it bluetooths to my phone for music, which I play through my helmet headset. On performance, I agree. My K1600 has way more power than I need for a BBG, but the inline 6 engine is seriously smooth and that makes a big difference. It feels better for long distances, and it reduces fatigue. On fatigue, I will try a 5 hr energy once, then if it happens again, I pull over and find a grassy spot for a 30- min snooze. Good for the rest of the day. Finally, only reason I got an IBA certification was to qualify for the Iron Butt Rally someday. Again, thanks for sharing your experience!
If you know that you are going to have to do some night riding during a challenge, wouldn't it be better to figure out how much night riding you will need to do and start off doing the night riding at the beginning of the trip when you are at your most alert? JMHO
All great tips. I will definitely be using these tips for my trip to Daytona. Thanks John.
Guys just john said in the beginning of his video about his fans. What a gentleman shakes your hand listen to what your saying real gentleman and his crew what a bunch of great guys I sat wilt glen and chatted for about a half hour after john left the bikes and breakfast. Was a pleasure meeting you on Sunday.
Also foam ear plugs help to eliminate wind noise while letting music sound better.
Good info suspension and seat are the top of the list for me and the first thing I change when I buy a new bike. I have done 1352 miles in 34 hours, I am 62 and I really don't want to do it again unless I have to. I only did it the last because I had some delays on a cross country trip that put me in a position that I needed to get home in two days for my Granddaughters birth day which I was not going to miss.
As much as I love your riding videos, thank you for doing these informative types of videos too John. Great job!!
Just bought a bike in Las cruzes nm. Bought a one way ticket to get it and road that pony back to Idaho. 3 weeks ago. 1000 miles. Took 3 days. Stretched about every 75 to 100 miles. Could have done in 2 days but had to visit family in Salt Lake. 500 miles a day is a long day. Especially if weather isn't the best. I've earned my badge as far as I'm concerned. Haha. Get an Indian. Great bikes!!!
Both bikes are beautiful. The silver and black combination is a great look.
Great info. I am also impressed with the new driving, fog lights. First thing I did on my 2020 RG is adjust the head light up. I think HD needs to rethink how they set them. Cold weather sucks no matter how you dress. I just layer put my leathers on, keep my face and neck warm and the heated grips come in handy. I have riden in 10 degree weather being in Michigan on clear days. Be safe and keep up the content.
Absolutely Awesome! Thank you for the tips! God Bless Be Safe!
Glad it was helpful!
Lots of good information there John. Earplugs are also good to have to stop that ringing. I also have a satellite phone just in case there's no cell service, cheers John, 😎😎😎
Awesome video John! It's SO important to be SEEN on the road!
Great feedback, bro. I loved all the content from Niagara and Harv’s big time…. But I was thinking, oh man, he might want that time later! But you conquered anyway. I thought for sure you had Ciro3D Vision X headlights…. From all I’ve seen, they blow away the competition with brightness and how wide and how far they provide incredible light. Is that next for Silverback? And I had to pause the content to make a note of the Motorcycle Tire Plug Kit. It’s probably not great potential content, but I would like to see demonstrated once on an old shop tire you have or Dave has, putting that plug in properly and topping the air pressure off in order to getting back on the road. I think that’s an important forget-me-not to any kind of road trip. Makes me cringe when I think of all the road trips I’ve taken, and never had that kit with me. By the grace of God, man I didn’t need it. Great reminder for me.
Oh brother! Gold on the teach around tire plugging! So elementary, but I’ve overlooked that resource all these years, and just been lucky I never needed it! I’ll never be without that kit again. What’s the name on that tire plug kit you used and do the air canisters come with it? Question: once you drove the plug into the puncture, how did you release the plug and pull the tool back out without pulling the plug out again? 😳 Thanks buddy, enjoy the travels this week!
Good to touch base at The Market on Sunday. Nice T-shirt.
Great Advice John, sometimes we forget the small things. Great reminder.
Right on with the info! I just completed the Saddle Sore 1000 2 weeks ago. Las Vegas to Coeur d'Alene Idaho and made it in 20hrs. Hit every type of weather possible and was barely prepared for all of it...
Great vid John...very good info if not any Iron rides but just any longer rides....Silver looks so cool.
Good info! Planning on during the iron butt soon.
Great rundown! Thank you. Agree with your assessment; Suspension, seat, bar/pegs, lighting, gear. Unfortunately, most motorcycles, even high-end $30K bikes have weak suspension. It sucks, but if a rider has $25-$30 grand to spend on a motorcycle, and the time off work to be doing Iron Butt rides, they can spend $1500 bucks on suspension. Re downloads; Audio books and podcasts can be great on top of music, be sure to utilize hearing protection so all you hear is the audio. Re Waze; Wazers can make self-reports on the fly on the app-police, wrecks, traffic, potholes, construction.
I ordered Legends suspension,but they are on back order. I guess that's what happens when you live on the Westcoast. Thanks John for all the information.
Very informative. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
Great video! What suspension do you recommend?
Thanks for the info on the Iron butt challenge. God willing I'll be purchasing a Street Bob 114, honestly I'm 66 now. Question what's your opinion on doing the 1000 saddle sore on a Street Bob? A 24 hour challenge, I'm in California. I don't plan on doing it immediately. I plan on being very prepared for this. Safety first..........
Thanks John for the info definitely help me on my next trip next week to new york from Texas I be there the 15 and 16th around you area in Paramus Nj ,let me know if you guys going to any bike night on Wednesday or Thursday around you area.
Led lights in the lowers make a huge difference. I love the ones I have on my Yamaha.
Good job Big John. You're tougher than a 10 cent steak. I was wondering how Glen is doing. I'm assuming his retirement is going well.
Hey buddy off topic…. When you did Evolution and Man O War….. what did you go with for chain tensioner? Off hand do you have the part# for Evo & Man O War?
My buddy and I did Daytona in 14hr and 18 minutes rested for 2 days prior leaving and I was 28yrs old now @47 I need a 3hr nap after going to bear mountain 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.
Love from DeKalb Mississippi USA 🇺🇸
thank you for the tips if your going to ride a long distance also for sharing this video
Like others have said John, great job on the detail! Extremely through as always. I know you have gone over it in the past but what is the model of the jump pack you carry on the bike?
Do you have a install video on how you wired the light canons? I'm trying to attempt extra light as well
John, have you ever had the cell phone GPS go out due to poor reception and you are actually depending on it for navigation? The last thing you want to do is get lost when it's late, cold or even in need of gas in some remote location.
What do we do in this situation?
Excellent advice thanks 🙏
Fantastic all good info !! Hope I get the chance to say hi in Laconia!!
Great video! Good info!
Awesome info John
You still like that seat? I have it an it seems good !
Thanks for the video on the Iron Butt ride you did. I always thought about did one, but now that I'm 53 yrs old I think I will let that go. I have a 2021 road Glide Limited. I need to change the handle bars. I'm 6'8" tall and weigh about 280lbs. What are those bars on your motorcycle, and who makes them. What bars would you suggest and why? Thanks hope to hear from you.
I know they are the hammerhead bars. Not sure on the height though.
LOL back in the day Here in Houston Texas we hopped on that pony pointed it towards Sturgis and hauled ass most of the way until we got there. We never thought about what we just did because our minds were on wild woman and getting fucked up ! Along the way we always picked up the hitchhiker backpack toting babes heading our way. And instead of getting a room sleep in the elements and started partying the minute we got there ! Never new we could belong to a hardass group lol 😜
Back to Laconia? Totally just slid up into your DM's lol
1000 in 24 hours on a stock Electra glide classic was no big. My wife did 700 with me. Then we stopped for the night, I slept 5 hours and did the last 300. Easy donuts .
did you track your mpg, if so what was the mpg?
Iam komplett with you 👍🏻 100%
I did mine in 16 hrs and 30min just food and gas.I was pretty fatigued when I got done.
Excellent information John, thank you.
The Indy shop i go to tosses a little bag of some tiny beads into the tires before they pump up the tire. Self balancing .. same concept .. who woulda thought .. crazy
@@CYCLEFANATIX options for spoked and tire tubes?
Hey John my saddle man sdc is being shipped right now. I was wondering if you had any issues with yours scratching your rear fender? I seen one guy mention it before. Also I can’t wait to come pick up the street bob ..hahahaha 🤞🤞
Did you use ear plugs?
Are you riding to Laconia?
Sounds like I may need to sale my Harley davidson because I can't afford all this stuff but I enjoy riding so should I buy a BMW. Thats what my Harley mechanic said anyways.
I'm rolling to run to the hills 2 from ATL.. Definitely look up to you
I would add handlebars so your elbows and wrist don’t hurt
Great video, thanks!
Hey John I have a better idea about these challenges. I think it would be better to talk us out of it. Please! Lol
A little constructive criticism, it take 3 minutes at the beginning before you start talking about the subject advertised. 3 bloody minutes is way too long bro! I just zone out...
Great tips! I agree - Lighting is seriously important and the only time I like being an attention whore. almost no bikes comes with a good stock seat, so I have found Corbin and Russell to be great options. I didn’t realize that about heated gear, and great advice on gear choices. I ditched my leather jackets for textile - Klim Carlsbad in my case. Much more adaptable to different climates and rain. The 80 MPH speed limits (my cruising speed was 90+ mph) here in Utah made my BBG more doable. Suspensions on Harleys are terrible and it blows me away that you have to upgrade it to make the bike rideable. I had to upgrade my old Road Glide to Legends. This is not an issue with my BMW K1600. I’m gonna try your tire fluid idea! Rather than CarPlay, I use a Garmin Zumo XT GPS, and it bluetooths to my phone for music, which I play through my helmet headset. On performance, I agree. My K1600 has way more power than I need for a BBG, but the inline 6 engine is seriously smooth and that makes a big difference. It feels better for long distances, and it reduces fatigue. On fatigue, I will try a 5 hr energy once, then if it happens again, I pull over and find a grassy spot for a 30- min snooze. Good for the rest of the day. Finally, only reason I got an IBA certification was to qualify for the Iron Butt Rally someday. Again, thanks for sharing your experience!
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If you know that you are going to have to do some night riding during a challenge, wouldn't it be better to figure out how much night riding you will need to do and start off doing the night riding at the beginning of the trip when you are at your most alert? JMHO
Another great video and adventure John, happy to be a part of your journey!
@@CYCLEFANATIX Of course Fam!