Had to Share this...

This is from the IBR updates....

"[One of the IBR competitors] has had major problems with his side car
rig. Based on [his] call today, the sidecar actually became separated
from the bike. He is back on the road, but unlikely to have enough
points to finish. "

"[Another competitor] hit a small deer in Minnesota, but there was
relatively little damage to either [the rider] or the bike. Some belly
pan plastic is broken on the R1150RT. Both [rider] and the RT are
covered in deer excrement. The scorers are drawing straws tonight to
see who gets to score him tomorrow morning. The honor goes to the
short straw, of course. (However, deer excrement will probably smell
better than some of the riders.)"

"[IBR rider] switched from a rock hard Metzeler ME 880 rear tire to a
stickier Avon Storm to run the last leg. After running the new tire
down to the wear bars in 2 days, he was fortunate to line up a
replacement tire yesterday without losing much time. But now he has
had to spend about four hours dealing with repairs to his shift lever,
which fell off of his K1200GT. [One of the other riders in the IBR]
took four hours out of his riding time to help get [him] back on the
road. (No, he won't get an extra four hours to finish.)"

"[One rider] is stopping frequently to add oil to his third bike in
this rally, a BMW GS. The bike has a serious oil leak that is soaking
[his] left leg."

The mere word perseverance does not begin to describe these guys...

Cheers,

Kelly
IBA #37788
Red 2008 Yamaha Majesty (Lois)
www.kentuckianascooter.com
"Too often. . .I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day,
rarely of what they had seen." - Louis L'Amour