Originally Posted by demon

sure, share the link! would be honoured! just tell me where to find it
next big trip for me will be Sardegna by the way -all thanks to you and your videos
cheers,
Mikey

Okay Sir, here we go (sorry for the cheating, dear cbrxx forum ;o):
Awesome Tour d´Alpine...EUROPE - Sportbikes.net
as i´m honored as well, as my onboard footage inspired you to make a "gaskrank tour" @ sardinia ;o). the bird will definately rock waayyyyyyy better there than my trumpet (you MUST ride SS 125 and SS 126!!!!!!!!!).
when i get the gopro stuff from my matey, i´ll upload further sardegna insanity..... :o)
ligrü,
fred

Originally Posted by dviry

18h on the bike in a day? How many km did you actually ride (per day & total)? You might qualify for the Iron Butt tag...

Ironbutt...I had a girlfriend once who called me that
but it was quite a rallye:
first day ~450
second ~600
third ~650
fourth ~1150

I LOVE riding. and the whole trip, it was just that: riding, riding, riding. I never wanna get off the bike

Originally Posted by xjrsommsi

Okay Sir, here we go (sorry for the cheating, dear cbrxx forum ;o):
Awesome Tour d´Alpine...EUROPE - Sportbikes.net
as i´m honored as well, as my onboard footage inspired you to make a "gaskrank tour" @ sardinia ;o). the bird will definately rock waayyyyyyy better there than my trumpet (you MUST ride SS 125 and SS 126!!!!!!!!!).
when i get the gopro stuff from my matey, i´ll upload further sardegna insanity..... :o)
ligrü,
fred

well, thanks for that flattering title! I'm really looking forward going to a trip to Sardegna, as I said above -I love riding
I know the bird rocks almost everywhere, but whats wrong with the trumpet?

cheers,
Mikey

Sorry, didn't mean to bring back flashbacks of a girl who called you that

But to put in a more positive perspective, http://www.ironbutt.com is an American association which (ignoring street regulations) awards badges to it's members for the "longest-motorcycle-drive" (got to know them in Texas where everyone seems to be born with one). You need to keep gas receipts, and some proof of start/end.
There's also a German Iron Butt, http://ibagermany.de which even organizes trips, but never joined one (not really my kind of crowd). They do have detailed regulations and will probably be the only ones awarding those here in Central Europe.

Here's some of their "standard" badges

SaddleSore & Bunburner	1000 miles in under 24 hours / 1500 miles in under 36 hours!
SaddleSore 1600K, 2000K, 2500K	Kilometer based rides - 1600K in 24 hours, 2000K in 24 hours, 2500K in 36 hours, 2500K (GOLD) in 24 Hours
SS2000	2,000 documented miles in under 48 hours!
SS 3000 / BB 3000	3,000 miles in three days
SaddleSore 5000	5,000 miles in 5 days
BunBurner GOLD	1500 documented miles in under 24 hours! Xtreme!
BBG3000	Two back-to-back BunBurner GOLD rides; 3000 miles in 48 hours! Xtreme!
10-10ths	Ten consectutive Saddlesore rides; 10,000 miles in 10 days! Xtreme!
100k Club	100,000 documented miles in one year. 'Nuff said. Xtreme!

Originally Posted by demon

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well, thanks for that flattering title! I'm really looking forward going to a trip to Sardegna, as I said above -I love riding
I know the bird rocks almost everywhere, but whats wrong with the trumpet?
cheers,
Mikey

Nothing particular "wrong" with the trumpet, but it was the heaviest and least powerful bike of the bunch. and it´s the "old" 955i engine, with 105hp, later ones (2002on) had 120hp. that said, i just recall my matey on his street triple r, going hell for leather @sardegna...but the bike is a mere 60 kilos lighter than mine.
ergonomys rock on the T, also the electrical engine like flat torque curve...awesome. but i need (at least i think i need) a change- had it 4 years and ~33.000km´s so far (actually a bit more tham 63.800km on the clock)....time to get my ´bird flying finally!!!!!
fred