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Warchild · 07-23-2007, 10:16 PM

I just returned late last night.... back safe and sound. Have just a few unbelievable stories to tell about this one, trust me.....

Here are the preliminary stats that are part of the package that will go off to the IBA for certification (so nothing is "official" until that happens):

July 14 - 1,519 miles
July 15 - 1,510 miles
July 16 - 1,521 miles
July 17 - 1,515 miles
July 18 - 1,526 miles
July 19 - 1,518 miles
July 20 - 1,527 miles

States covered: California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah

TOTAL MILEAGE: 10,636 miles
TOTAL TIME: 6 days, 23 hours, 28 minutes

We have all the fuel logs, odometer readings, witness forms and Star-Traxx details that should substantiate all 7 days with no problems.

Here I am just stepping off the bike at the end of Day 7:

EndDay7.jpg

And after a nice hot shower.... I am worse off than before! I went to bed and slept for 10 hours straight after this photo was taken:

smokedmeat.jpg

The Blackbird did awesome, as we all knew it would.

The only issue I had was the way the rear Avon Storm would melt away after only two BBG runs. Mind you, their grip and handling performance proved exceptional - and quite possibly, even saved my life during the Day 3 super-cell thunderstorm around the Carlin/Battle Mountain region - but they would only last through 2 BBGs, and then would be well into the wear bar indicators:

SmokedStorms.jpg

BrainR was the absolute KEY FACTOR that allowed me to do this run. He worked on the Blackbird several hours every night, if doing nothing more than PM items to help ensure that there was NOTHING that I had to actually worry about other than riding the bike and trying to stay safe about it.

Here's a sampling of the preventative maintenance what Brain did to the bike every night (these nightly tasks are written in green at the bottom of the white board... then additional, more involved tasks he had written in black):

NightlyChecklist.jpg

Another person playing a critical role was Brian's wife Jan Roberts, who took care of my various injuries, and as a trained, certified Nutritionist, she also took care took care of feeding me all week. Here she is working on the palm of a completely toasted throttle hand after feeding me:

Jan-Hand_Day7.jpg

And finally.... YOUSE GUYS need to give yourself a big pat on the back for this accomplishment, because I most definitely used all those donations to buy fuel, and it even help pay for a new rear Pilot Road that I was forced to buy to finish Days 6 & 7.

Good on you, fellas....

ConqSoft · 07-23-2007, 10:29 PM

You're a lunatic.

Taetor · 07-23-2007, 10:30 PM

un-freaking-believable. hats off to you and a big fat congratulations!!! very impressive to say the least.

Warchild · 07-23-2007, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ConqSoft

You're a lunatic.

I can say with some assurance that I won't be attempting this one again.

And I can also say that I really do believe this record will stand for quite a while, because this was truly nuts, and I think anyone who tries for 8 BBGs had better have a plan of attack that is extremely well thought-out and executed.

Because I had the fast bike, the loneliest, fastest roads, a superb support team, and over a decade of heavy-duty training and experience, basically had everything going for me and yet, I almost could not finish Day 7.... I was 18 minutes away from being time-barred on Day 7.

seXXes · 07-23-2007, 11:03 PM

Well done.

Aurora · 07-23-2007, 11:07 PM

Dale,

Way to go!

So, I assume you now hold a world record!
Congratulations!

lois · 07-24-2007, 12:55 AM

Good job bro....I will admit , however, you do look pretty wrecked in the photos.....must have been hell.

Hats off to ya Warchild.

Warchild · 07-24-2007, 2:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aurora

Dale,
So, I assume you now hold a world record!

Oh, no, no, no..... not claiming any of that! The IBA would be the ones making any mention of that subject, and only after they perform their reviews, is my guess,

Quote:

Originally Posted by lois

Good job bro....I will admit , however, you do look pretty wrecked in the photos.....must have been hell.

Some spots during the week were indeed quite bad. The Battle Mountain/Carlin super-cell storm on Day 3. The desert wildfires in central and northern Nevada on Days 4 & 5.

And the very worst by far: the last 200 miles of Day 7.

OZDave · 07-24-2007, 2:31 AM

Brilliant effort. I am in awe of your achievement.

uvaldexx · 07-24-2007, 2:50 AM

You be "the man"!!

Well done.

haWHYnXX · 07-24-2007, 2:57 AM

Congratulations Dale.

A monumental achievement.

Maybe we get to see you at Hookers next year - for more than 2 seconds!!

bhanxx · 07-24-2007, 7:40 AM

That's just tits Dale, yer da man

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Hell, i can't even get thru the 2nd tank b4 i'm taking a snooze. Seriously, how in the hell do u stay awake, or more importantly "alert" enuf to be reasonably safe?

Again, mucho congrats...

redxxrdr · 07-24-2007, 7:42 AM

Fantastic,
I couldn't do two of those, a week apart.
It is great you made it, and better that you survived.

Sweetruss · 07-24-2007, 7:44 AM

Glad you made it safe brother, Great Job!

PJNXX · 07-24-2007, 8:19 AM

Congratulations!

That's an amazing feat.

How did your torn bicep affect your riding, if at all? How many two-headed giraffes and white elephants did you count on those dark desert roads at night?

Glad you completed your mission safely.

SSUXX · 07-24-2007, 8:34 AM

Dude- I would have made it to 700 miles, day 1 and said, "See you later Dale. Catch up with me on the way back!"

Crazy bastard.

Good job.

exactamac · 07-24-2007, 8:35 AM

Well done Dale,Idont know how you even contemplated that sort of mission,let alone complete it,you are a legend

AL(sorry its been a while since my last post)

Warchild · 07-24-2007, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PJNXX

Congratulations!

That's an amazing feat.

How did your torn bicep affect your riding, if at all? How many two-headed giraffes and white elephants did you count on those dark desert roads at night?

The torn bicep was not a huge problem, since I didn't have to work the clutch too terribly often throughout each day.

I did have a very irritating visual problem: at the end of Day 3, above 60-70mph, the left eye would not stay open. It would simply "close up" for reasons still unclear to me. If I tried to force it open and use the eye, it would not focus properly with the other eye. It was sorta-kinda as if the left eye only saw things "up close", and the right eye saw objects far away, and I couldn't get one to reconcile with the other.....

So the last 6000 miles of this event was run with only one eye.... and since this means no depth perception, hurtling the bike into a set of twisties was a real challenge most of the time.....

CanadianBird · 07-24-2007, 10:51 AM

Oh my aching hemoroids, incredible, well done, I guess. Have you been to your family Dr for a complete check up? All this might be an interesting study for your local Sports Medicine Clinic. Cheers

BrianR · 07-24-2007, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warchild

And the very worst by far: the last 200 miles of Day 7.

Gee - I thought that was fun....it was the first ride I got to take in about 8 days!

Brian R

trkracer · 07-24-2007, 1:19 PM

Congrats you mad man!!

Toynut · 07-24-2007, 1:49 PM

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Congratulations on your tremendous achievment!

From the entire XX community!

CCTX_XX · 07-24-2007, 1:51 PM

Incredible accomplishment! I just did a SS1000 last week from Phoenix where it was way over 100 degrees. I cannot imagine anything like 7 days in a row.
I do not believe this will ever be overshadowed.
Congratulations.

ravi · 07-24-2007, 2:24 PM

Amazing achievement. Well done and congratulations!

getsarge · 07-24-2007, 3:45 PM

Tis no man says I...tis a remorseless riding machine, ARGGHHH!!! Incredible Dale, maybe some funds could help the need of Tucks medicated pads?

ConqSoft · 07-24-2007, 3:48 PM

Yeah, I was surprised to see Anti Monkey Butt Powder absent from the sponsors list...

Lynn · 07-24-2007, 4:02 PM

wow congrats

WILLSXX · 07-24-2007, 4:44 PM

Wow...

I still stand behind my greeting in Ely.

Congrats you are one crazy mofo.

Warchild · 07-24-2007, 4:48 PM

Thanks, Will.... good to see youse guys, too, if only for 30 seconds......

X1rider · 07-24-2007, 7:06 PM

What kind of riding gear did you have on? Didn't look like an Aerostich suit.

07-23-2007, 10:29 PM	#2
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07-23-2007, 10:30 PM	#3
Taetor Join Date: Feb 22 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 34 Posts: 609	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! un-freaking-believable. hats off to you and a big fat congratulations!!! very impressive to say the least.

07-23-2007, 11:03 PM	#5
seXXes Crazy Cannuck Join Date: Dec 18 2006 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Age: 31 Posts: 121	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Well done.

07-23-2007, 11:07 PM	#6
Aurora Join Date: Oct 21 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,260	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Dale, Way to go! So, I assume you now hold a world record! Congratulations!

07-24-2007, 12:55 AM	#7
lois Join Date: Nov 06 2006 Location: Red Deer Age: 46 Posts: 4,590	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Good job bro....I will admit , however, you do look pretty wrecked in the photos.....must have been hell. Hats off to ya Warchild. __________________ Call me "Captain Mudbucket".

07-24-2007, 2:31 AM	#9
OZDave Join Date: Oct 16 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 808	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Brilliant effort. I am in awe of your achievement. __________________ Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out to get me!

07-24-2007, 2:57 AM	#11
haWHYnXX Join Date: Oct 17 2006 Location: Spanaway, WA Posts: 713	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Congratulations Dale. A monumental achievement. Maybe we get to see you at Hookers next year - for more than 2 seconds!! __________________ -Vern Hawaiian Island Stylin'

07-24-2007, 7:40 AM	#12
bhanxx Join Date: Nov 14 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 70	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! That's just tits Dale, yer da man ... Hell, i can't even get thru the 2nd tank b4 i'm taking a snooze. Seriously, how in the hell do u stay awake, or more importantly "alert" enuf to be reasonably safe? Again, mucho congrats... __________________ Bruce My goal in life is to never grow up, so far have grossly exceeded expectations and still pushing the envelope

07-24-2007, 7:42 AM	#13
redxxrdr Craig Join Date: Nov 21 2006 Location: Sumner, Ga Age: 50 Posts: 315	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Fantastic, I couldn't do two of those, a week apart. It is great you made it, and better that you survived.

07-24-2007, 7:44 AM	#14
Sweetruss Join Date: May 24 2007 Location: Charleston, sc Age: 39 Posts: 231	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Glad you made it safe brother, Great Job! __________________ R. Matthews "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard"

07-24-2007, 8:19 AM	#15
PJNXX Moderator Join Date: Nov 12 2006 Location: Medford, NY Age: 40 Posts: 1,903	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Congratulations! That's an amazing feat. How did your torn bicep affect your riding, if at all? How many two-headed giraffes and white elephants did you count on those dark desert roads at night? Glad you completed your mission safely. __________________ -Paul

07-24-2007, 8:34 AM	#16
SSUXX Join Date: Nov 07 2006 Location: LI, NY Posts: 72	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Dude- I would have made it to 700 miles, day 1 and said, "See you later Dale. Catch up with me on the way back!" Crazy bastard. Good job. __________________ "My cat would prison rape that dog"

07-24-2007, 8:35 AM	#17
exactamac Join Date: Oct 22 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 11	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Well done Dale,Idont know how you even contemplated that sort of mission,let alone complete it,you are a legendAL(sorry its been a while since my last post)

07-24-2007, 10:51 AM	#19
CanadianBird Join Date: Nov 25 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 4,424	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Oh my aching hemoroids, incredible, well done, I guess. Have you been to your family Dr for a complete check up? All this might be an interesting study for your local Sports Medicine Clinic. Cheers

07-24-2007, 1:19 PM	#21
trkracer Blackbirdista Join Date: Oct 25 2006 Location: Italy Age: 37 Posts: 151	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Congrats you mad man!! Last edited by trkracer; 07-24-2007 at 1:20 PM. Reason: was too obnoxious :-)

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Toynut Join Date: Oct 23 2006 Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan Age: 51 Posts: 570	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! ************************ ********************* ******************** ******************* ****************** ******************** ****************** ******************* ******************** ********************* ********************** Congratulations on your tremendous achievment! From the entire XX community!** __________________ Al ________________________________________ Momma always said "the best things in life are free"! OK,sure............. Then again, Momma never rode a motorcycle, either!

07-24-2007, 1:51 PM	#23
CCTX_XX Join Date: Nov 01 2006 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 20	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Incredible accomplishment! I just did a SS1000 last week from Phoenix where it was way over 100 degrees. I cannot imagine anything like 7 days in a row. I do not believe this will ever be overshadowed. Congratulations.

07-24-2007, 2:24 PM	#24
ravi Join Date: Nov 16 2006 Location: Bombay, India Posts: 83	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Amazing achievement. Well done and congratulations!

07-24-2007, 3:45 PM	#25
getsarge My CFO said Yes! Join Date: Mar 09 2007 Location: Temple, Tx Posts: 215	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Tis no man says I...tis a remorseless riding machine, ARGGHHH!!! Incredible Dale, maybe some funds could help the need of Tucks medicated pads? __________________ Semper Fi

07-24-2007, 3:48 PM	#26
ConqSoft Ba-Da-Bing Join Date: Sep 15 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 37 Posts: 1,097	Re: BBG Hell Week - Mission Complete! Yeah, I was surprised to see Anti Monkey Butt Powder absent from the sponsors list... __________________ My Blog GPS Discussion Forum

07-24-2007, 4:02 PM	#27
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