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Offline Biggles

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Iron Butt Rally 2023
« on: June 27, 2023, 11:46:28 PM »
The biennial rally is in its third leg. There are four Australians competing on three bikes- a Sydney couple, a fellow from ACT and one from SA.  When last checked, they were all still in the race.  In this Rally, you only have to finish to be a winner!
The point I started this post for is the fact that a 2012 Honda ST1300 is currently in first place after leg 2 of the Rally, followed by a BMW R1200GSA, and a Yamaha Super Tenere.  There are three other ST1300s, one of them a 2005!
Other similar types are 9 FJR1300s, 7 R1200RTs, 20 GL1800s and 2 Concours 14s.
Of the 108 starters, 103 were still in the race as of yesterday with 3 days of the 11 to be completed.
For the modern man who lives in the city, riding a bike might be one of the only ways to escape the humdrum monotony. To take off and ride. To be both at one with nature and one with the bike. To feel masculine. Adam Piggott

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Re: Iron Butt Rally 2023
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2023, 09:10:48 PM »
In the final standings today, all four ST1300s were among the 94 finishers.  Thirteen bikes didn't finish, including two Australians, (one a couple and the other solo).  The Ozzie who finished came a very creditable 33 for a Silver.  The best ST1300 came 4th: Steve Gallant   with 142266 points in   13331.2 Miles in 11 days.   
For Pete, a R1250RT was the winner!  Not quite the same bike, but close.  There were 6 R1200RTs among the finishers.

https://www.ironbuttrally.net/standings/
« Last Edit: July 01, 2023, 09:14:13 PM by Biggles »
For the modern man who lives in the city, riding a bike might be one of the only ways to escape the humdrum monotony. To take off and ride. To be both at one with nature and one with the bike. To feel masculine. Adam Piggott

OzSTOC #16  STOC #6135  FarR #509  IBA #54927
 
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