Category Archives: 2008 Trip

2008 Trip recap and highlights

Posted on July 27, 2008 by MAD

So it’s over, our summer 2008 motorcycle trip.  We traveled approximately 4600  miles in about 12 and a half days.  No, not much per IronButt standards but we actually stopped, and saw stuff. We touched, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, … Continue reading →

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The whole story

Posted on July 26, 2008 by MAD

So on day 3 I posted about Kyle Sr. hitting a rock and breaking his bike. While that is factual, it’s not the whole story.  We knew that my wife and my mom were following the blog.  They were already … Continue reading →

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Days 11, 12, 13

Posted on July 26, 2008 by MAD

Thursday, our final real day on the trip before we start heading back is supposed to be light. We started out the in the morning by visiting the Garden of the Gods, a really cool place.  If I were 20 … Continue reading →

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Days 8, 9, 10

Posted on July 24, 2008 by MAD

Well crap…  We show up at the rafting place at 7am as instructed for our 8am rafting trip.  The raft guide was there opening up the place then he looked at us like we had 3 heads.  What are you … Continue reading →

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Days 5, 6, 7

Posted on July 20, 2008 by MAD

So Day 5 started with getting Kyle Sr. off to the airport in a torrential down pour.  Because I used my brains (and didn’t want to ride 40 miles in a storm we got him off in a taxi.   That … Continue reading →

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Days 3 and 4

Posted on July 18, 2008 by MAD

Wednesday morning started with rear brake job using the pads we had picked up in Sioux City, IA. Kyle Jr. attempted to change the rear pads on his dads RT.  It should be a 25 minute job but we couldn’t … Continue reading →

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