Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

This is my first year doing an event for this organization but it looks like they've used different themes over the years. Not really a forum as such but they do have a discussion board you can join.

One group I like is Team Strange. They put on some long distance motorcycle rallies and do a yearly "Grand Tour" that runs for several months similar to a rally but a more relaxed pace, They've come up with some really interesting themes and challenges.

 

The overarching group is called the glacial lakes motorcycle club, it's a competition they run annually. They have an idea's thread for 2024 that listed out some of the old ones. Chuck found it and posted in here sometime this winter and I signed up for it.

This year's comp: http://glmc.org/grand_tour.php
General discussion thread on the comp: http://glmc.org/GLMC_Garage/showthread.php?tid=1109&pid=9052#pid9052

List of past comps:


And some ideas they originally had for the 2023 before deciding on murals:

 

All sleeping per usual. This has been the least amount of miles I’ve put on bikes in 20years.

 

Team Strange had one a few years ago called "States of Confusion". You were looking for signs with town names in which the town shared the name of a state like Indiana, PA. There were extra points for towns named Washington or containing Washington. Extra points for certain colleges named State, the ones they picked were colleges with NCAA men's basketball teams like Appalachian State. I'm not really describing it that we'll but it was fun. Really challenging to find and photograph.

 

OK i gotta ask, if you want to share, whats your demographic? Age, married etc. Cus man, you are able to ride allllllllll the time and im ENVIOUS.

If married / in a relationship, does your partner join you? The FJR would make this easy to chew up miles like that 2up but still! ENVOIUS!


EDIT - im going to stereotype based on FJR.... retired 60+?

Still envious of the amount of riding and the cool places, id love to be able to do that on the regular.

 

@BkerChuck somebody did it on a Grom. 1800kms in 24hours.

 

Translation says he is attempting it, and possibly 2000 KMs. Or is that older and he has actually completed it?

 

Awesome that he's doing/done it, but the reason sucks.

 

Now Im bummed out. I'd likely do something similar, drive/ride straight to an ocean, no reason.

 

I'm sorry. Didn't mean to be a buzz kill.

 

It's still a crazy feat, incredible. Groms make people smile, so thats a lot of good energy coming back at him.

I've neven seen a grom and didnt get excited.

 

Put me in coach
Just sold my CBR 1000rr a few months ago miss that bike.
https://i.imgur.com/Blh6aPl.mp4
and couple of track days at PIR on some previous bikes.

 

Some guy posted that link on Hondagrom.net and said new record. So don’t know now?

 

Man that cbr1000rr looks sweet! There is only one thing to do now. Buy a Grom

 

I hung out with a guy yesterday at Overland Expo who rode a Honda Trail 125 to all 48 states last year.

 

Thanks brother !

 

I asked too quickly. After translating I scrolled down, and he has pics showing he did the 1800.

 

Yeah, that's where I usually fill up but I was coming back through Snohomish and almost on empty.

 

Lucky enough to have ethanol free 91 150yards from the house

 

If I had a carbd bike I would seek that out for sure. We have zero in my big city now. 10% everywhere.