Iron Butt on the X - Hydration?

910 miles last Saturday, 1,010 miles this Saturday and 3,318 miles total for the week. The bike performed flawlessly. My butt hurts, but no problems other than that. This little bike just goes, and goes, and goes. btw - I lead the group all week and the Harley guys kept complaining that I was going too fast for them, lol.

For these rides, I just use a little 70 oz camelbak. Plenty of opportunities to re-fill it and it's not so bulky that it gets in the way,

Hi Krabill:

Any other techniques or HW additions you can pass along to make my ride "More bearable... I meant to say more enjoyable"

My Darien's Hip pads are so darn comfortable that I am thinking about the EVS' Ultimate for hip protection and moving the hip pads to my rear end with the extra hook and loop that Aerostich provided. The EVS' may be a bit warm for the afternoon during an 18-hour day however?

Also, what kind of jacket do you ride with and did your CamelBak get in the way of the air flow through the back?

TIA

Finally, the Harley guys must have thought WTF, how is this little WR250R kicking our @$$'es

Wayne

I had to contend with a huge temperature variation going from Michigan to Oklahoma, so it was a combination of layering and electrical supplements.

In the cold -

top - underarmor type t-shirt, long sleeve shirt, heated jacket liner, Fieldsheer mesh jacket, and a rain coat on top (as a windbreaker)

bottom - underarmor type underwear, bicycling shorts (a must), sweat pants, rain liners (again to keep the wind out), then First Gear mesh pants.

In the hot -

top - underarmor type t-shirt and my mesh jacket only

bottom - underarmor type underwear, bicycling shorts, and my mesh pants only

I went through all the variations of layering yesterday from having to turn on my heated jacket and grips, to having nothing on my my underclothes and mesh overgear.


As far as what I learned about comfort on the WRR/X is that the ONLY issue I had at all was with the seat. My arms never cramped, my legs never cramped, my neck never cramped, well . . . you get the idea.

Now keep in mind, I move around A LOT, so that might have something to do with it.

1) Crampbuster on the throttle is mandatory (you already have one, iirc)
2) If you took them off, you MUST put the passenger pegs back on. There are a bunch of different ways you can rest your feet between the standard pegs, the passenger pegs, and my feet will even fit with my heals on the pass pegs and my toes on the lower pegs. I just keep moving around to stay comfortable. I'll even stand up for a few miles at a time. I was a little concerned about all the standing up at first, but once my rear end got sore enough, I just didn't care anymore. Never had an issue.

I did buy a beaded seat cover, but I honestly don't know if it helped or hurt me. You might want to try some sort of seat cover, you might not.

I could do it all over again today knowing what I know now. Move around alot, and stop every 100 miles for a break. I could do it all day. The granola bars really helped, too. I ate one at every stop whether I wanted to or not and never felt hungry despite skipping both lunch and dinner.

I always use a camelbak when I'm riding anywhere further than to work and back, so I guess I'm just used to it being there. It won't be an issue unless you're using one of those ginormous backpack ones. A standard, small 70 oz cb won't be any problem at all.

xcel wrote:

I have a full set of Gerbings jacket, pants, T5 Gloves and sole liners so the WR will be wired but not capable of supplying the full output due to the WR's stator limitations.

The WR has a 350 watt stator, which means you basically have no limits. It isn't like your typical underpowered stator you find on most dual sports. It will run jacket/pants/gloves/socks/and grips all at the same time without issue.

no construction on 90 exit 25b. that is the start or end of 88,east bound via 87 to 90 exit 8 mass this weekend. that is about 2hrs of your trip
good luck !

Hi DTX:

Thank you for posting the I-90/I-87 construction detail!

This week I had an unexpected guest appear and I have to knock out a drive to North Central Iowa and back in the morning before I begin the WR250X - Adventure Tourer Project bike build unfortunately. Or fortunately depending on how you look at it?

Honda Is Entrusting CleanMPG With the 6-speed CR-Z For A Week

The 2011 Honda CR-Z

The White one in front is the CR-Z of course

I am planning the IB and begin the ride back on the weekeknd of the 24th or 31st so hopefully everything comes in by that time. I am awaiting the IMS 3.0 gallon tank for the final bike mod piece and am still still working on picking up a single Scala Rider G4, CamelBak HiViz or Saber and an Airhawk. The Canari Gel Liners arrived today and I have some EVS Ultimates coming in any day to see how they work during the ordeal as well?

I am going back and forth after what has been said about the CamelBak and standard bite tube???

Thanks again for the construction updates in NY as it will certainly help me move through the Albany area with the least amonut of trouble!

Wayne