IBA Party Ride-In
March 3-7, 2008


Guidelines Used for Developing the Trip Plans

Start times are based upon the 50CC trip start times.

We are going to gather water and sand from each coast. We will not be able to ride our bikes on the sand, nor would we probably want to. The idea is to get gas receipt, drive the block or two to the ocean, hop off and get sand and water, and then head out. At the other end, gather water and sand and then gas up. The idea is that we will have gone truly from coast to coast in less than 50 hours. Some riders may elect to get the sand and water before the receipt at the start and after the receipt at the end. This is your call. Just keep in mind the spirit of the ride.

The Trip Plans are based upon default Microsoft Streets & Trips times:

  • Interstate: 65 mph
  • Limited Access Highways: 60 mph
  • Other Highways: 50 mph
  • Arterial Roads: 35 mph
  • Streets: 20 mph
These speeds should make the trip plan conservative as much of the posted speed will be at 70mph; Arizona and New Mexico are 75 mph. However, there are some urban areas that have speeds as low as 55 mph. If you make better time, you will be able to get extra rest at the midpoint and arrive early at the end point.

Event Manager:  Mark Campbell

  Ride-In Main Page
 IBA Party Details
  Ride Registration
  List of Participants
  50CC & 100CC details
  Weather Info along the route
  Jacksonville Details
  San Diego Details
  Validated Gas Stops
  Trip Plans
  Documentation Forms
  MTF Refund Policy
  Ride Disclaimer & Waiver
The Trip Plans allow for 3 hours of problems.

You should try to leave on or before the schedule depart time at the midpoint in order to reserve the three hours for problems at the end of the trip.

Rest stops are scheduled for 15 minutes. This time includes the time to exit and re-enter the interstate, so the actual stop time should be kept to about 10 minutes. Just enough time to gas-up and pee. No time for stretching, etc.

The goal for these plans was to get the lowest mileage range for a given number of intermediate stops. If you have a trip plan that will reduce the range for a given number of stops (e.g. if your plan only requires a 140 mile range and 17 intermediate stops or you can reduce the minimum mileage for a trip with 20 intermediate stops to less than 126 miles), please submit the trip plan so we can upgrade following recommendations.

Trip Plans

Click on the logos to download Microsoft Streets & Trips 2003 map files.
You may need to Right Click and Save Target As.
Start and midpoint rest time are set for 50CC. You might want to adjust for 100CCC.
There is also an Excel file and a  Garmin Metroguide USA file with all validated stops available on the
Validated Gas Stop Page
.

110 Mile Range EW
24 Intermediate Stops

110 Mile Range WE
24 Intermediate Stops

122 Mile Range EW
21 Intermediate Stops

122 Mile Range WE
21 Intermediate Stops

126 Mile Range EW
20 Intermediate Stops

126 Mile Range WE
20 Intermediate Stops

133 Mile Range EW
19 Intermediate Stops

133 Mile Range WE
19 Intermediate Stops

140 Mile Range EW
18 Intermediate Stops

140 Mile Range WE
18 Intermediate Stops

149 Mile Range EW
17 Intermediate Stops

149 Mile Range WE
17 Intermediate Stops

158 Mile Range EW
16 Intermediate Stops

158 Mile Range WE
16 Intermediate Stops

170 Mile Range EW
15 Intermediate Stops

170 Mile Range WE
15 Intermediate Stops

177 Mile Range EW
14 Intermediate Stops

177 Mile Range WE
14 Intermediate Stops

186 Mile Range EW
13 Intermediate Stops

186 Mile Range WE
13 Intermediate Stops

199 Mile Range EW
12 Intermediate Stops

199 Mile Range WE
12 Intermediate Stops

214 Mile Range EW
11 Intermediate Stops

214 Mile Range WE
11 Intermediate Stops

234 Mile Range EW
10 Intermediate Stops

234 Mile Range WE
10 Intermediate Stops

263 Mile Range EW
9 Intermediate Stops

263 Mile Range WE
9 Intermediate Stops

296 Mile Range EW
8 Intermediate Stops

296 Mile Range WE
8 Intermediate Stops

336 Mile Range EW
7 Intermediate Stops

336 Mile Range WE
7 Intermediate Stops

These are merely suggested plans. There is no obligation to follow them. However, we have put a significant amount of effort into verifying 24 hour availability of gas at the stops in each of the above plans.


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