Having completed my first 48-10 in 8.5 days, I'm looking to complete both the 48-10 and 10/10ths in late May. The challenge is always time VS distance in the NE (all of the eastern seaboard). I've done a 10/10th's but I just can't fathom completing 8100 miles and not go for the brass ring.
Um, the 10/10'ths is for super-human riders; I'm not in the conversation there...
As I've commented, in looking at what BC has computed, if I really do have 9 to 10 hour rest periods at the end of the riding day, in getting the first three days in at the 1000-1100 mile mark, it means the rest of the ride turns into 650-800 mile days to get the ride distance accomplished. So, planning to be able to be slightly behind any planned time by day 6, 7 or 8 still keeps the ride on track to succeed by the end of day 10.
I like the fact your startin in NM and I do like your route through WA/OR/CA. It looks better than my first ride. You have given me food for thought sir.
No, I'm
starting in AZ, ending in NM. That first 400 miles is all familiar territory, which should help get me in that ride rhythm right out of the gate. Again, I'm simply using pieces and parts of the routing done by others before me.
The tail-end is interesting. Previous routing has the OK location easily accessible from the south in TX, after catching AR in Texarkana. The routing at that point was simply 'get to NM thru TX, but aim to the south to get closer to home!' Thus, two pretty long fuel runs (on a stock Goldwing) thru TX, then Hobbs, NM is the last state.
However, it may not need to be. If there's still several hours of clock remaining, might as well use a chunk of it and get that much closer to home here in
Baja Arizona.
That first leg is from Kingman to Clarkston, WA - 1100 miles. I did a ~1250 mile leg on my Why? to Whynot! ride; that was why I chose that 1100 mile mark. Nice long day, but not enough to really be beat up at the end of day 1.
