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The Fastest 45 Days 45,000 Miles in 45 Days By Matt Wise Don’t let the title fool you, this write up has nothing to do with speed and everything to do with how quickly time can pass by while planning for and riding a motorcycle on a multi-day trip. I am a relative newcomer to the...

2019 RTE Ride To Eat Northwest TN Saturday April 6, 2019 See the Eagles Hi all, My suggestion for the winter doldrums is to put this SPRING RTE on your calendar and you'll be part of the magic of wishing for better riding conditions in the new season, promise! Ride Safe everyone and see you in...

2019 IBA Daytona Party Week The Iron Butt Association's most beloved event - The Annual Bike Week Party will be at 6 pm Friday, March 15, 2019 in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, approximately 80 miles north of the Daytona race track with check-in starting at noon. For those spending the week in the...

First Zambian Saddlesore 1600 by Ian McPhee There has never been an Iron Butt Association ride completed and recorded in Zambia. So that challenge needed taking up and in spite of Colleen and I living here for 5 years and often discussing it, as well as trying to complete it twice, all we...

Questions, answers, tips, how is your trip going, post here! And good luck! Donna

We have all seen them and secretly, probably have used these tempting machines that seems to draw child and adult alike, while traveling across North America. So that we can remember a bit of our youth, and help preserve a bit of Americana at it best, the Iron Butt Association introduces a new...

The IBA Finland dedicated forum is located at: http://keskustelu.ibafinland.fi/

Trevor Angel100,000 mile report on Facebook, not sure if you can read it if not a Facebook member, but worth clicking to see: https://www.facebook.com/aroadanywhere/posts/541006699394253

Unfortunately, there have been numerous rides from India that we believe are faked, as well as counterfeit certificates - two recent examples are below. Some are fairly good fakes: Others are not so good, but still some extensive effort put in on the forgery: It is important to note...

Examining the “Dark Side” - Car Tires on Motorcycles By Tom Austin from the 2015 Fall/Winter issue of Iron Butt Magazine Photos Courtesy of Greg Marbach and Tobie Stevens According to the Motorcycle Industry Council Tire Guide: “Because a motorcycle is a single-track vehicle and leans as it...