Operation IBA Daytona

Basic training of Janus Gryffin #036 is complete.  Outfitted with well placed load bearing equipment, a 4 gallon auxiliary fuel cell and a fresh service the Gryffin is ready for some advanced endurance training.  Over the next week to 10 days I will put over 5,650 miles while attending the IBA JAX Daytona Party and doing two IBA certification rides. By the time I get back home the total distance ridden on the Janus since January 23rd will be over 7,700 miles.

Janus Load Layout:  Left - Riding gear, and street clothes.  Right - Tank bag items lower, Tools and spares upper
Janus Farkles - A Work in Progress

For those in the Janus Motorcycles Owners, and Iron Butt Motorcycle Riders groups on Facebook, I'll be posting items of interest during the entire "Operation"

Operation IBA Daytona Itinerary

Mon, 3/9 - Wed, 3/11:  Home to Jacksonville, FL.  I will be completing the fuel range drills using the 17-43 sprocket setup.  My goal is to determine the impact on the moving average MPH recorded by GPS and any changes in the fuel range over the original 17-47 sprocket ratio. See the Janus Fuel Range Drills page for up to date numbers.

Wed, 3/11 - Sun, 3/15:  IBA JAX Party.  The Iron Butt Association Daytona Bike Week Party is the annual spring gathering in the long-distance riding community.  LD riders from around the world will make their way to Jacksonville FL to attend the JAX Party.  The 300 plus seats at the Friday night banquet always sells out.

Thur, 3/12:  Krazy Key West 1,000.  The will be first of many IBA certification events for Gryffin #036.  1,000 miles in under 24 hours, starting at IBA JAX Party headquarter, down to Key West and return.  The Krazy Key West is a fun SaddleSore 1,000 event that riders are required to make "bonus" stops to take a picture of a Florida landmark with their rally flag in the picture.  I will be using BubblerGPS Pro to track my progress.  Follow along using the SpotWalla trip map below.

Krazy Key West 1,000  (Start 6:45 am EDT 7:45 CDT/SpotWalla)

Krazy Key West 1,000 Ride Stats:  1,011.7 GPS miles, 930 Odo miles, 19:41 total, 17:40 moving, Mvg 57.2 MPH, 1:59 stopped, Ovg 51.4 MPH

Fri, 3/13:  IBA Daytona Party Banquet.  I will probably sleep in after putting in 1,000 miles. I plotted the route in BaseCamp and at a 60 Mvg speed and planned stops I should arrive back at IBA JAX Party HQ after 1am Friday.  The rest of the day will be spent hangin' out with fellow LD riders.  At 4pm Mike Kneebone, IBA President, presents certificates to those riders who participated in either ride-in events or the JAX Daytona Party rides:  Krazy Key West 1,000, JAX Park 'n Ride 1,000 and JAX Park 'n Ride Bun Burner GOLD 1,500

The banquet begins around 6pm but the line starts forming long before that, making its way through the bar.  The food is great and the company is outstanding.  The Master of Ceremonies is Dr. Howard Entman, who usually arranges interesting speakers to conclude the evenings formal activities.  But the fun doesn't end with the banquet.  The bar stays open to the wee hours to accommodate those who have LD stories to tell.

Sat, 3/14:  After the Krazy Key West 1,000 I will have put another 2,000 miles on the Janus since leaving home.  My plan is to do an early morning service to get it ready for its next long-distance challenge. The rest of the day is open.  Maybe I'll ride down to Daytona Beach for lunch at Stavro's Pizza before heading to Jacksonville Beach for the night.

Central Time

Sun, 3/15 - Mon, 3/16:  Janus 50cc Quest - Jacksonville Beach FL to Mission Beach, San Diego CA, 2,356 miles in under 50 hours.  This will be the most grueling ride for the Janus so far.  A lot can go wrong along the way.

Shown here is the BaseCamp route timing based on a 60mph moving average. The fuel stops are spread about 275 miles apart. It does not mean that I will be stopping at the plotted stations.  I will get fuel based on the next available station after I switch to 'Reserve'.  Adding the fuel and rest stop times to the route plan, BaseCamp determines the time to destination. This gives me good information about the ride pace compared to the plan.

I hope to arrive at the finish in Mission Beach CA shortly after 11pm PST.  This plan give me a little less then 4 hours of slack time before the 50 hour clock runs out.  Big "Shout Out" to Greg Rice for the 50cc -100cc JAX-SDO Weather page.  Very handy!

Janus 50cc Quest (Start 4:00 am EDT 3:00 CDT/SpotWalla)

Janus 50cc Quest Stats:  x,xxx GPS miles, x,xxx Odo miles, hh:mm total, hh:mm moving, Mvg xx MPH, hh:mm stopped, Ovg xx MPH

The Janus 50cc Quest was aborted due to unrecoverable electrical issues.  See the OP IBA Daytona - After Action Report

Janus Farkles - A Work in Progress