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Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge

Discussion in 'Trips N' Trails - the ride is the adventure' started by Lucifer, Aug 9, 2011.

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  1. Lucifer

    Lucifer Well-Known Member

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    chucktx Moderator Staff Member

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    that ought to put a mile or two on the ol' scoot!!!!!!!
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    Hey, What the Honka is this??? This looks like it would be a real challenge. Hmmmm. :D
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    Quite a challenge!!...No speeding tickets or disqualified...no motels,must be within 10ft of your bike at all times...no drugs,there will be testing along the route...first 5 bikes across the finish line are impounded and inspected,for what I don't know...$250,000 for 1st...but it really seems to be a test to see what you're made of...
    Kinda makes the Iron Butt seem like a cake walk. LOL
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    JohnnyBiker Well-Known Member

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    I think that I may have to consider this once I get my bagger. I have already mentioned it to Hot Rider. I am up for challenges like this.. Have you ever done it?
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    :roflmao: No.. a couple of spinal injuries pretty much screwed any endurance tests for me,I can do 500-750 miles in a day,but not day after day for 10,000-15,000 miles... and the next time I sleep on the ground there will be 6 ft of it on top of me:roflmao: Although part of me would like to try it:)
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    How many bike do they usually get?
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    I don't know, I believe this is the 2nd one...if you click on the link and click on 2010 finishers, there's quite a few and from what I've read on the site a lot drop out as it goes along,I'm just finding out about it myself and bookmarked the page to read more about it...
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    I did meander around the site a little but I did not happen to see how many people entered it last year. I wonder how much cash one should have on them for an endurance ride like that? It sounds like a great challenge that's for sure.:)
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    There were stories about people who would cut down signs on key roads at remote intersections or move them to make people take a wrong turn, no GPS is allowed.

    Also several people have been killed on the trips,
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    I hope the stories are wrong on that but the concept leads towards risk
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    I'v got a bagger & i am not made of the right stuff.
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    Ya I would'nt run like that even if I was younger to hard on both man & machine
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    If i could possible do they would have to have a entire medical team at the finish line,even at that,that would have to be quiet along time ago.now im happy to stradle mine with moaning::mad:
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    heheehehehe@ parker........
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    LOL I think there'a theres a few of us here in the same boat :roflmao:
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    A little update...Weather conditions have them running about 2 days behind....there are 220 entries...One chick from Florida got her license a month ago,went and bought a Harley,rode it to Mesa AZ entered the challenge and is now running in the top 30:cool:
    Another rider had 2 incidents with deer...2nd one he went down,but he and the bike are still roadworthy...he got himself together and continued on and a short time later he got hit in the face by an owl at highway speed:gah:(now that's luck) he is still going....one tough SOB IMO....
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    Man that rider has some luck , but if he's still up & running he need s to have some better luck
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    Hit by an Owl?? OUCHY!!!
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    I guess he's lucky to still be alive after hitting 2 deer and then whacked with an owl...but unlucky that he hit 2 deer and got whacked by an owl:roflmao:
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