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Title: Lithium Butt Challenge!
Post by: benswing on August 12, 2016, 09:03:21 PM: Thanks to a reader comment on Zero's Facebook page I would like to introduce an informal challenge for electric bikers. Now that more people are getting fast charging systems (digiNow and dual Elcons), there will be more people who can accomplish this feat.

The Lithium Butt Challenge is to ride 500 miles in 24 hours on an electric motorcycle.

So far Terry Hershner has done it, I have done it, and possibly Brandon Nozaki-Miller did it during his 1,000 mile weekend (but that may have been 3 days).

Please list the date on which you completed the challenge.

WARNING: This is a difficult challenge both physically and mentally. Always ride under safe conditions and do not put yourself in danger. Even with the fastest charging equipment, this ride will take approximately 18 hours under ideal conditions. That is a long day and fatigue can seriously affect your riding abilities.
Title: Re: Lithium Butt Challenge!
Post by: benswing on August 12, 2016, 09:15:24 PM: My Lithium Butt Challenge was completed at 11:59pm on Friday, July 1st, 2016.

I rode 525 miles from Denver, CO to Park City, UT starting at 6am and ending just before midnight. (Map of approximate route attached.)

Cheers!
Title: Re: Lithium Butt Challenge!
Post by: BrianTRice@gmail.com on August 13, 2016, 02:16:17 AM: Challenge accepted. :) I'm still at a 400 mile record but want to try this soon (having made one 850 mile day and quite a few 600 mile days on my V-Strom).
Title: Re: Lithium Butt Challenge!
Post by: mrwilsn on August 13, 2016, 02:20:47 AM: Hmmmm...

Ion Butt Challenge?

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Title: Re: Lithium Butt Challenge!
Post by: MrDude_1 on August 13, 2016, 02:24:24 AM: Quote from: mrwilsn on August 13, 2016, 02:20:47 AM
Hmmmm...

Ion Butt Challenge?

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LOL! I like this name even better.
Title: Re: Lithium Butt Challenge!
Post by: Richard230 on August 13, 2016, 02:47:30 AM: Didn't Terry ride over 1000 miles during 24 hours to win an Iron Butt award last year? I remember reading the article in the Iron Butt magazine about the feat. I am pretty sure I posted a thread about the article at the time. ???
Title: Re: Lithium Butt Challenge!
Post by: BrianTRice@gmail.com on August 13, 2016, 02:59:03 AM: Quote from: Richard230 on August 13, 2016, 02:47:30 AM
Didn't Terry ride over 1000 miles during 24 hours to win an Iron Butt award last year? I remember reading the article in the Iron Butt magazine about the feat. I am pretty sure I posted a thread about the article at the time. ???

Sure! So what? Crossing 500 miles per day is still a very tiny club, and making that club larger is still a significant task worth noting/promoting.

+1 for Ion Butt.
Title: Re: Lithium Butt Challenge!
Post by: Richard230 on August 13, 2016, 04:15:16 AM: I found the article:
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1094483_first-iron-butt-award-for-electric-motorcycle-terry-hershner (http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1094483_first-iron-butt-award-for-electric-motorcycle-terry-hershner)