Daytona and Back
This is a tragic adventure motorcycle ride that I went on with 3 other rider. One of us never made it home again. There is a long distance rider association call IronButt Riders. You can win bragging right for accomplishing long distance rides in a short time. One such is 1000 miles in 24 hr. Another is a 'Coast to Coast ride in under 50 hr' (2400 miles). This ride is what the 4 of us were going to attempt as we would leave LA early one morning and end up in Jacksonville Florida where we would also take in Bike Week at Daytona Beach. Here is the story mostly told by Mike Daugherty, one of the riders. Mike writes: The nuts and bolts of an Ironbutt 'Coast to Coast' in 50 hrs or less ride [me, Pete, interjects] This ride took place back in '03, I think. Story by my good friend Mike Daugherty. 4 of us drove our motorcycles From LA to the Fl coast and then on to Daytona Beach. Story begins here, Mike writes...... Back in Dec. or so I told Pete that I wanted to go