Hopeless Class Joel Rappoport 9781477408018 Books
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The Iron Butt Rally (IBR) is the world championship of long distance, endurance, motorcycle riding. It is held every odd year, and covers all of North America. It is billed as “11 Days, 11,000 Miles” and claims proudly that finishers are “The World's Toughest Motorcycle Riders”. As of this writing, since the Iron Butt began in 1984, worldwide there have been 403 people who have finished. The author finished this ride in 2009. He was fifty-seven years old. The motorcycle was a thirty-three year old BMW. It started the 2009 rally with over half a million miles on it. The organizers put them both solidly in the Hopeless Class. This book, which includes 65 photographs and 6 maps, is the story of the author's long distance riding experience, from the time when he considered riding three hundred miles a day an incredible achievement, to his covering over 13,000 miles in 14 days in 2009. The total mileage is 13,000 because after he finished the IBR, he had to travel over 2,650 miles in two days in order to return home and be on time for work. The author rode an average of nineteen hours a day for eleven days to gather points needed to be declared a finisher. One hundred and one riders started the rally in 2009. Seventy finished. Prior to this Iron Butt Rally, the author had been riding motorcycles as his main form of transportation for over forty years. He bought the BMW R60 new in 1976 and it was his only motorcycle for a third of a century. Over that time he decided that riding endless miles was a great way to relax and see the world. Think of the IBR as a giant scavenger hunt covering the forty-nine states and Canada. The riders are hunting for bonuses that are described by the organizers. The harder it is to ride to and from a bonus, the more points it is worth. At the start of each leg of the rally, the riders are given a list of bonuses. Each rider has to figure which bonuses he, or she, can ride to and still be on time at checkpoints. No two riders follow the same route. Bonuses can involve walking across the sea floor at low tide to take a photograph, or a visit to a historical location, or meeting a specific person at a specific time. Wind, rain, desert heat, traffic, illness, or mountain cold does not stop these riders. The author had ridden the same motorcycle in the 2007 IBR, but due to poor planning, inexperience, and dehydration, he lost an entire day during the rally. One can't lose a minute during an IBR, and he knew beyond any shadow of a doubt that there was no way that he could be a finisher. However, he developed a route for the last three days that covered over four thousand miles and seven states to try and gain enough points to somehow be successful. The IBR gives no quarter for bad luck or poor health. He was a DNF (did not finish). During the 2009 IBR the author had good days and bad. Some days were spent riding on beautifully paved roads in perfect temperatures. Other miles were done on gravel roads, or in storms that damned well seemed to approach biblical proportions. Riders must be ready for anything. On day five the author stopped for a few hours sleep at eleven o'clock on a Friday night in Mississippi only to find that his footpeg and sidestand had broken loose from the motorcycle. Unable to ride, and knowing that no one would have parts for a 1976 motorcycle, he thought that his rally was over. Three hours later, with the help of a mobile welding service, he was back on the road and back in the rally. This book is written for those who ride motorcycles for long distances, short distances, and for those who have never wanted to ride a motorcycle at all. It's about the adventure that can still be found by pursuing the love of a sport and a dream.
Hopeless Class Joel Rappoport 9781477408018 Books
I enjoyed this book, and I don't even ride a motorcycle. But I do participate in and organize international antique car TSD rallys. I was fascinated to learn how a similar (though far more greuling) event is done on a bike. Amazing how these riders can stay in the saddle for so many hours on end, get by with a minimum of sleep and rest, and still keep theri wits about them. Interesting how the event is organized to follow one general route, although leaving the actual, detailed route up to the competitors.The book was well done and has prompted me to order yet another book about the IBR.
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Hopeless Class Joel Rappoport 9781477408018 Books Reviews
Hey Joel, GREAT story. Your tenacity in getting to the IBR provides hope and inspiration for many more LD Riders. From an 80 year old rider who just did his FIRST SaddleSore 1000-1 CONGRATULATIONS on a great read. You are both much appreciated.
If you're really sick in the head about motorcycling, then this is a must read! Joel is my new hero and has me planning my first SS1000. Maybe one day I will make the Iron Butt Rally, but as of now, getting past that first 1000 in 24 hours will be a challenge!
Very fun read. I enjoyed this book a lot. Makes you want to go out and conquer more Iron Butt challenges!
I LOVE MOTORCYCLING BOOKS AND HAVE READ OTHER AUTHORS ON THE IRON BUTT RALLY BUT TO BE BLUNT, THIS IS BORING. NOT O BE MEAN BUT I COULDN'T GET THROUGH THE WHOLE THING. IT'S JUST TOO BORING. SORRY JOEL.
A good read for anyone that is already involved in the madness and a great one for those who are just starting out. Joel does a fantastic job of breaking down what needs to be done to compete in the "Super Bowl" of our sport. Just to add to the fun, he does it on a 33 year old motorcycle with over half a million miles already on the clock. You won't be able to read this and go out and do it yourself, there's a learning curve, but it's both a great read and a good guide for what to think about if you aspire to become one of the elite of "The World's Tougest Riders."
Hats (Helmets?) off from IBA #48869 for a very entertaining book...
I thoroughly enjoyed Joel's discussion of his failed 2007 IBR attempt, and his day-by-day account of his successful 2009 finish. It was one of a few books that was hard to put down. The account was well written (by him) and edited (by his wife) about his preparation, and adjustments to ride a 1976 R60 BMW, rebuilt to 750cc and about 60HP with over 500,000 miles on it, and 56 years on him, when he attempted and finished the 09 IBR. He includes the bonus point descriptions he selected direct from the rally info, w/ permission, and a frank discussion of the rally's structure, rules, and challenges and how he addressed and met them. A fascinating read of a little know MC challenge. He also provides equipment information and tools that helped him. Tho I have no intention of ever doing such a ride (11k miles in 11 days/nights, adhering to tight rules throughout), his experience was extremely interesting, and some of the points are useful to any rider. I highly recommend this whether one is an endurance rider or not.
If you've ever wondered what it would be like to ride a motorcycle over 10,000 miles in two weeks, read this book. Especially if you ride a BMW "Airhead" motorcycle, and can appreciate just how robust and reliable the old design turned out to be. Rappoport covers bike preparation in pretty good detail, but the best part of the book is his description of the ride itself. The reader gets a pretty good feel for the challenges of weather, time, distance, fatigue, and "stuff happens" that are part and parcel of any Iron Butt ride. I've always been curious what it would be like, but having ridden "only" 900 miles in a day before, really had no idea what a full on Iron Butt was like. Now I know, well enough at least that I won't be signing up for one anytime soon. But thanks to Joel, I don't have to ride one to appreciate the experience.
I enjoyed this book, and I don't even ride a motorcycle. But I do participate in and organize international antique car TSD rallys. I was fascinated to learn how a similar (though far more greuling) event is done on a bike. Amazing how these riders can stay in the saddle for so many hours on end, get by with a minimum of sleep and rest, and still keep theri wits about them. Interesting how the event is organized to follow one general route, although leaving the actual, detailed route up to the competitors.
The book was well done and has prompted me to order yet another book about the IBR.
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