Two local men are going on their second long-distance motorcycle ride with a group called the Iron Butt Association.
The first was a 1,000-mile ride in 24 hours last year touring the state of North Dakota called the SaddleSore 1,000. Finishing that ride gave the pair membership in the Iron Butt Association, who bill themselves as “the world’s toughest motorcycle riders.”
This year they will ride to Bozeman, Mont. and back, an estimated 1,574 miles, in 36 hours.
Ross Hunter is a paramedic with the Devils Lake Ambulance Service and Jim Frank is a member of the Devils Lake police force.
They are taking pledges locally for the ride with all donations going to the Devils Lake Lions Club for their charitable work. Hunter is a member of the Lions which provides a scholarship to LRSC, eye exams and glasses to those in need, donates old glasses for re-use in third world countries, works with the North Dakota Eye Bank and helps supply leader dogs for the blind. They also are a sponsor of the Arts in the Park activities at Roosevelt Park, selling root beer floats to further help with funding their charitable work.
If you would like to help with the work of the Lions club by sponsoring Hunter and Frank on this trip, contact Gregg Oeder at The Eye Clinic 662-4085 prior to their leaving for the ride on July 23.
Iron Butt supervises the long-distance rides to ensure rider safety.
About the Iron Butt Association
The 50,000+ members of the Iron Butt Association are dedicated to safe, long-distance motorcycle riding. Although based in the United States, they have thousands of enthusiastic members throughout the globe. One of their more popular slogans is, "The World Is Our Playground."
The Iron Butt Association trademarks include an outline of the United States with the words “Iron Butt” inside or around the outline or a globe with “Iron Butt Association” across it.
The only way to earn the title is to finish an Iron Butt ride, however rally workers and supporters may be granted membership status as well, according to their website www.ironbutt.com.
In the Iron Butt Association, as opposed to the health-sales industry where “iron men” were muscular, they shaped the phrase to mean a tough-as-nails butt, immune to pain and eventually tough as iron, when used in connection to riding a motorcycle long distances.
They provide certificates of accomplishment for those who complete their sanctioned long distance motorcycle trips that often have clever names like Half-Fast, SaddleSore and Bun-Burner rides.
Terms: Iron Butt Ride - a variety of one-day or two-day long distance rides of 750 miles or more.
Iron Butt Run - where a group of riders complete an Iron Butt Ride.
Iron Butt Rider - one that rides long distances on an Iron Butt Association ride.
Iron Butt Club - the original club’s name before Association was adopted for the larger organization in 1987.
Mile Eater - any rider that did more than a 1,000 miles in a day.
Odo Heads - riders that flipped their odometers over 100,000 miles.
100K Club - 100,000 miles or more in a year.
(All these terms are trademarked by the Association.)
For more information about the Iron Butt Association go to www.ironbutt.com for more information about the Lions Club go to www.lionsclubs.org.
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Two local men are going on their second long-distance motorcycle ride with a group called the Iron Butt Association.
The first was a 1,000-mile ride in 24 hours last year touring the state of North Dakota called the SaddleSore 1,000. Finishing that ride gave the pair membership in the Iron Butt Association, who bill themselves as “the world’s toughest motorcycle riders.”
This year they will ride to Bozeman, Mont. and back, an estimated 1,574 miles, in 36 hours.
Ross Hunter is a paramedic with the Devils Lake Ambulance Service and Jim Frank is a member of the Devils Lake police force.
They are taking pledges locally for the ride with all donations going to the Devils Lake Lions Club for their charitable work. Hunter is a member of the Lions which provides a scholarship to LRSC, eye exams and glasses to those in need, donates old glasses for re-use in third world countries, works with the North Dakota Eye Bank and helps supply leader dogs for the blind. They also are a sponsor of the Arts in the Park activities at Roosevelt Park, selling root beer floats to further help with funding their charitable work.
If you would like to help with the work of the Lions club by sponsoring Hunter and Frank on this trip, contact Gregg Oeder at The Eye Clinic 662-4085 prior to their leaving for the ride on July 23.
Iron Butt supervises the long-distance rides to ensure rider safety.
About the Iron Butt Association
The 50,000+ members of the Iron Butt Association are dedicated to safe, long-distance motorcycle riding. Although based in the United States, they have thousands of enthusiastic members throughout the globe. One of their more popular slogans is, "The World Is Our Playground."
The Iron Butt Association trademarks include an outline of the United States with the words “Iron Butt” inside or around the outline or a globe with “Iron Butt Association” across it.
The only way to earn the title is to finish an Iron Butt ride, however rally workers and supporters may be granted membership status as well, according to their website www.ironbutt.com.
In the Iron Butt Association, as opposed to the health-sales industry where “iron men” were muscular, they shaped the phrase to mean a tough-as-nails butt, immune to pain and eventually tough as iron, when used in connection to riding a motorcycle long distances.
They provide certificates of accomplishment for those who complete their sanctioned long distance motorcycle trips that often have clever names like Half-Fast, SaddleSore and Bun-Burner rides.
Terms: Iron Butt Ride - a variety of one-day or two-day long distance rides of 750 miles or more.
Iron Butt Run - where a group of riders complete an Iron Butt Ride.
Iron Butt Rider - one that rides long distances on an Iron Butt Association ride.
Iron Butt Club - the original club’s name before Association was adopted for the larger organization in 1987.
Mile Eater - any rider that did more than a 1,000 miles in a day.
Odo Heads - riders that flipped their odometers over 100,000 miles.
100K Club - 100,000 miles or more in a year.
(All these terms are trademarked by the Association.)
For more information about the Iron Butt Association go to www.ironbutt.com for more information about the Lions Club go to www.lionsclubs.org.
