World's toughest riders - not me, not this time

Saddle Sore 1000 - one thousand miles in 24 hours. It's the beginner level of the iron butt rides (www.ironbutt.com) and I thought it's peanuts. Norge eats miles and I like riding, so I decided to ride the SS1000 and see how things go. Well, it didn't go so well, I didn't manage it: exactly 500 km from the start the Norge refused to co-operate so badly that I needed towing assistance... and even though the problem "disappeared" by itself and I was able to continue after few hours, I had lost too much time with the hassle and worse, I had lost confidence on the bike - so I replanned my route and headed back home.

In the end I rode 1360 km during that day. The weather was nice in the morning and "variable" in the afternoon - I think I swapped my rain gear on and off at least two million times.

Oh yes, what exactly was the problem? It was the curse of the 13th day, red light on dashboard, oil pressure symbol on. Engine off immediately, checking... all looks fine, so try to restart... and it runs fine! Great, helmet and gloves on... and it dies and wont' start again. Until after towing and after two hours it starts again nicely and runs me home without any more problems. Maybe, just maybe, it was just a bad connection to battery, but it's a wild guess. Nothing unusual was diagnosed in the 10000 km service (later). Mystery.