• Moonbeam and Back: An In-Ontario Iron Butt & a Bike to Do It

    2 years ago - By Tim's Motorcycle Diaries

    The mighty Wolfe Bonham did a Moonbeam run this year as a part of one of his mega well-beyond an Iron Butt long distance rides. I just popped it into Google maps and it happens to be a perfect first Iron Butt distance from home, and all in the province.
    The starting Iron Butt is the Saddlesore 1000 , 1000 miles in 24 hours. They have a metric equivalent Saddlesore 1600 kilometre ride too. The suggestion is to do a distance that can't be short cutted for credibility's sake. Riding from Elora to Moonbeam and back is always going to be over 1600kms, no matter how you do it. Another benefit is...
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