Trans Iowa Trail TIT

kimzx1000r · 04-23-2011, 06:08 AM

I have laid down tracks through Iowa and three of us will head out on dual sport bikes at the end of may to confirm the route and check it for fun factor. If all goes well at the end of May we might have a new dual sport route. This route has ALLOT of gravel since Iowa has allot of gravel roads. It has minimum maintenance roads (dirt) scatter through out the route. It will take in the gothic house (from the painting American Gothic), the bridges of Madison county, Knoxville raceway, Pella, Amana Colonies, camping on rivers, lakes, some bridges from the registry, a park with a bunch of caves, and hopefully some pretty cool back road riding. The ride will start at and end at Sabula Iowa and will be a loop through the southern part of Iowa and loop through the middle of Iowa. Might include a short excursion into Northern Missouri. Time to get Iowa on the map!

DRZ Charlie · 04-23-2011, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kimzx1000r

Time to get Iowa on the map!

Good luck with that ..just sayin Just kidding too.

We lived there for about 7 years near Jefferson, IA. If you know where to look there are some very scenic gravel roads and hidden geological gems everywhere. I'd love to see the track when you are done.

kimzx1000r · 04-23-2011, 06:12 PM

Charlie, After it is ridden and verified I will post it for anyone interested.

rokklym · 04-23-2011, 07:00 PM

I was hoping someone would make this!

I have tracks from the Maquoketa area north, so in theory a person could do the TIT, then the TWAT, then swing over and finish on the TMAT at the Canadian border!

kimzx1000r · 04-23-2011, 08:19 PM

Yes I believe you could do that. This will get you right in that area.

eemsreno · 04-29-2011, 03:52 AM

kimzx1000r
I see you are going through Eldon,Ia. here is a ride I did in that area.
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=860.0
Here is anouther ride you might like
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=791.0

secretk6 · 04-29-2011, 04:47 AM

I'm very interested! How soon do you think you'll have it completed and posted?

kimzx1000r · 05-01-2011, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by secretk6

I'm very interested! How soon do you think you'll have it completed and posted?

We Leave May 21st from Illinois to ride the route. I have a little over a week set aside for confirming. We do plan to explore a little along the way and a lay over around Lake Rathbun for a day or so. I will try and have it posted by June 1 at the latest.

Bultaco206 · 05-01-2011, 07:40 PM

*waiting patiently*

kimzx1000r · 05-01-2011, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by eemsreno

kimzx1000r
I see you are going through Eldon,Ia. here is a ride I did in that area.
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=860.0
Here is anouther ride you might like
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=791.0

Yes that looks like a good ride. I will have to mark that one in my trips to make book. I spend a lot of time around the Lake Rathbun area. Love the other one! Makes me want to go mine exploring! Epic!

kimzx1000r · 05-20-2011, 06:48 PM

Tomorrow morning we begin, and of course it appears there will be rain for a few days. Oh well let the chips fall where they may at least it won't be dusty!

rhino_adv · 05-20-2011, 07:24 PM

Good luck with this project! Im looking forward to the ride report, and of corse the tracks!

ride safe

kimzx1000r · 05-28-2011, 11:02 AM

The ride is complete and the tracks were great. We rode a ton of gravel. The dirt road sections started out great but deteriorated fast. We ended up having to by-pass allot of dirt sections that would have been awesome. It rained allot and the b roads were terrible. We tried but after having to dig my bike out (sunk past the swing arm and the rear tire locked solid from packed mud) we gave up. We did get to ride some but many were impassable. The ride is great and we had a very good time. I will post a write up and some pics soon, playing catch up at home now.

tbirdsp · 05-28-2011, 11:20 AM

How far west did you come? I know the Loess Hills very well. Yeah - the B roads really suck when wet.

DRZ Charlie - I stopped for lunch in Jefferson, IA just by chance last weekend, on the way back from a street ride to WI. Little Mexican restaurant, was pretty good.

DRZ Charlie · 05-28-2011, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tbirdsp

How far west did you come? I know the Loess Hills very well. Yeah - the B roads really suck when wet.

DRZ Charlie - I stopped for lunch in Jefferson, IA just by chance last weekend, on the way back from a street ride to WI. Little Mexican restaurant, was pretty good.

Yeah I think that is Case De Oro...used to be the old Family Table restaurant. Pretty good eats. We had dinner there at Christmas.

04-23-2011, 06:08 AM	#1
kimzx1000r ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Oddometer: 365	Trans Iowa Trail TIT I have laid down tracks through Iowa and three of us will head out on dual sport bikes at the end of may to confirm the route and check it for fun factor. If all goes well at the end of May we might have a new dual sport route. This route has ALLOT of gravel since Iowa has allot of gravel roads. It has minimum maintenance roads (dirt) scatter through out the route. It will take in the gothic house (from the painting American Gothic), the bridges of Madison county, Knoxville raceway, Pella, Amana Colonies, camping on rivers, lakes, some bridges from the registry, a park with a bunch of caves, and hopefully some pretty cool back road riding. The ride will start at and end at Sabula Iowa and will be a loop through the southern part of Iowa and loop through the middle of Iowa. Might include a short excursion into Northern Missouri. Time to get Iowa on the map!

04-23-2011, 07:00 PM	#4
rokklym one man wolfpack Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Westby Wisconsin Oddometer: 4,301	I was hoping someone would make this! I have tracks from the Maquoketa area north, so in theory a person could do the TIT, then the TWAT, then swing over and finish on the TMAT at the Canadian border! __________________ Check out the Blog! MotoGraphic MotoGraphic Tumblr Chad Berger KTM950ADV, DR650 Lone Wolf Expeditions rokklym screwed with this post 04-25-2011 at 05:31 PM

05-01-2011, 07:40 PM	#9
Bultaco206 Back-to-back motos suck Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Springville, IA Oddometer: 631	waiting patiently __________________ '07 DL650, '06 DR650, '06 KLX351, '06 KX250, '83 XR350R, '74 Bultaco Alpina (trials)

05-20-2011, 07:24 PM	#12
rhino_adv Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2010 Location: central Illinois (Armington) Oddometer: 595	Good luck with this project! Im looking forward to the ride report, and of corse the tracks! ride safe __________________ Old Bridges Thread Riding the TWAT 475+ Bridges in Illinois, 985+ Old Bridges in Missouri PAVED ROADS...... ANOTHER PERFECT EXAMPLE OF NEEDLESS, SPENDING BY THE GOVERNMENT"

05-28-2011, 11:20 AM	#14
tbirdsp REMF Joined: Mar 2002 Location: Nebraska Oddometer: 8,546	How far west did you come? I know the Loess Hills very well. Yeah - the B roads really suck when wet. DRZ Charlie - I stopped for lunch in Jefferson, IA just by chance last weekend, on the way back from a street ride to WI. Little Mexican restaurant, was pretty good. __________________ Mike S. '09 Bonneville Black AMA MSTA STOC http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/...orcycleriders/

04-23-2011, 06:12 PM	#3
kimzx1000r ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Oddometer: 365	Charlie, After it is ridden and verified I will post it for anyone interested.

04-23-2011, 08:19 PM	#5
kimzx1000r ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Oddometer: 365	Yes I believe you could do that. This will get you right in that area.

04-29-2011, 03:52 AM	#6
eemsreno Studly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Location: On your way to everywhere, Batavia, IA. Oddometer: 526	kimzx1000r I see you are going through Eldon,Ia. here is a ride I did in that area. http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=860.0 Here is anouther ride you might like http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=791.0

04-29-2011, 04:47 AM	#7
secretk6 Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Bettendorf,Iowa Oddometer: 33	I'm very interested! How soon do you think you'll have it completed and posted?

05-20-2011, 06:48 PM	#11
kimzx1000r ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Oddometer: 365	Tomorrow morning we begin, and of course it appears there will be rain for a few days. Oh well let the chips fall where they may at least it won't be dusty!

05-28-2011, 11:02 AM	#13
kimzx1000r ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Oddometer: 365	The ride is complete and the tracks were great. We rode a ton of gravel. The dirt road sections started out great but deteriorated fast. We ended up having to by-pass allot of dirt sections that would have been awesome. It rained allot and the b roads were terrible. We tried but after having to dig my bike out (sunk past the swing arm and the rear tire locked solid from packed mud) we gave up. We did get to ride some but many were impassable. The ride is great and we had a very good time. I will post a write up and some pics soon, playing catch up at home now.

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