TuBliss

[roostafish]

Originally Posted by SpeedyManiac

It's probably going to be $700-1000 for tires and mousses for the ISDE. It sucks, but that's part of racing the ISDE. At least Mexico will be cheap for travel and accomodation.

Exactly why I want to go. I figure to save $10000-15000 just because I can drive there in the "bus" and be fully self contained. I can bring all my food (and not get sick), and basically be into it for fees and parts needed, plus fuel for the trip. (I already have 300 gallons of diesel to be loaded into the "bus" in 55 gallon drums.)

I remember airfare to OZ in 2000 was $3400!

[SpeedyManiac]

Here's a quick breakdown of my costs for the past two six days. All prices are in Canadian dollars.

Chile 2007:
Airfare - $2000
Hotel (2 weeks) - $1500
-No rental vehicle (cost was around $900 or so for the 2 weeks)
Entry fee - $650
FIM License - $150
Bike setup for ISDE (2007 GasGas EC250 Six Days edition, suspension work, spare parts, etc, etc) ~$9000-10000
Bike shipping - $700
Metzeler tires - $800
Food and stuff for 2 weeks - $1500

Total - $17200

Greece 2008:
Airfare - used airmiles, though retail was about $2000
Hotel (2 weeks) - $1000
Entry Fee - $500
FIM License - $150
Bike Rental (2009 GasGas EC250R) - $3000
Tires + mousses (I had mine from Chile - I paid 0) - $1000
Crate shipping (for tools, etc) - $250 (I split a crate with 2 friends to cut costs) - regular cost $700
Food - $1000

Total cost - $9350

Basically, it's going to cost around $10000 to race the ISDE. If you really cheap out, then you might be able to get it down to around $6000, but that's pushing it. It's a great experience and well worth the money.

By the way, anyone considering racing the ISDE should pick up "How to race the International Six Days Enduro" by Lawrence Hacking. The money numbers are a little off (the book was written over 15 years ago) and some of the rules have changed, but there's still a lot of valuable information.

[roostafish]

Thanks for the breakdown. That's really good, and current information. I know that qualifying has changed a lot since last I tried, so I'm eager to see how it will work out for me. Back in the day, they had a "senior" team, and took a team of over riders over the age of 40. I don't know if that exists any more, but I think that would be my best shot, now that I have reached the age!

I heard that the ISDE will be in USA in 2013. If that's the case, I may have another shot at going without racking up debt.

[Rick]

I heard that the ISDE will be in USA in 2013......Really....

I would hope that the promoter would pick Reno or Vegas....Why???? DESERT BABY!!I think our guys would kick major A$$ in the desert!

[roostafish]

Our guys would kick butt in the dez. I, however need it to be in the woods, and raining.

Oh, and further explanation on the 0 psi...... It was in the sand, and on a rally bike. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't work for any of us. Jeff said that 4 psi would be great in the technical, slow going woods stuff, and 8 psi in the open, fast stuff. Just a starting point. I think people have yet to find the perfect pressure.

[SpeedyManiac]

Local promoter doesn't really pick the venue, FIM does. Good luck getting a desert event in the US. I think an ISDE in Idaho or Montana would be sweet. Really close by for me too.

[roostafish]

I like that the FIM picks. The Northwest would be SWEET! I doubt it would happen though. The FIM has history with the Eastern promoters.

I'd like the ISDE in Oregon, in the rain. Maybe Canada can get the ISDE, instead of East, maybe we can get it in BC!

Rick, have you ever done the National Enduro at Coalinga?

[Rick]

Yep.....Clear Creek used to be the bomb, snow, ice and some of the best single track the state offers!

[SpeedyManiac]

It's really doubtful the ISDE will be coming to Canada anytime in the near future. Right now there's no one to put it on, though things are looking up with the new Canadian Enduro Championship put on by World Enduro Canada (www.worldendurocanada.com). We have some wicked terrain, but there is a ton of bureaucracy to deal with plus actually getting the trails together to put on an ISDE event. Maybe some day...

[Krasi]

I just installed tubliss both front and rear and will probably test them this weekend.

As it turns out, it's not so easy to pump 100+ PSI of pressure in the inner tube. Do you use compressor or some kind of manual pump like the one in the instruction video for example (which skips the process of pumping )?