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The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine
Ten Thousand Miles In Ten Days
By: Carl (KSolo DaRyder) Harris Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge 3rd Place Finisher.
en thousand miles in ten days.
You’d have to be insane with just that part alone. Now add in no GPS, no electronic maps, sleeping outside next to your motorcycle, turn by turn instructions only provided at the next checkpoint, and all the while averaging 2-3 hours of sleep a night. Welcome to the most formidable motorcycle challenge in America, the prestigious HOKA HEY Motorcycle Endurance Challenge, founded by James G. Red Cloud in 2010, which is held every two years. “Many hear the call, but only a few are chosen.” I heard the call and l accepted the challenge. Coming off of a spectacular 2019 riding season which took me to all fifty states, as well as Canada and Mexico, numerous Iron Butt Association certified long-distance rides, the Ultimate Coast to Coast ride from Key West, FL to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, and The Southern California
Motorcycle Association (SCMA) Four Corners Tour Ride. The HOKA HEY Motorcycle Challenge was my sole focus for this year’s endurance ride. I started getting into shape in January and continued all the way up to August. I participated in the Mexico IBA, DiscoverMoto SS1000 Rally in Baja California Sur, Mexico in February, before the COVID-19 pandemic restricted the country and closed the borders. In June, l rode the SCMA’s True X riding 10,355 miles in 9 days, 18 hours, and 14 minutes as a train-up ride. The 2020 HOKA HEY Motorcycle Endurance Challenge started on August 9th in Panama City Beach, Florida. At 0545, we received our first set of directions and were given a few brief minutes to look them over. At 0600, we were led out from Panama City Beach HarleyDavidson, 153 eager riders, some first-time riders and veteran riders alike. The journey
