The only route to IBA Membership
Regular Meetings where we may ride some serious miles for lunch
Welcome to IBA Ireland Website
The Iron Butt Association is an exclusive group of Motorcyclists dedicated to the sport of long distance motorcycling.
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IBA Ireland is part of the Iron Butt Association worldwide family of branches located in several countries around the world. The Iron Butt Association was founded and has headquarters in the United States.
IBA Ireland is not a motorcycle club in the traditional sense.
There are no membership fees. You must successfully complete an IBA Certificate ride in order to join our ranks. However, you do not have to be an IBA member to attend any of our advertised events, especially Ride To Eats (RTEs) which are a great way to meet riders who have been IBA Certified.
Interested in Joining us?
Your only route to membership of the Iron Butt Association, is to successfully complete a Certified ride, by riding a minimum of 1,000 miles or 1,610 kms in 24 hours (inclusive of any time stopped for fuel, food and hydration).
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The entry level rides are shown below, our complete suite of rides is on the Certificate Rides page
A Saddlesore 1000 (SS1000) requires a ride of more than 1,000 miles, or a Saddlesore 1600K (SS1600K) requires a ride of more than 1,610 kilometres (for countries where distance/speeds are in km)
in less than 24hrs.
Five Saddlesore themed Celtic Rides
including, Saint Patrick's Day and
the 4 Celtic Festival Days.
A new themed ride to commemorate the RMS Titanic, requiring you to visit four prime locations associated with the Titanic, in Irealnd, Northern Ireland and England as well as riding 1,000 miles.