Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
10-23-2012, 05:16 PM
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
07-23-2012, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 66
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
01-28-2012, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 9,266
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New Ninja
I'm in Abilene, visiting my youngest son who has just bought a new 2012 Ninja 250. He's pretty happy with it, but kind of wishes he'd got something bigger. I think he made a really good choice on...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
10-20-2011, 07:45 PM
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
09-30-2011, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,676
I'll be there!
Anybody know what time things start up there? I've never been there when it starts.
Here's what I ride most years -...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
09-07-2011, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 6,805
About 3k miles since my accident last fall. I...
About 3k miles since my accident last fall. I was wearing good enough gear that I wasn't badly hurt, though it totalled the bike. I waited about 3 weeks afterwards before riding, mostly because my...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
04-27-2011, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
04-23-2011, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 7,346
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
04-21-2011, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 121
Views: 7,505
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
10-02-2010, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
Rwvbnxviii
Rode this -
http://84thproblem.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Miscellanious/PICT0008/278621295_XtJFG-M.jpg
Went here -...
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Forum: Face plant
09-08-2010, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,254
Good point. I noticed last night in one of my...
Good point. I noticed last night in one of my accident pictures what appear to be tire marks near where the bike came to rest. I think it's possible the rear wheel was giving the bike a boost as it...
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Forum: Face plant
09-08-2010, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,254
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Forum: Face plant
09-08-2010, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,254
Interesting link, but these are purely sliding...
Interesting link, but these are purely sliding bikes. I wonder if there was something in the officer's calculation that included my skid mark. I can't wait to get the accident report and go all...
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Forum: Face plant
09-07-2010, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,254
Thanks for the recommendations. I haven't made...
Thanks for the recommendations. I haven't made my own measurements of the length of the skid mark, but I stepped-off the distance from the end of the skid and the oily spot on the road - I think...
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Forum: Face plant
09-06-2010, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,254
Back again
Was riding my '09 Concours home from the library last Thursday night. Coasting to a stop light at an intersection a couple hundred feet up the road, an oncoming car starts to turn left in front of...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-21-2010, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-20-2010, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,334
My allergies made me a near invalid for most of...
My allergies made me a near invalid for most of my life. Did the allergy shot thing for several years untill my med ins got to the point where it really sucked. Currently doing sublingual drops - a...
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
06-16-2010, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
06-15-2010, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
06-15-2010, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
06-13-2010, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
Yeah. I only got to put 200 miles on it before...
Yeah. I only got to put 200 miles on it before being dragged out on a two week driving vacation. I guess I can't complain too much, I'm having a great time with friends & family, got to be there...
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
06-09-2010, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
06-08-2010, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
Connie
Thanks all for the compliments on my new ride. SO far I've only put a couple hundred on it, but I only picked up the new plate this afternoon!
Impressions so far -
Hot days means hot legs. ...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-07-2010, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 20
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I'd just finished putting my '79 Yamaha XS750...
I'd just finished putting my '79 Yamaha XS750 triple back together after I'd had some friends help me with some mechanical work. This was done way over on the other side of town, with a couple miles...
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
06-05-2010, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
06-05-2010, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
Trip
Oh, and for the moment I still have the KLR - but will be selling soon. I have to take a trip down south this week or it'd be up on the block today.
I stil haven't started on the RR for the...
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
06-05-2010, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
New Ride
http://84thproblem.smugmug.com/Other/2009-Concours/2009-Concours/890765099_sLUSu-L.jpg
Just bought this '09 Concours today.
GF will have a bit of a surprise when she gets home today ... :eek1
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
05-29-2010, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
I met a couple guys from that FFSNOC group in...
I met a couple guys from that FFSNOC group in Emporia. My friend Derold & I had just gassed up for the final leg home from CA when in rode a couple guys on KLRs - one on an '09, the other on a...
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
05-14-2010, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
Colorado, again
Made it from KC to Colorado today with my friend Derold. Most of the day was good, if a bit ho hum. Went through the first cold rain storm after Dodge City - ~150mi. Second was about 50mi late at...
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
05-12-2010, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
The dual compound in the Distanzia seems to be...
The dual compound in the Distanzia seems to be holding up very well, there is only a slight flattening to it now after 3k mi. The flats I have had are from screws I think I picked up at work parking...
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
05-11-2010, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
05-11-2010, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
Two more days
Drawing near! In two days a friend and I are heading west. He on his Ultra Classic and I on my KLR. Guess who's going to be the slow one.
We're heading first to Pheonix, with a side trip to...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-21-2010, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 874
Flats
In 20 years of riding I didn't have a flat until 2008 - and that was an eaay-to-fix tubeless on an R1200C. Since buying this KLR last August I've had three - the latest on the way home tonight. ...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-20-2010, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 8
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KLR trip, ~5kmi
So next month a friend and I are planning a trip from the Kansas City area to San Jose, via Pheonix, then back through Nevada. We'll avoid interstates as much as possible. I ride an '09 KLR and he...
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
04-20-2010, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
04-20-2010, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
04-20-2010, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
04-19-2010, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
04-19-2010, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
04-12-2010, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 9,266
Views: 498,175
Back seat drivers
The male is just chillin' down there. The one you're looking at is the female and is telling me which way to go (SQUIRREL! THAT WAY! THAT WAY! ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?!) :lol3
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