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Forum: Trip Planning 02-03-2012, 11:39 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 43,790
Posted By kerncountykid
That seems bigoted and harsh to me. I'm sorry if...

That seems bigoted and harsh to me. I'm sorry if you see the world as winners and losers. Life can be whatever you want it to be, why would you want it to be the same for everybody?
Forum: Ride reports 01-05-2012, 08:20 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,549
Posted By kerncountykid
I've had the benefit of quick and easy digital...

I've had the benefit of quick and easy digital photography and friends to document things when they were there. I'm not the first, just one of the few with the means and patience to document all the...
Forum: Ride reports 01-05-2012, 06:24 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 10,549
Posted By kerncountykid
When Were You Young? - 3 Years Through America On A Vintage Motorbike

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Forum: Trip Planning 11-15-2011, 10:21 PM
Replies: 273
Views: 43,790
Posted By kerncountykid
Don't get married. Don't have kids. Don't carry a...

Don't get married. Don't have kids. Don't carry a balance on your credit card. Eat a lot of rice, chicken, fish and fruits & vegetables. If you do all that and live frugally you can get away with not...
Forum: Ride reports 10-31-2011, 01:03 AM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
I'm sorry I haven't updated this. The ending was...

I'm sorry I haven't updated this. The ending was happy. I'm a spectacularly fortunate person. I promise I'll come back and tell the rest of the story.
Forum: Americas 07-26-2011, 12:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 956
Posted By kerncountykid
Map! Do you live on this route?

Taking a big loop on the new (replacement) Honda CB550 and I'm going to need safe places to sleep. If you live on this route and have a dry patch of ground on your property where I can pitch my tent...
Forum: Ride reports 07-01-2011, 09:37 AM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
It wasn't the ending I wanted but I may have some...

It wasn't the ending I wanted but I may have some news and a little trip to tell y'all about soon....
Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States 06-22-2011, 07:33 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 376
Posted By kerncountykid
Anyone in Chicago have a yard/garage I could camp in tonight?

Traveling on my 1974 cb550 with two buddies from Arkansas and our lodging fell through. We're downtown looking around and are going to need somewhere safe to sleep. Any help would be a life saver!
Forum: Ride reports 05-24-2011, 10:46 AM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
There are literally hundreds of these around...

There are literally hundreds of these around town. I did everything I could to turn that bike into a lottery ticket.

I got a call the second day. He said he knew where the bike was and asked if I...
Forum: Ride reports 05-22-2011, 12:51 AM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
This post is edited. My outlook on the subject...

This post is edited. My outlook on the subject has changed a little and I'd like to not let the obvious negative aspects of Dee Dee's theft detract from the ride we took. Also, if you didn't notice...
Forum: Equipment 04-13-2011, 11:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 803
Posted By kerncountykid
front is 3.50 - 19 rear is 4.00 - 18 ...

front is 3.50 - 19
rear is 4.00 - 18

modern equivalent of 100/90 & 110/90 I think...
Forum: Equipment 04-12-2011, 03:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 803
Posted By kerncountykid
really? I had one of those on another 550 I had,...

really? I had one of those on another 550 I had, and it was great around town but didn't seem like it had touring type longevity
Forum: Equipment 04-12-2011, 02:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 803
Posted By kerncountykid
Touring tire for vintage, small bike?

I'm in the unique little niche of touring on my 1974 Honda CB550. I've run Bridgestone Spitfires my last two cross country trips and would like to put on a proper touring tire. I don't know anything...
Forum: Ride reports 02-23-2011, 03:15 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,783
Posted By kerncountykid
That's great, it was by far the longest tunnel...

That's great, it was by far the longest tunnel I've gone through. They told us that it was 15$ to go through with an escort!

The Wing joke in the last report was totally tongue-in-cheek, I don't...
Forum: Ride reports 02-23-2011, 01:57 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,783
Posted By kerncountykid
The road out of Zion cuts a jagged, washed out...

The road out of Zion cuts a jagged, washed out line over the sheer face of the mountains. In the loose gravel Dee Dee goes rubber up in a cloud of dirt. Somehow I emerge from the wipeout upright, my...
Forum: Ride reports 02-23-2011, 01:57 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,783
Posted By kerncountykid
Wow guys, thanks for the encouragement. I used to...

Wow guys, thanks for the encouragement. I used to love writing but kind of abandoned it for a couple years before I started on these reports.
Forum: Ride reports 02-22-2011, 04:39 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,783
Posted By kerncountykid
She's lucky she didn't tell me her name, I would...

She's lucky she didn't tell me her name, I would have hunted her down. We'd be married by now :D.

I was trying to get some video off my buddies camera before I moved on, things pick up quite a...
Forum: Ride reports 01-24-2011, 03:28 AM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
Ahh it was a 72. Sheesh, I've fixed up and sold a...

Ahh it was a 72. Sheesh, I've fixed up and sold a handful of CB's and the years are starting to blur.
Forum: Ride reports 01-19-2011, 03:27 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
Awesome, I had a 73 350 for a while, fun little...

Awesome, I had a 73 350 for a while, fun little wheelie machine! Fixed it up and sold it for 5 times what I had in it!
Forum: Ride reports 01-02-2011, 09:12 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,783
Posted By kerncountykid
No, but I did talk to her for a second and I'll...

No, but I did talk to her for a second and I'll tell you what, that was one bad chick. Crazy body, sexy accent... and um, very, very perky.
Forum: Ride reports 01-02-2011, 03:36 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,783
Posted By kerncountykid
Utah was transient last go round; Jordan and I...

Utah was transient last go round; Jordan and I hardly caught glimpse of her before sinking below the border into Arizona. The crisp, bright colors of an unexplored atlas page excited me. A wide green...
Forum: Ride reports 01-02-2011, 03:28 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,783
Posted By kerncountykid
August 31 The guy with an over sized...

August 31

The guy with an over sized sleeping pad of course rides in shorts and a mesh tank top. I make too few concessions when it comes to comfort, skin grafts and physical therapy be damned....
Forum: Ride reports 12-29-2010, 05:57 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
A little friendly jabbing shouldn't be taken too...

A little friendly jabbing shouldn't be taken too seriously. The BSA guy had a big ole sequoia up his bum :D

* and hey! I got no problem with 'wings, I promise we felt nothing but jealousy when...
Forum: Ride reports 12-27-2010, 06:24 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,783
Posted By kerncountykid
Haven't drank since, and I'll NEVER be able to...

Haven't drank since, and I'll NEVER be able to drink Jäger again :puke1
Forum: Ride reports 12-27-2010, 04:53 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,783
Posted By kerncountykid
Through the vicissitudes of nearly twenty years...

Through the vicissitudes of nearly twenty years Justin has been my best accomplice, although our teachers, girlfriends, mothers etc. would probably disagree. I showed up minutes behind our friend...
Forum: Ride reports 12-26-2010, 02:33 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,783
Posted By kerncountykid
I slept on my sheepskin pelt in the desert just...

I slept on my sheepskin pelt in the desert just outside Edwards Air Force Base. The fat, blue halo of light to the south warned of my proximity to Los Angeles and all of its preternatural happenings....
Forum: Ride reports 12-24-2010, 10:57 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
The party continues here, a year later... ...

The party continues here, a year later...

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=14777321
Forum: Ride reports 12-24-2010, 10:56 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 10,783
Posted By kerncountykid
I'll Miss You More Than You'll Miss Me

This is a sequel. Or maybe a continuation... begin here:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=527702

...

August 21

I'm pale and tired in the weird bathroom light. Hot,...
Forum: Ride reports 08-20-2010, 12:02 AM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
October 19th For a month I pushed nature...

October 19th

For a month I pushed nature into an unprecedented period of agreeability, but on the 32nd day she finally pushed back. Through Dallas I tread softly over the very spot, marked by a...
Forum: Ride reports 08-20-2010, 12:01 AM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
The western cut of Texas was laid out special for...

The western cut of Texas was laid out special for travellers. Anywhere beyond the state, be it west or east, you are so much closer to home. This almost infinite breadth of space is sufficient to...
Forum: Ride reports 08-20-2010, 12:00 AM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
thanks a lot, that's about the nicest thing...

thanks a lot, that's about the nicest thing anyone could say. I'd love to digest it into one readable story for a rag. so here's the end everyone, thanks for the positive responses!
Forum: Ride reports 08-17-2010, 01:35 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
I hit loose gravel on a lonely stretch of road...

I hit loose gravel on a lonely stretch of road and nearly gave up the ghost. It was Co. Rd. 720, a narrow two lane stretch over weak rolling hills; the last vestige of geological activity before...
Forum: Equipment 08-15-2010, 09:55 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 439
Posted By kerncountykid
delete

delete
Forum: Ride reports 08-13-2010, 11:22 AM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
When you have tunnel vision it's easy to overlook...

When you have tunnel vision it's easy to overlook a mountain range here, million acre forest there. On the outskirts of Alamogordo I began climbing into elevations not seen since the Sierra's in...
Forum: Ride reports 08-12-2010, 10:46 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
The monument is an island surrounded on all four...

The monument is an island surrounded on all four sides by the test range and an air force base. The Trinity Site is just north of the dunes and missle testing causes closures of back country camping...
Forum: Ride reports 08-12-2010, 05:15 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
Boozed up sleep must be restful, because Steven...

Boozed up sleep must be restful, because Steven was packed and long gone when I moaned and grunted my way out of my sweltering tent. Due east lay the Organ Mountain range. As I sped up the carefully...
Forum: Ride reports 07-15-2010, 12:25 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
I did, but we left SD around noon, so I was a few...

I did, but we left SD around noon, so I was a few hours too early to catch the 3:10 to Yuma :D
Forum: Ride reports 07-14-2010, 11:54 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
Thanks alot, and thanks to everyone else for the...

Thanks alot, and thanks to everyone else for the kind words!
Forum: Ride reports 07-14-2010, 11:53 PM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
The old Honda is starting to show her age, but...

The old Honda is starting to show her age, but really just needs a few days maitenence. I'm sketching out a trip in September again, but it's up in the air right now.
Forum: Ride reports 07-13-2010, 11:27 AM
Replies: 271
Views: 84,741
Posted By kerncountykid
That night I made my way to Catalina State Park....

That night I made my way to Catalina State Park. My headlight illuminated the edge of a Martian mountain scape as I loudly woke up the park, surely it's last arrival of the night. In the morning I...
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