Forum: Road warriors
06-16-2012, 02:49 PM
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Forum: Day Trippin'
08-31-2010, 10:22 AM
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Nice trip and great report
I live near Grove so I ride some of the same roads. Please don't publicize Highway 90 though - let's just keep it our secret:rofl
Glad you had a good time - and didn't get eaten by the...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-13-2010, 07:12 AM
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
03-08-2010, 01:18 PM
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Abandoned School In Mosheim, Texas
From 2006
http://gragg.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Trips/Ridin-the-threes/1001701/60806692_cgVsy-L.jpg
http://gragg.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Trips/Ridin-the-threes/1001701/60806692_cgVsy-L
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Forum: Ride reports
01-05-2010, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 81
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National Parks Tour
Ronny-
I actually finished the NPT on October 14 with 88 parks, 30 states and a bit over 26,000 miles. I've sent in my documentation but not yet received my certificate. I hope to receive it...
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Forum: Vendors
12-08-2009, 06:44 PM
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Prolly a dumb question, but....
what does a canbus ballast do? :ear
Does it fool the canbus into thinking the original 55 watt bulb(s) are still there? Does the canbus throw an error msg when (if) a HID bulb burns out?
I've...
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Forum: Ride reports
11-13-2009, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 5
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Deja vu
Thanks for the great report. I lived in southeast Kansas in the '70s and made the ride to Monte Ne one time when Beaver Lake was exceptionally low. It's very strange to see all the graffiti inside...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-29-2009, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 81
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Epilogue
<o:p></o:p> This was a good ride for me. I slowed down, talked with people, saw lots of stuff, took photos and followed my wife's command to "Get off the damn bike."<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
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Forum: Ride reports
07-28-2009, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 246
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Great report!
Glad to see that you enjoyed Going to the Sun road and Glacier National Park. I was in the same area four years ago. I think I even stopped in the same place to take a photo of Flathead Lake.
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Forum: Ride reports
07-28-2009, 03:32 PM
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Day Sixteen - part two
I felt compelled to make one more stop on this trip.<o:p></o:p>
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At 9:45 p.m. CDT on May 4, 2007 Greensburg, Kansas was hit by an EF5 tornado. The tornado was estimated to be a mile...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-28-2009, 01:49 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
07-28-2009, 12:26 PM
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DAY SIXTEEN - Norton, Kansas to home
Click!<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
OK, I didn't really hear the click but as soon as I awoke I knew the trip was over and I was going home. I had talked with my wife last night - she urged me to...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-28-2009, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 81
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Thanks
Hmmm. Yep, I remember making a living. I wasn't very good at it and didn't like it much.
Maybe that's why I wasn't very good at it :rofl
Glad you're enjoying the report. I'm kind of reliving...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-28-2009, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 81
Views: 11,237
Yellowston
Doc-
Thanks for the kind words. I think I'm finally close to finishing this RR and going back to reading about other peoples' adventures. I just found yours :clap and am looking forward to...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-27-2009, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 81
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Day Fifteen - Part two
I must have gotten carried away on part one of this day. When I tried to post it I got my first "too long" message :eek1 I guess I do tend to get a bit "wordy"
Back to the RR
<link...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-27-2009, 12:09 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
07-27-2009, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 81
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Glad you're following along...
Thanks Waywardson. If you have any questions before your trip just shoot me a PM. I have GPS tracks and picked up several park brochures.
Thanks Bobby. It was a fun trip (except for the...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-26-2009, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 10,940
Great stuff!
What a great report! I grew up traveling Route 66 in the '50s and have recently begun revisiting some sections. In a couple of years I hope to be able to realize a dream I've had for a long time -...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
07-26-2009, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 79
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Great stuff!
Some great photos! Key West has changed since I've been there (about twenty-five years ago :rofl).
I'd love to see more about North Carolina. I'm leading a group of friends for a week in...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-26-2009, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 81
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Forum: Ride reports
07-26-2009, 02:28 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
07-26-2009, 12:55 PM
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DAY TWELVE - Burley, Idaho to Alpine, Wyoming
Monday started nicely enough; there was a fairly heavy cloud cover but only drizzle instead of heavy rain. I was so stuffed from the giant breakfast combo from the night before that I enjoyed the...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-26-2009, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 81
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Thanks for the kind words
I've spent so many hours enjoying others' ride reports I wanted to make this one as enjoyable as I could.
Thanks again-
Mike
Oh, and road thing - here y'go :evil
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Forum: Ride reports
07-25-2009, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 81
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Day 11 - Midvale, UT to Burley, ID
The weather was iffy.
<o:p> </o:p>
We saw sudden heavy showers yesterday and today was forecast to be the same - maybe worse. The morning sun was bright but filtered through thin high...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-24-2009, 03:53 PM
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Day Ten - Midvale, Utah
Saturday - a rare chance to rest, catch up on laundry, get a haircut, shop for motorcycle accessories or go to the racetrack to watch World Superbike practice laps and club racing. Our group did...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-24-2009, 03:46 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
07-24-2009, 10:42 AM
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Day Nine - Ely, NV to Midvale, UT
We walked to a nice dinner at a local Ely restaurant which appeared to have been a Denny's many years ago. As we began to order our meals one of the guys asked the waitress if she could give us...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
07-24-2009, 09:09 AM
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
07-24-2009, 07:47 AM
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Views: 687,209
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
07-24-2009, 07:39 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
07-24-2009, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 81
Views: 11,237
Sorry - I took a break from posting...
and took a quick ride out west to see the Palo Duro Canyon state park (http://www.palodurocanyon.com/) (http://www.palodurocanyon.com/%29). The Canyon is 120 miles long, as much as 20 miles wide,...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
07-24-2009, 07:09 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
07-20-2009, 03:48 PM
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Day Eight - Kings Beach, CA to Ely, NV
Leaving Kings Beach, two of us decided to take NV431 from Incline Village northeast to near Reno and then NV341 southeast through Virginia City and connect with US50 just east of Carson City. ...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-20-2009, 02:55 PM
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Day Seven - Lee Vining, CA to Kings Beach, CA
The elevation in Lee Vining is 6784', so the day started considerably cooler than yesterday, even after a leisurely breakfast at the Whoa Nellie Deli. Climbing Tioga Pass on the edge of Yosemite...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-19-2009, 04:04 PM
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Day Six - Pahrump, NV to Lee Vining, CA
I seem to ride alone a lot. It's not so much by choice as it is because of trouble coordinating riding styles and speeds, work and vacation schedules, gas stops, etc. When I do ride in a group I...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-19-2009, 04:56 AM
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Day Five - Flagstaff, AZ to Pahrump, NV
Monday morning's blue skies were a portent of the heat that awaited us later, but for now I was just glad it wasn't raining.<o:p></o:p>
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Following breakfast we rode west on I-40...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-19-2009, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 8
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Nice report of a great trip!
Glad you're keeping the wheels turning on that MG.
I'm heading out to Colorado next week - trying to get a few more miles on the RT.
Thanks for the maps and route suggestions.
Mike
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Forum: Ride reports
07-19-2009, 04:05 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 13,013
Great report!
My wife and I rode up Mt. Evans in 1977 on our second "big" trip from southeast Kansas. The altitude was a bit much for this flatlander. I had to sit down and have a cigarette :lol3
Great...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-19-2009, 03:32 AM
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Replies: 55
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Forum: Ride reports
07-18-2009, 04:50 PM
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Day Four - Lordsburg, NM to Flagstaf, AZ
Dress Like A Pirate Day :ymca
The Lordsburg Best Western was nothing special; it was neither good nor bad. I ate dinner at the restaurant next door and turned in for a relatively good night's...
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