Forum: Day Trippin'
08-23-2010, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 995
Uralling Little Roads in a Big State
http://www.kevin-jolly.com/2ndS/14AUG10/200px-Old_Texas_20.png
This was an interesting route. Old Texas 20 was a route from Hempstead, TX all the way to Alpine, TX in the 1920’s. Parts of it...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-26-2010, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 339
Views: 94,948
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
06-17-2010, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 649
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Forum: Ride reports
06-04-2010, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 133
Views: 29,409
Great report! Good on you for toting the kid...
Great report! Good on you for toting the kid along - he'll remember it the rest of his life.
You can use your heel to get into and out of reverse, just push down the reverse lever - sometimes...
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Forum: Hacks
05-10-2010, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,062
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Forum: Hacks
05-10-2010, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,897
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Forum: Hacks
05-04-2010, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,388
On the Emgo filters - if you take a pair of...
On the Emgo filters - if you take a pair of needle nosed pliers (or similar pointy, rounded, smooth implement), and ream the hole a little the "top hat" bushings will last pretty well - I get 4-5...
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Forum: Ride reports
04-11-2010, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 755
Pray for Me(at) - The Holy Smokes Tour
The area around La Grange, Texas was settled in the last half of the 19th century of Czechs, Moravians, Bohemians and Germans. And aside from excellent sausage and smoked meat these folks also...
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Forum: Ride reports
03-31-2010, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,903
Hey Jim --
Coopers is good - it's different...
Hey Jim --
Coopers is good - it's different from the Central texas Market BBQ - cooked hotter, more rub/spice in the flavor. The Cooper's in Llano is worth a stop - but I think they are suffering...
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Forum: Ride reports
03-31-2010, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,903
A Rib Too Far
A Rib Too Far
http://www.kevin-jolly.com/2ndS/03_13_10/IMG_0136.jpg
So, headed out early Saturday morning to do a BBQ run to 5 classic Central Texas BBQ joints. Central Texas BBQ is unique -...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-22-2009, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 526
Views: 214,473
Verm --
As an archaeologist my view is that...
Verm --
As an archaeologist my view is that problem with modern humans and all we create is pretty simple.
For almost all of history man ate when he could, and sh*t when he wanted.
Today we...
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Forum: Hacks
09-04-2009, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 270
Views: 66,235
FWIW - if the hack tire is wearing like that I...
FWIW - if the hack tire is wearing like that I would suspect the toe-in (or maybe the toe-out) for the hack is excessive - either one will cause the hack tire to scrub and wear quickly and unevenly....
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
04-16-2009, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,165
Krauses Springs - about 40 miles west of town -...
Krauses Springs - about 40 miles west of town - good camping spots, spring-fed pool, if you're thinking you'll have trouble with the heat this is the place - you can go down and jump in the springs...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-07-2009, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 121
Views: 19,557
Hey JB2 - Thanks - You know when I was putting...
Hey JB2 - Thanks - You know when I was putting the thing together I added quite a bit of commentary, explanation, maps, etc - but it didn't seem to fit - I ended up just leaving it Phil's words and...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-01-2009, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 121
Views: 19,557
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Forum: Vendors
12-06-2008, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 386
Great ADV Xmas Present
I've Seen It All, and I Don't Mean Maybe
The journal of Phil Gooding's 1924 ride from Baltimore to Los Angeles and back.
http://www.kevin-jolly.com/moto/cover.jpg...
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Forum: Airheads
11-29-2008, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 507
Views: 115,709
Hey Bpeckm --
It was a blast pulling that...
Hey Bpeckm --
It was a blast pulling that stuff together - I was amazed that all the photos, the journal, the postcards and letters survived all together in one place. It's not rebuilding an R/60...
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Forum: Vendors
11-28-2008, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 199
Views: 45,021
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Forum: Vendors
11-28-2008, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 305
ADV Ride Back in Time
An ADV Ride Back In Time
The journal of Phil Gooding's 1924 ride from Baltimore to Los Angeles and back.[/SIZE]
http://www.kevin-jolly.com/moto/cover.jpg
I've Seen It All, and I Don't Mean Maybe...
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Forum: Airheads
11-26-2008, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 507
Views: 115,709
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Forum: Ride reports
11-24-2008, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 199
Views: 71,229
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Forum: Ride reports
11-11-2008, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 505
Views: 184,167
And Holy of Holys - Ginny's Little Longhorn -...
And Holy of Holys - Ginny's Little Longhorn - with Dale beating out the ChickenShit Bingo on Sundays and the free chilidogs.
I was in Ginny's one Thursday (when Thursday was Dale's regular gig)...
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Forum: Ride reports
11-10-2008, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 505
Views: 184,167
Verm - --
Thanks for sharing it all.
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Verm - --
Thanks for sharing it all.
Good luck with the spigot situation - if for some bizzare reason you decamp to the pits of Tejas give a holler - plenty of room for vermlings as long as...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-10-2008, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 505
Views: 184,167
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Forum: Ride reports
09-03-2008, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 1,602
Views: 175,748
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Forum: Ride reports
08-30-2008, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 409
Views: 116,385
Fantastic!
What a great trip - and excellent ride report - thanks for sharing it!
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Forum: Hacks
08-29-2008, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,005
Louisiana-Texas
OK - here's one I posted from a short trip to Nachitoches, LA.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=368317
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
08-23-2008, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 3,231
Views: 688,326
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Forum: Ride reports
08-20-2008, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 121
Views: 19,557
June 30, 1924 - Letter Home
Phil put a lot more info in his letters home than he did in his journal - this is one of my favorites - I just wish he had some pictures of his Indian when he roped it to a car to get down the steep...
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Forum: Ride reports
08-19-2008, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 440
Views: 158,052
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
08-16-2008, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 629
Views: 163,703
Fayetteville, Texas
Orsaks Cafe - Fayetteville, Texas - 2 pork chops, black eyed peas, sweet taters, tea, red velvet cake - $6.00.
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
08-09-2008, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 3,231
Views: 688,326
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Forum: Ride reports
08-09-2008, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 505
Views: 184,167
Dang it all, Vermin, you got me leaking saline...
Dang it all, Vermin, you got me leaking saline here.
I share your feelings about these guys - I saw Ernest Tubbs once - it was sometime in the 80s - at the Golden Stallion dance hall east of San...
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Forum: Ride reports
08-07-2008, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 1,602
Views: 175,748
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Forum: Ride reports
08-06-2008, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,176
July 24 - San Antonio, TX - Austin, TX
July 24
San Antonio, TX - Austin, TX
280km/173mi
http://www.kevin-jolly.com/rr01/rr01_d059.jpg
Well, Hurricane Dolly had come ashore during the night, and the radar showed bands of...
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Forum: Ride reports
08-06-2008, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,021
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Forum: Ride reports
08-06-2008, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 121
Views: 19,557
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Forum: Ride reports
08-05-2008, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,176
July 23 - Lockhart, TX - San Antonio, TX
July 23
Lockhart, TX - San Antonio, TX
150km/93mi
http://www.kevin-jolly.com/rr01/rr01_d041.jpg
Short day, Lockhart to San Antonio. Followed the alignment for the Old Spanish Trail Highway...
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Forum: Ride reports
08-05-2008, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,176
Cool beans - next time I'm out in that part of...
Cool beans - next time I'm out in that part of the country I'll shout at you. I hadn't been to Laysonnes in 30 years or so - and it seemed as ratty as it was then - I couldn't tell it'd turned into a...
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Forum: Ride reports
08-05-2008, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,176
Dave --
Too true - baby steps are right -...
Dave --
Too true - baby steps are right - before I left I wasn't altogether sure how the Ural (or I) would do with 6-7-8 hours of running - but it ran like a champ - and I have a lot more...
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