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Forum: The Garage 08-01-2010, 12:01 AM
Replies: 846
Views: 266,998
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 More?/!

:pynd
Forum: Ride reports 04-29-2009, 04:42 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 16,108
Posted By lasvegasrider
Laugh The pain - day two of warped V

Hangover issues - 50+ years on this earth and I do the "insane" - I repeat the conduct that leads to the same result again. 50 + years and I still engage in liquor ..:slurp

Funk it - the first...
Forum: Ride reports 04-29-2009, 04:21 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 16,108
Posted By lasvegasrider
Too much liquor

Riding solo and with my wife is one method of traveling and exploring. Another is riding to a group ride - full of friends and, ah, booze. This trip was in the second category.:beer

Treadless...
Forum: Ride reports 04-29-2009, 03:55 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 16,108
Posted By lasvegasrider
3-point riding is my thing..:pot More in...

3-point riding is my thing..:pot


More in a bit..
Forum: Ride reports 04-29-2009, 03:28 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 16,108
Posted By lasvegasrider
Oh, the memories of a rally ride

First of all, best wishes to GERG - get well and I Promise no calls for shaving your beard and burning your hat:bueller

Leaving Vegas on Thursday at 1pm for Kernville was a gas:...
Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left 04-13-2009, 05:40 PM
Replies: 1,894
Views: 56,307
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 I misz yu guyss

I didn't realize how much I missed you guys until my doc jacked up my opiate injections.:beer

Youz'sll soundz happilyy ffamillarrr and impaired in campingzz processessezz.:kbasa
Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left 04-08-2009, 12:41 AM
Replies: 1,894
Views: 56,307
Posted By lasvegasrider
dang - I am in tears... I look forward to the...

dang - I am in tears... I look forward to the reunion as well.
Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left 03-22-2009, 08:56 PM
Replies: 1,894
Views: 56,307
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 Oh shizz - a rally

Geez, the riftraft faction is high (:wings )
Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left 03-15-2009, 10:16 PM
Replies: 1,894
Views: 56,307
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 In

Lasvegasrider - 3 nights - no food:bueller . XXL short sleeve shirt.:pot

Paypal on the way for $65- put change into whatever..:webers


Mike T
Las Vegas, NV
mike@lasvegasrider.com
Forum: Equipment 12-28-2008, 03:42 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,957
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 Taking a chance

I received a fax - holiday busy kind of communication, generated last week in reply to a fax I generated regarding contact issues.

I'll try the checkout option for the discount - I accept the post...
Forum: Equipment 12-26-2008, 12:17 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,957
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 Closing thoughts

Widder made my electric gloves, which I rarely need - I use my own harness links ,,, Down and dirty engine compartment stuff.

I am not a fan of E-ware - the gloves are for my dirt-bikes - no...
Forum: Equipment 12-15-2008, 04:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,957
Posted By lasvegasrider
Question Widder closing down and all phone numbers are "busy"

I used the search feature on this site for Widder's closing////..... nothin came up that was obviously related when the summary tables were presented on screen.

I am trying to put in an order...
Forum: Ride reports 12-08-2008, 11:14 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Hang tight and relax everyone

This report is going to be finished :pynd - as are the backlog of reports that are to follow. :beer
Things are a mess - but I can convey this to all of you "knock on wood" - Real Estate acquisition...
Forum: Ride reports 11-16-2008, 04:20 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 Allan, The issue of merged photos and video...

Allan,

The issue of merged photos and video ( for later reports) is all about cost - Even Vimeo HD ($59 US per year) has embedded limits - 1000 views and it cuts off per signup summary... Hell,...
Forum: Ride reports 11-14-2008, 10:52 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 Mileater - Thx for the patience - this report is...

Mileater - Thx for the patience - this report is a mess of overloaded bandwidth from host sites, indexing limits of sourced stills, and other issues that are not PC to discuss. I now understand why...
Forum: Ride reports 11-11-2008, 02:57 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Laugh Working with Vimeo-type solutions as I am FINALLY done riding for a spell

I am finally done riding for a spell and will use the freetime during thanskgiving to revive this thread with focused remote Vimeo sequences on highlights of trip - smugmug indexing, bandwidth...
Forum: Ride reports 08-15-2008, 12:33 AM
Replies: 390
Views: 45,133
Posted By lasvegasrider
Yup. (Delay in reply due to riding and working -...

Yup. (Delay in reply due to riding and working - not a slight in any manner.):beer

I have a big enough issue with my close buddies dying.. and then someone who we met and share time with,...
Forum: Ride reports 07-26-2008, 12:27 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Hang tight guys - I am swamped with work and my...

Hang tight guys - I am swamped with work and my spare time is focused on setting up a recently acquired 1150GS for a 2-up ride on the continental divide.

UPDATE - Aug 12 2008 - I am exploring...
Forum: Beasts 07-17-2008, 06:34 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,945
Posted By lasvegasrider
Talking I appreciate the continued interest, but it is not going to be fixed

Guys - Let the tread die - The issue is not shocks, braces and springs. We used it for two-riding, at speed, in the dirt and such, with a camping load - and it is a lateral shiz flinger in that...
Forum: Ride reports 07-12-2008, 09:04 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Eh? The Avon bites the dust

The trees are no more than large bushes struggling to survive. The sizing changes as we move along, but the general rule is true - they are getting shorter, as expected.
...
Forum: Ride reports 07-12-2008, 03:11 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 Dempster run -day 1 eats the Avon Distanzia rear skin

The Dempster was finally under our tires, and the new Avon was not impressive in the tread wear department as the Dempster's surface is very abrasive to our Distanzia given our load and velocity.
...
Forum: Beasts 07-12-2008, 01:04 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,945
Posted By lasvegasrider
Talking I have the Murphykits front brace and it helps...

I have the Murphykits front brace and it helps keep the tubes squared during lateral loading - I think it is worth the bucks:webers

We have 1.0 Sonics up front and have tries 3 springs out back -...
Forum: Ride reports 07-10-2008, 12:37 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 Demster time - lets roll

We are ready to roll at the crack of 11am.:pynd

The Dempster starts off a bit hot...

http://lasvegasrider.smugmug.com/photos/316112372_N6eug-L.jpg


Labor on the bike is done, and the...
Forum: Beasts 07-09-2008, 06:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,281
Posted By lasvegasrider
Affirmed - the rear is not as important - he...

Affirmed - the rear is not as important - he speaks to a decent package - central issue - Knobby front skin or ride casual .:webers
Forum: Beasts 07-09-2008, 06:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,281
Posted By lasvegasrider
Thumb Been there - on a DL1000- the TKC-80 is the skin...

Been there - on a DL1000- the TKC-80 is the skin I would use. If you intend to ride casually, you can do it with Harley rubber.


:kbasa
Forum: Beasts 07-09-2008, 04:06 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,945
Posted By lasvegasrider
Talking So, you have an engineering degree - civil,...

So, you have an engineering degree - civil, mechanical, computer, software, ..

Well, anything you have is bound to be superior and more current than my old school Computer Science general...
Forum: Beasts 07-09-2008, 02:26 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,945
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 Clayjars, know this - I am evil.:slurp _YES -...

Clayjars, know this - I am evil.:slurp _YES - the DL is less stable when it must support subframe loads. This is known. BUT, it is not discussed.


I mentioned it - the subframe is the...
Forum: Beasts 07-09-2008, 12:23 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,945
Posted By lasvegasrider
Agreed, and performed by a few other advriders. ...

Agreed, and performed by a few other advriders.


Our issue was one of time - We had three days to find a bike... and as I stated early on, I had never considered a DL series, ever, and as such...
Forum: Beasts 07-09-2008, 11:51 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,945
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 Solo on the street, while cresting CA/NV (north...

Solo on the street, while cresting CA/NV (north of Death Valley)Hwy 168's dips with both wheels off the ground feels ok solo. Get the Dl1000 airborn (2-up w/ gear) and it splays its wheels when it...
Forum: Beasts 07-09-2008, 11:30 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,945
Posted By lasvegasrider
I bailed on this thread months ago and missed the...

I bailed on this thread months ago and missed the final replies - an advrider pm'd me and advised me to check in on the thread. Yikes. I am a bad guy, all right.:2cry


TO YOUR POINT Clayjars. ...
Forum: Beasts 07-09-2008, 10:58 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,945
Posted By lasvegasrider
Laugh On with the show on this " let it die"...

On with the show on this " let it die" thread.:pot

You complain about my imprecise use of engineering "jargon" - (some of the tread posts were simplified "layman" like).


However, I do not...
Forum: Beasts 07-09-2008, 10:43 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 4,945
Posted By lasvegasrider
Geez, let it die -only a few experienced the issues

The tread was left to die, as only a few PM's were received conveying what we experience.


SO be it..


My Degree is in computer science, and you could care less about my minor in general...
Forum: Ride reports 07-07-2008, 11:37 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Work, ride, and work sum more.

MJS, you nailed it - :baldy and we got a burr in our ass and took off for a ride in the Sierras over the past 4 days.


(Thanks to kdxcowboy (Pat), and his wife Susan for sharing a day with us in...
Forum: Ride reports 06-28-2008, 12:33 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Laugh Onward to Mile Zero - The Dempster is at hand

We are not making progress in haste this day as time is no longer slaving us.

We are rumbling along like teenagers without a care. Our senses are alive and our desires are primal. :feelgood
The...
Forum: Ride reports 06-27-2008, 10:44 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Carmacks - Coal Mine Campground on our way to Mzero Dempster

We slumbered like kittens...

No alarms, and sunlight was no longer a trigger for us to awake, brew some coffee, and go to work.

No "Honey do" BS, No, "Did you get that done?"

Zero checklist...
Forum: Ride reports 06-27-2008, 10:01 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Laugh Carmacks, YTrolls into view

Running in the mist of this twilight laden evening has been a refreshing experience.

Cellular phones are now in the OFF mode. We will check on “the real world” via the internet, payphones and SAT...
Forum: Ride reports 06-27-2008, 08:52 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 Wide she was... a gas guzzler at times, but those...

Wide she was... a gas guzzler at times, but those tires came in handy real quick.:webers

Post faster - agreed - but I am busy as heck right now.. I'll post up some more tonight.:slurp
...
Forum: Ride reports 06-27-2008, 06:15 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Cool2 Super-Visor! Love it, ( turbulance buster, sun...

Super-Visor! Love it, ( turbulance buster, sun shielder, - good to 140+ in one test, and helps out in the usual 80-100mph range - back-to-back testing {with and w/o it mounted}).
...
Forum: Ride reports 06-27-2008, 06:05 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 19,775
Posted By lasvegasrider
Laugh Running just south of the arctic in the rain that...

Running just south of the arctic in the rain that night was a godsend - SAT phone queries were the order for many days to follow, as all cell support was south of our location.

Yup, that means...
Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left 06-25-2008, 04:20 PM
Replies: 502
Views: 24,653
Posted By lasvegasrider
Talking CU over the fourth of July, but I'm out for the WM ride

Hey Stonewall. I came close to fitting this in. Last year I blew thru the WMRS camp while steam-rolling home from month-long trip in the Arctic.:beer Other than joining in the 1am run of drunk bike...
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