Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-17-2013, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 132
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Expo Photo
The Rawhyde folks put on some handling classes
http://i1348.photobucket.com/albums/p725/a41capt/7e9c4754-5f7a-4e55-a6e7-8edd23365cc3_zpsc107e4fa.jpg
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-17-2013, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 132
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Couple Inmates at the Expo
From left to right, Devon, Josh, Nylon2000, Sophia, and Belstaff all lined up over by the 4-Wheel display area.
I'll try and get more pics up after tomorrow. Nice meeting some of the inmates both...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-15-2013, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 4,832
Any Masons?
Any Brother Masons heading to the Expo are welcome to be my guest at the Flagstaff Lodge for dinner and degree on Thursday night.
PM me and I'll get you my phone number.
John
:D
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-15-2013, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 4,832
Long way to go
If you come to Munds Park first, Sedona, 89A, and Flagstaff are out of the way unless you take the dirt (Schnebly Hill Road) from Munds back down to Sedona.
Not a bad trip, but depending on what...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-15-2013, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 4,832
Nice seeing you this evening! Worked out well...
Nice seeing you this evening! Worked out well 'cause I had a late meeting and got to spend at least a couple minutes jawing.
As far as Schnebly is concerned, if you want to wait until Sturday...
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-15-2013, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 1,309
Views: 150,733
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-15-2013, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 1,309
Views: 150,733
Added ballast
Flew through a swarm of honey bees on the super slab and added a couple pounds of bee guts to the windscreen and visor...
Didn't affect my mileage though! :rofl
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-15-2013, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 4,832
Coconino Forest Maps
Okay, I dropped off some maps at the expo. I left a handful with Roseann Hanson at the main registration tent, and another 20 or so with Jim Hyde of Rawhyde Adventures over in the Moto village.
I...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-14-2013, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 4,832
Maps
I will take some maps over to the Expo. I spoke with the folks and they'll put them up at the Overland Expo booth for anybody not coming through Munds Park.
I'll see if I can get extras from the...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-14-2013, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 4,832
Rain and Sedona
No rain in Munds Park, can't speak for Mormon Lake though they do get more rain than we do. I have spent the last 45 or so years in that country, and when it clouds up over there, it rains!
As...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-14-2013, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 4,832
At the station
I should be there until at least 5 on Thursday. Friday I'm going to the Expo sometime in the afternoon :clap
Anybody comes by after that, my crew will be happy to hand out maps and answer...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-13-2013, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 4,832
Munds Park, maps, FR240
As stated earlier in the thread, stop by the fire station in Munds Park on your way to the 240 road. Better than a third of us there are ADV folks and will point you in the right direction. We are...
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-10-2013, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,345
Anakee 3s
I had my doubts after I put 'em on my 05 GS, but after a 50 mile rough dirt road trip, I gotta say they're great. Never thought such non-aggressive looking tread would work so well in gravel, AB,...
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-07-2013, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 267
Views: 28,594
"The undersigned will keep confidential the...
"The undersigned will keep confidential the existence and terms of this General Release. The undersigned agrees not to reveal the facts leading up to, the terms or the conditions of this General...
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-05-2013, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 3,827
Dirt Test Complete
I took 'em on a 45 mile dirt trip yesterday at speed up to 60 and they felt great. The road surface was hard packed washboard (in parts) with AB sized overburden, gravel, and sand, and they felt...
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Forum: Trip Planning
05-05-2013, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 2,697
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-04-2013, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 299
Fuel strip fix
See the fuel strip fix post I left a couple days ago. I fixed my buddies 2007 GSA for the price of a barbecue lighter.
Even if it doesn't work, you're only out a couple bucks rather than the $400...
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Forum: Equipment
05-04-2013, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,959
Red wings
I wear a steel-toe Redwing boot that I buy for my fire station duty boot. They're all leather uppers with a lug sole and I purchase a zipper kit to go with them negating the lace problem.
While I...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-04-2013, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 911
Wild Horses?
I hate to break it to you folks, but wild horses don't look as good as the ones in many of the pictures. Nevada, like Arizona, is an open-range state (free grazing), particularly on the Indian...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-04-2013, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,053
Overland Expo
On your way to the Expo?
Stop by my fire station in Munds Park on your way across the 240 Road to Mormon Lake (right next to the Country Club east of the freeway) and I'll hand out Forest Service...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-04-2013, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 274
Views: 17,833
Firefighter
Yep, 37 1/2 years for me. Retired with 25 at the City of Phoenix FD (Fire Captain/Paramedic). Retired again after 8 with Camp Verde, AZ FD (Assistant Chief/Paramedic). Currently 4 1/2 with the...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-04-2013, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 4,832
Schnebly Hill & Forest Road 240
Boy did you come to the right place, that's my backyard!
Schnebly Hill Road is more than passable on an adventure bike, and Forest Road 240 from there to Mormon Lake is bladed gravel. The ride up...
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-01-2013, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 1,309
Views: 150,733
Fuel strip fix
Fixed my buddies 07 GSA fuel strip with a tip in the ADV thread using a dismembered barbecue lighter. Washed my GS to get off the latest spring bug hatch!:clap
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-01-2013, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,642
Float type gauge
Yeah, my 05 GS has a float, I'm not sure when they changed it over to the strip, but I just fixed my buddies malfunctioning strip today and its an 07 GSA.
Look for my post under the fuel strip...
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-01-2013, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 267
Views: 28,594
Frankenstein fuel strip fix
Well, we built one of the "tools" to fix the fuel strip in my buddies 2007 GSA, disconnected the battery, filled the gas tank, hooked it up to the Frankenstein high volt strip welder, and voila, he's...
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-30-2013, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 3,827
A3 Noise
Yep, I'm running A3s front and rear and they're whiney on the pavement.
Also, hit a small bit of gravel during a turn on the blacktop and lost the front end momentarily. Figured I was on my way...
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-29-2013, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 267
Views: 28,594
2005 GS fuel strip
I too have a 2005 and have been told that I won't have the same problem because they changed to the strip the next model year. Never had it apart to check, haven't had too so I guess they're...
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-25-2013, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 1,309
Views: 150,733
New windscreen and seats
Added a Ztechnik screen (Z2414A) and new to me tall red and black Adventure seats. Screen from eBay, seats swapped with a friend who is going all black on his GSA.
First impressions? Screen...
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-19-2013, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 1,309
Views: 150,733
Thanks
Thanks Jim, I've got a 20% off coupon and I'll pick one up this week!
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-19-2013, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 1,309
Views: 150,733
Leaky Bottom
HaHa! Sometimes the most expressive comments work out best :clap
Keep up the good work, a little humor just adds to the fun of applying farkles!
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-19-2013, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 1,309
Views: 150,733
Motorcycle lift
Hey Jim,
Is that a Harbor Freight MC lift you're using? If so, how do you like it and have you made any changes to it?
Thanks!
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-19-2013, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 1,309
Views: 150,733
Lmao
Seems to be a fix for many people I know!!!
LOL :rofl
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-19-2013, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 1,309
Views: 150,733
New skins on the Pig
Put on a new set of Michelin Anakee 3s yesterday, lets see how they do. Strange looking tread, supposed to be longer lasting than the 2s, 90/10 tire, reviews of off road (fire road, old man trails,...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-13-2013, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 5,322
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Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here...
02-20-2013, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 8,474
Snow in the passes/late season snow
Fellers:
Being no stranger to the Rockies, I can tell you that a late season snow at the elevations you're talking about could occur in June or July...
Just saying that there are other reports...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-24-2013, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,389
Lol
HaHa, Italian tuneup! Nobody has ever accused me of babying a high performance engine. I love to hear 'em run! Squeezing an extra half horsepower out of my old racers was my favorite pastime and I...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-24-2013, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,389
Plug change and reevaluation
I guess I'll just buy a new set of plugs and evaluate their condition after a couple hundred miles then. If I read the comments correctly, the brain trust here in the forum feels that according to...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-22-2013, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,389
Help for a new GS rider
Ive searched the forum to the best of my ability, and haven't been able to find an answer to my question. Hopefully, you guys won't make too much fun of me!
I no newbie to bikes, I've been riding...
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Forum: Orange Crush
11-14-2012, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,378
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