Forum: Ride reports
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Today, 02:07 PM
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Today, 01:59 PM
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Today, 01:44 PM
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Today, 12:59 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
Today, 12:38 PM
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Thursday morning I was up and out of my tent...
Thursday morning I was up and out of my tent before Garth. That never happens. He's an early riser and I am not. It gave me a rare chance to call him a slacker.
Breaking camp was slow on this...
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 07:48 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 07:21 PM
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The ride back was very dark. I prefer not to...
The ride back was very dark. I prefer not to ride at night.
You hear the bike so much better when it's dark. Some of the sounds start me wondering about nonexistent mechanical issues.
The...
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 07:09 PM
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We had only 7 miles to ride to get some BBQ in...
We had only 7 miles to ride to get some BBQ in Gatlinburg. It was getting dark so we tempered our BBQ urgency with deer vigilance. We saw a few but they seemed to be content to stay off the road.
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 07:04 PM
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About the campgrounds we visited...
A few...
About the campgrounds we visited...
A few years back I coined a term:
"pee-qualibrium"
is defined as the period of time during which your need to get up and go pee is equal to your desire...
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 06:49 PM
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Yesterday, 06:37 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 05:37 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 05:34 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 05:20 PM
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The Dragon was...interesting. There were many...
The Dragon was...interesting. There were many big street machines. The majority were Harleys. There were plenty of other fully dressed road bikes complete with loud music systems. Then there were...
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 05:07 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 05:06 PM
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We had miles of this:
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We had miles of this:
http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii616/8gv/904679AB-F9B4-4902-B415-F5B15F04E9D8-99-000000034FD1E983_zps1c0e9083.jpg
I was running low on energy and losing my patience...
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 04:50 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
Yesterday, 11:53 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
Yesterday, 06:41 AM
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So let's see if I got this right...
Valves...
So let's see if I got this right...
Valves are in spec
Stock everything
Plugs are new, gapped and clean
I was getting some light backfire when using engine braking with the throttle closed. ...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-21-2013, 05:42 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-21-2013, 01:49 PM
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It's running great now!!!
Thank you to all who contributed to solving my DR throttle lag.
I bought some PineSol and soaked the disassembled carb and its parts. That solved the problem and I now have a great running bike!
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Forum: Thumpers
05-21-2013, 05:20 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 09:53 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 09:41 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 09:40 PM
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Wednesday morning came and as we broke camp I...
Wednesday morning came and as we broke camp I realized my tater tots had worn off so we invited Clay to breakfast. He suggested The Rusty Bike (as in bicycle, not moto). The food was good and we...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 09:30 PM
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With no help from me, Garth figured out that a...
With no help from me, Garth figured out that a restart was in order and he headed back up to the house. I fully expected Clay to come out and suggest that we quit joy riding around the neighborhood...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 09:19 PM
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 09:06 PM
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So there we were, sitting at a table having...
So there we were, sitting at a table having dinner with five strangers having a great time. As far as we were concerned, this made the trip for us.
The attendees had diverse professions and there...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 09:00 PM
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A picture from my plate:
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A picture from my plate:
http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii616/8gv/821A5D1D-C414-4B15-BD2D-6830A6FD827E-99-0000000374BC4E01_zpse5de9e2e.jpg
We were strongly advised to try their tater tots....
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 08:50 PM
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As we set up camp, Clay explained that he and...
As we set up camp, Clay explained that he and some friends were scheduled to have dinner in town and asked us to join him. Dinner? In town? Yes please!
Clay trucked us across the field, through...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 08:38 PM
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When i asked him if he was in the habit of...
When i asked him if he was in the habit of collecting strays, Clay told us that he saw two riders looking lost with ADV stickers on their bikes and figured he could help.
His ADV hospitality was...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 08:21 PM
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Clay offered us help with directions. We told...
Clay offered us help with directions. We told him we were heading for Back Rock SP, an elusive destination that seemed to always be just out of reach. He told us we were really close to it but...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 08:16 PM
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We popped out onto Persimmon Rd where we had...
We popped out onto Persimmon Rd where we had already been. Feeling the need to have a plan, we sat with bikes idling, staring at my GPS.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw a rider go by. It got...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 08:02 PM
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We came to a spot where the route crossed the...
We came to a spot where the route crossed the river without the benefit of a bridge. We rode over to a gravel bar about a third of the way across and did the math:
My recently injured back
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It...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 07:42 PM
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I stopped at a bridge to let Garth take a...
I stopped at a bridge to let Garth take a picture. As he was framing the shot I happened to look down just in time to see a long black critter walking on the rocks below. It looked up at me and...
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Forum: Ride reports
05-20-2013, 07:29 PM
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