Forum: West California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
11-26-2012, 12:13 AM
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Replies: 472
Views: 27,548
Damn that was fun! I should have bet it all on...
Damn that was fun! I should have bet it all on black when I made it to Vegas - I got entry day of, picked up cancellations in the official hotels in both Palmdale and Barstow, didn't crash, no...
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Forum: GPS Tracks - Mexico, Central & South America
01-17-2012, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,599
2012 update
We rode this Jan of 2012 following a route from gpsxchange.com: http://www.gpsxchange.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1505
Mostly good two track. Heading into the mountains after La Trinidad the track...
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Forum: Orange Crush
09-15-2011, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 123
Views: 19,263
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Forum: Orange Crush
04-05-2011, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,560
Being in the bay area, you are in luck. City...
Being in the bay area, you are in luck. City College has a bunch of good courses : http://www.ccsf.edu/NEW/en/educational-programs/ccsf-catalog/courses-by-department/auto-courses.html
I imagine...
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Forum: Orange Crush
02-09-2011, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,359
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Forum: Orange Crush
02-08-2011, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,359
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Forum: Ride reports
01-21-2011, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 358
Views: 87,189
Damn, I think we must have driven by you Fri...
Damn, I think we must have driven by you Fri night outside Loreto right about when you packed it in! We saw a white bike standing up in a bunch of rocks off the left side of the course with a helmet...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
09-07-2010, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,880
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
09-07-2010, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,880
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
09-07-2010, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,880
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
09-06-2010, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,880
A few pictures from today...
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A few pictures from today...
http://sp4ce.smugmug.com/Other/idaho-uncorrected/DSC7328/997914098_oyPek-L.jpg
http://sp4ce.smugmug.com/Other/idaho-uncorrected/DSC7346/997914435_yBA4i-L.jpg
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
09-06-2010, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,880
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
09-04-2010, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,880
Whew...finally ready to leave. Heading to...
Whew...finally ready to leave. Heading to Sawtooth NF first and then who knows, maybe Boulder White Cloud. Thanks for all the info and recommendations everyone. I'll post up some photos when I get...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
09-02-2010, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,880
Yep. That qualifies as epic.
I think I...
Yep. That qualifies as epic.
I think I pooped a little watching the first video. I'm too crashy for long cliff-side sections.
The 2nd video is awesome. I'd really love to figure out where...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
09-02-2010, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,880
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
09-02-2010, 04:11 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,880
Epic Idaho single track?
I have a week off work and I hear Idaho is off road paradise, so I'm loading the Husqvarna in the truck and heading up. I'd love recommendations on your favorite single track spots.
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Forum: Orange Crush
08-27-2010, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 123
Views: 19,263
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Forum: Thumpers
08-11-2010, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,522
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Forum: Ride reports
08-06-2010, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 2,141
Views: 709,667
Awesome! You are in my favorite part of Peru...
Awesome! You are in my favorite part of Peru now! We rode from Jaen to Celendin in a day. It was dark by the time we got to Balsas and there was no gas to be had. We ran dry at the top of the...
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Forum: Orange Crush
06-25-2010, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 694
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Forum: Orange Crush
06-24-2010, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 694
I've got a 990 and I haven't had a look at the...
I've got a 990 and I haven't had a look at the airbox/carbs on a 950, so I don't know how much this will help...
On the 990, tabs on the throttle bodies stick through the air filter and the inlet...
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Forum: Orange Crush
06-15-2010, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,572
mountain sun
Mountain Sun panniers can be made to work pretty easily:
http://sp4ce.smugmug.com/Holidays/Americas-Trip/2008-1020-US-and-Mexico/DSC0008/399849568_66Ku8-L.jpg
They hold a lot of crap and the...
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Forum: Thumpers
06-11-2010, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 136
Views: 22,964
thanks!
Thanks for all the info and continued updates :thumb
I'm swapping my 94 WXC 610 in for a new 09 TE450 this weekend.
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Forum: Thumpers
06-09-2010, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,641
I had one of those:
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I had one of those:
http://sp4ce.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/2008-04-Trevors-motorcycle/tibular-plateau/280529119_8oGKR-M.jpg
Find a PT that does aquatic therapy so you can get started before...
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Forum: Orange Crush
06-03-2010, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 3,367
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Forum: Orange Crush
05-10-2010, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,660
Either will work just fine. Depending on your...
Either will work just fine. Depending on your route and preferences one may work a little better than the other. You can do the whole trip on a street bike, riding only a couple hundred miles of...
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Forum: Orange Crush
04-20-2010, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 754
Yup. After trying the cam positions one tooth...
Yup. After trying the cam positions one tooth off, the original one is closest.
So, the answer is - with the crank locking bolt in, the cam markings do not necessarily align exactly with the top...
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Forum: Orange Crush
04-19-2010, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 754
Thanks, that's what I thought, just wanted...
Thanks, that's what I thought, just wanted confirmation. The HOW write ups speak of using the cam gear markings for aligning the cams for measurement and of using the locking bolt to lock up the...
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Forum: Orange Crush
04-18-2010, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 754
cam positioning
On the 990, is the crankshaft locking notch the authoritative determiner of TDC? On my front cylinder the camshaft gear marks and the crankshaft locking notch agree precisely on TDC, but on my rear...
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Forum: Orange Crush
04-16-2010, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 635
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Forum: Orange Crush
04-14-2010, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,140
Piece of tubing and a shop vac. Just use your...
Piece of tubing and a shop vac. Just use your hand to 'seal' the tubing to the vac hose inlet. I seem to remember that tubing small enough to go down the hole doesn't pull enough air to pick up the...
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Forum: Orange Crush
04-12-2010, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,060
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Forum: Orange Crush
04-12-2010, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,060
2007 990A
Longest trip, 17k miles, failures:...
2007 990A
Longest trip, 17k miles, failures: water pump shaft/seal, fuel filters
In the total 40k miles on the bike I've also had the following fail: clutch slave, clutch master, fuel pump o-rings,...
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Forum: West California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
04-06-2010, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 573
Weird, not sure what happened there. I was...
Weird, not sure what happened there. I was editing those tracks in GPX Editor as well as editing the GPX files directly. That one loaded fine with GPX Editor, but not in MapSource. I re-saved it...
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Forum: Orange Crush
04-06-2010, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 538
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Forum: Orange Crush
04-06-2010, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 538
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