Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
05-27-2012, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 1,134
Views: 36,878
So disappointing that they couldn't bother...
So disappointing that they couldn't bother spelling it "Phallus." Just don't have the decency that the people living between Intercourse, Blue Ball, Beaver, and Pleasant Gap PA have. Otherwise you...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
02-27-2012, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,152
Rode it 2-up on Wee
Did this road last fall or summer, but didn't realize it was called the Savage Highway. It goes back and forth between gravel and pavement. I think primarily the pavement is on the hills that would...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
02-24-2012, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 5,152
Views: 329,951
HF tire changer
To the best of my knowledge, they discontinued the manual tire changer and MC wheel attachment. Fortunately, I bought one before they did, and I love it. I can single-hand my tires in a few...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
01-15-2012, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,212
Bah, don't be apologetic
Let's call a spade a spade: looking for the good spots of OK is like looking for the good seats at a Yanni concert or the interesting part of Purgatory. OK can't win the "Most Boring State" contest...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
01-08-2012, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,212
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
11-26-2011, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 2,099
Views: 127,223
The tag is alive!
Old tag:
https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D680093_3_7976125545
New tag:
https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D680093_3_7976125504
It was too rainy and dark later, so this is as close as I'm bringing it...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
11-11-2011, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 2,099
Views: 127,223
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
10-21-2011, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 2,099
Views: 127,223
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
10-10-2011, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,548
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
09-17-2011, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 2,099
Views: 127,223
Hmm... Class in session
Old tag, with people joining the riding community. Reddirtjoe, were you one of the instructors there? Had to get this tag, seeing as it was within a mile of my house....
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
09-04-2011, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 671
I needed long sleeves when I got started this...
I needed long sleeves when I got started this morning. Haven't ridden the Strom since parking it after our CO trip, and have only ridden the Ninja once. To make up for only riding 80 miles in 2...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
08-24-2011, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 8,395
Since no one else is chiming in
I didn't have a bike when I was in Africa, but I certainly found places worth riding, some of them already mentioned:
Sani Pass, Eastern Lesotho / Drakensberg Mountains. Note the hairpin turns....
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
07-15-2011, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 3,232
Views: 692,345
Boo for panhandles
Taken from the hilliest area in the region while passing through the TX panhandle. Note the midday traffic intensity on Memorial Day Weekend:...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
07-15-2011, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 503
Views: 213,637
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Forum: Day Trippin'
07-12-2011, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,603
You'll see that the last reason I edited the...
You'll see that the last reason I edited the original post was because of my stupid file sharing site. For a brief time one of the photos would never load. Maybe it crapped out temporarily again -...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
07-10-2011, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,603
I hope to take you up on that - both of us want...
I hope to take you up on that - both of us want to get back and spend some real time in the area rather than just rush through. But we also have to keep a travel budget for our 3rd wedding (legal,...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
07-10-2011, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,603
Thanks - I definitely think I chose the right...
Thanks - I definitely think I chose the right direction to get off the mountain. I find myself wondering if anyone else has done this two-up on a Wee or similar beast.
ezrdr55: What did you do to...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
07-07-2011, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 5,152
Views: 329,951
Okie-Stroms in the Rockies
So after lurking for about a year, I finally do something ADV worthy. I guess the tag is stuck in eastern OK, so I had to go west for fun. Tomski wasn't the only one to take his Strom to the...
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Forum: Day Trippin'
07-07-2011, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,603
Engineer Pass, Wee-Strom, 2-up, Hail.
It started with a promise 3 years ago to visit my aunt and uncle in Albuquerque. At the time, I was unemployed and needed to get away from the small apartment I was sharing with my parents while I...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
08-22-2010, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 5,152
Views: 329,951
OKC rentals
Some dealers have demo weekends, but that's all that comes to my mind (others chime in). Depending on the kind of riding you're looking for, you might drive to Tulsa on a Friday night, get a cheap...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
07-12-2010, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 5,152
Views: 329,951
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
07-11-2010, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 5,152
Views: 329,951
There was a bike thing in Bricktown? Oh well, I...
There was a bike thing in Bricktown? Oh well, I went to the Okie Noodling Tournament in Pauls Valley, then rode some county roads to the west. The catfish they had wouldn't fit in my tankbag, so I...
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Forum: Beasts
06-27-2010, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,986
A few hundred miles later...
They did well 2-up on a narrow, bumpy, twisty, hilly road with a little gravel in the curves and oncoming pickup trucks crossing the center line. I seem to remember the TrailWings skipping a bit in...
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Forum: Beasts
06-23-2010, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,986
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Forum: Beasts
06-21-2010, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,986
Nah... for WEEs only. Shinko will realease the...
Nah... for WEEs only. Shinko will realease the E705.5 in August for the Vee, which comes with spring-loaded sidewalls to help you stand the bike back up when you accidentally tip it more than 10*...
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Forum: Beasts
06-20-2010, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,986
42 psi front and rear...
... but they seem a little harsher than the worn-down Trailwings I just took off the Wee-strom, even though I ran the 'wings at 40/35 (one-up) and put the E705s at 37/33 until I adapt to the...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
05-10-2010, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 5,152
Views: 329,951
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
04-30-2010, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 3,232
Views: 692,345
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
04-03-2010, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 2,099
Views: 127,223
Let's get serious about moving this west
The old:https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D680093_3_8701132647
And the new:
https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D680093_3_8701139253
Hints to come... [edit] Hint 1: Just over a hundred miles (the way the...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
03-14-2010, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 5,152
Views: 329,951
ORV legality down by the riverside
I took the Wee down to the west Oklahoma (Canadian?) River bank between NE 4th and NE 10th St. in OKC. Puttered south to about Reno, and crawled up a sand bank North of NE 4th. I got back out to NE...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
03-03-2010, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 506
If you're just out to enjoy the weather, the...
If you're just out to enjoy the weather, the riding's fine. Unless there's a tornado (April/May), it's blistering hot (June - September), or it's windy (every month that it's NOT blistering hot)....
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
01-17-2010, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 5,152
Views: 329,951
Coffee Creek and Post Rd.?
Met a nice pair of riders at this intersection, one on a BMW K1200 (?) and a gray V/Wee-strom. I was 2-up on an orange Wee strom. Anyone here?
Was out riding between my parents' house and the...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
11-24-2009, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 2,099
Views: 127,223
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
11-21-2009, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 2,099
Views: 127,223
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
11-21-2009, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 2,099
Views: 127,223
South and west! If I follow route 9 out to...
South and west! If I follow route 9 out to somewhere near the TX border, that will fill in one of the last holes on my "I've ridden here" map of OK major roads. I was going to head out toward Lone...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
11-21-2009, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 2,099
Views: 127,223
I was sure I had already lost, but got the...
I was sure I had already lost, but got the follow-up tag just in case the "competitor" was planning on finding his follow-up the next day. Besides, the name alone was worth it.
And any gravel...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
11-21-2009, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 2,099
Views: 127,223
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
11-08-2009, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 2,099
Views: 127,223
Another Pavement Tag
The previous:
https://rats4ever.sugarsync.com/photos/rats4ever/240231_1257/36212162916_n_0_640x480.jpg
And the new:...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
10-05-2009, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 2,154
D'oh!
Tech day? Oh yeah... sorry I completely blanked on it. I was busy botching the Buell turn signal mod about 3 different ways on Saturday ("Whaddaya mean the !*%$ Suzuki connector won't go through the...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
09-29-2009, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 2,154
So I should have waited on bending my crashbars...
So I should have waited on bending my crashbars back so I could get bent while bending them, or would I have gotten bent over by you rednecks if I bent my rules about delayed bend repairs? :D Either...
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