Rockies regional randomness - Page 709

grub · 01-13-2013, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanb777

It's just freekin COLD out there. Too much ice on the roads to ride without studs. Might even overwhelm the heated gear

I hear ya.

This was my house this morning... Third time this year I've hit -40 and I bet tonight is worse.

nwcolorider · 01-13-2013, 05:10 PM

I remember those cold valley nights. It was -29 in the Yampa Valley last night. Heat wave up here!

Osprey! · 01-13-2013, 06:36 PM

Oh my...

Full Dakar 2013 Series

BuilderScott · 01-13-2013, 07:18 PM

^^ Great photo! Is that sand or volcanic ash??

Hondo · 01-13-2013, 08:31 PM

Looks like desert silt-

pfb · 01-13-2013, 09:14 PM

Fesh-fesh

Narsisco Lopez · 01-14-2013, 06:12 AM

That stuff must be tough to get out of your sinuses (and ass cracks

)

Olas · 01-14-2013, 06:33 AM

Meanwhile, in other parts of the world...

HellSickle · 01-14-2013, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Olas

Meanwhile, in other parts of the world...

Nide OTE man. Want some screwed up tires to go with that bike?

Olas · 01-14-2013, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by HellSickle

Nide OTE man. Want some screwed up tires to go with that bike?

You know, we've been riding the past 4 weeks in the snow without any need for screws...until last week. Screws would have helped a little here I'm sure. Thanks for the offer but I think for me to actually get motivated to use studded tires I'd need two sets of wheels.

The ATK can take some abuse by the way

. Only thing that hasn't held up is the rear rotor guard, I snapped that off clean at left hand a couple of weeks ago (I knew it when it happened, so I picked it up). Given what I've done to it during my short ownership so far, I'd say that's pretty good. Oh, and all I've done to it since I brought it home is change the gear oil a couple of times, repacked the muffler and put in a new spark plug. And that's only because I was bored and wanted to actually do some "work" on it...

HellSickle · 01-14-2013, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Olas

You know, we've been riding the past 4 weeks in the snow without any need for screws...until last week. Screws would have helped a little here I'm sure. Thanks for the offer but I think for me to actually get motivated to use studded tires I'd need two sets of wheels.

The ATK can take some abuse by the way

. Only thing that hasn't held up is the rear rotor guard, I snapped that off clean at left hand a couple of weeks ago (I knew it when it happened, so I picked it up). Given what I've done to it during my short ownership so far, I'd say that's pretty good. Oh, and all I've done to it since I brought it home is change the gear oil a couple of times, repacked the muffler and put in a new spark plug. And that's only because I was bored and wanted to actually do some "work" on it...

You neglected to mention the ugly yellow bark busters.

I think the rear rotor guard has an equivalent KTM that it can be cross referenced to.

HellSickle · 01-14-2013, 07:48 AM

Olas · 01-14-2013, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by HellSickle

You neglected to mention the ugly yellow bark busters.

I think the rear rotor guard has an equivalent KTM that it can be cross referenced to.

Oh yeah, that too..along with the pro taper bars and mounts I had laying around. Hey, at least the bark busters match the ugly yellow shock spring

.

Gotta look cool, you know.

The rotor guard is fine...it's the mounts that broke off with it. And, unfortunately, the rotor guard was mounted to an extension the brake caliper, which is aluminum. So..I'm going to try and figure out if I can remount it on the chromoly swingarm so I can weld it myself.

Hondo · 01-14-2013, 08:39 AM

Watch out for that speedbump -

TooFast · 01-14-2013, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Hondo

Watch out for that speedbump -

http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=38393

That cop deserves a reckless driving ticket

Best crash and burn I've seen all year !

No great loss, just one less HD running around

01-13-2013, 05:10 PM	#10622
nwcolorider NWCOLO Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Craig Colorado Oddometer: 1,627	I remember those cold valley nights. It was -29 in the Yampa Valley last night. Heat wave up here! __________________ Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice. Will Durant http://nyoast.weebly.com/

01-13-2013, 06:36 PM	#10623
Osprey! a.k.a. Opie Joined: May 2007 Location: Boulder, CO Oddometer: 3,372	Oh my... Full Dakar 2013 Series __________________ It is not death or dying which is tragic; but rather to have existed without fully participating in life - that is the deepest personal tragedy. - Edward Abbey The Silver Fern \| Gear Thoughts \| Slapdash Adventures

01-13-2013, 08:31 PM	#10625
Hondo What if its a Samsquamch? Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Oddometer: 7,722	Looks like desert silt- __________________ LC8World.com - KLRWorld.com Forums - Nighthawk Forums "Life's an adventure, and I refuse to live a boring one."

01-13-2013, 09:14 PM	#10626
pfb Skiing, not riding. Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Boulder\|Denver\|Winter Park Oddometer: 5,019	Fesh-fesh __________________ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 950 Adventure ✧ 950 Super Enduro ✧ 450 XC-W Six Days

01-14-2013, 06:12 AM	#10627
Narsisco Lopez Addlepated Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Golden (Showers), Colorado Oddometer: 2,053	That stuff must be tough to get out of your sinuses (and ass cracks ) __________________ FYYFF! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtpUv4VBDhA Bikes 2012 BMW K13S \| 2009 KTM 990 Adventure (SOLD!) \| 2003 Suzuki DRZ400E

01-13-2013, 07:18 PM	#10624
BuilderScott Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: Front Range, Colorado Oddometer: 659	^^ Great photo! Is that sand or volcanic ash??

01-14-2013, 06:33 AM	#10628
Olas the darkness Joined: Aug 2007 Location: Englewood, CO Oddometer: 3,583	Meanwhile, in other parts of the world... __________________ FS: Street Legal American Trail Killer!! Rebuild threads: '92 XT600, '87 XR250R Lighten up, Francis.

01-14-2013, 07:48 AM	#10632
HellSickle Scone Rider Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Fort Collins Oddometer: 6,699	__________________ We don't stop riding because we get old, we get old because we stop riding.

01-14-2013, 08:39 AM	#10634
Hondo What if its a Samsquamch? Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Oddometer: 7,722	Watch out for that speedbump - __________________ LC8World.com - KLRWorld.com Forums - Nighthawk Forums "Life's an adventure, and I refuse to live a boring one." Hondo screwed with this post 01-14-2013 at 10:58 AM

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