How'd you find this joint, anyway? - Page 7

Bigger Al · 01-20-2013, 09:33 AM

I had a couple of friends who asked me what they should do about outfitting themselves for a trip to Alaska. I gave them some suggestions, and decided to do a bit-o-looking myself, as that was the sort of thing that I might like to try. I remember Googling "Alaska motorcycle trip" or some such thing and stumbled on this place. Glad I did, too, as I've learned a shitload of stuff, and met a few people who will be friends for life.
We've got a very good thing going here.

Thanks Baldy!!!

divimon2000 · 01-20-2013, 10:38 AM

Can't quite remember, but it was a google when I was looking for a BMW F650 and some trip reports came up. Trip reports, baby.

glasswave · 01-20-2013, 01:34 PM

I used to use the Hubb a fair bit for researching my trips.

As I recall, after crossing Tibet on my Hotian 150cc, I was looking for a bike for my upcoming S. America trip. I wanted a bike like a BMW GS that was more reliable and cheap to maintain (ie: a Japanese bike). On the hubb, I found out about the Transalp and the Yamaha XT 660. I then typed all these bikes into the google and up came the beasts forum. I lurked awhile and then joined soon after.

SnowMule · 01-23-2013, 04:12 PM

Doing some research on GPS systems at work (big stuff, not the run-of-the-mill consumer level receivers, i'm talking about a big rack mounted system capable of extremely precise timing) and wondered why a motorcycle forum kept popping up in the search results.

This wasn't long after I bought my KTM... started looking around and realized the people here do exactly the kind of riding I bought the bike for. And oddly, it pointed me in the direction for the GPS questions I originally had.

High Country Herb · 01-24-2013, 12:31 PM

A couple of my co-workers invited me to Death Valley Daze a few years ago. At night, all the drunken FF's would yell ARrrrrrrrrrrrr! back and forth across the Furnace Creek campground. I asked what it was, and was told it was an online group of some sort. Searching the net for info about my bike, I repeatedly ran across advrider.com as the best source of info. I've been hooked ever since.

Bill Harris · 01-24-2013, 12:39 PM

Actually, that was taunting between rival gangs of of Panhead Pirates vs Flathead Pirates...

--Bill

Vankaye · 01-24-2013, 01:47 PM

I followed a link on ThumperTalk and had seen the site a few times. Then, I bought me a used BMW K1200rs and started coming here regularly.

Now, I have 5 bikes and have apparently caught the virus thats going around here. My garage looks like a bikeshop and I have dreams of making it look like a sterile, bike surgery museum/man-cave.

FYYFF's

High Country Herb · 01-24-2013, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Harris

Actually, that was taunting between rival gangs of of Panhead Pirates vs Flathead Pirates...

--Bill

There was a guy there with an HD v-twin in a dual sport frame...

Adios Pantalones · 01-27-2013, 09:30 PM

Was over on BMWLT and was intrigued by all the polly pissy pants who got sand in their manginas over the rude behaviour on jomomma.

Figgered I better have a look.

blacktruck · 01-29-2013, 12:34 AM

I ran across this while doing some on-line research for my next bike. There was a link to a thread here and now I'm hooked. I've seen the decals for a few years and always wondered what they meant. I never knew there was a site for this type of riding. Great stuff in my book.

Rick G · 01-31-2013, 02:05 PM

After I bought my now departed R80 G/S back in 2001 the parts manager at my local BMW dealership who I had become friendly with told me about this site and suggested I check it out to learn more about my R80.

That has been 12 years and I still haven't been kicked out!

Rick G

siyeh · 01-31-2013, 07:17 PM

A guy on another motorcycle forum posted a bunch of pics of those crazy Weber boys riding Harleys with car tires up in some Colorado mountains.

I then researched the Weber boys a bit more and it led me here

And that is all she wrote

nanox14 · 02-04-2013, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trondomatic

I hate to admit it, but I blame Ewan and Charlie. I was off work a couple of months with a broken arm from mountain biking and a friend lent me the Long Way Round DVD set. It didn't take me long to find ADV afterwards.

As much as we love to make fun of their crew-supported journey, I know it fired up the imagination of at least this guy. And they, like Adventure Rider, inspired me to travel the world too. For that, I'm grateful. Thanks all!

YOU ARE NOT ALONE MY FRIEND

, cought a few episodes of the LWD series on the TV and then bought the whole DVD series, and searching for trips like theirs on the web came to this site.... and thanks to them and this site I got my first bike and started planing some trips already

01-20-2013, 09:33 AM	#91
Bigger Al Still a stupid tire guy Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Auburn, CA Oddometer: 7,343	I had a couple of friends who asked me what they should do about outfitting themselves for a trip to Alaska. I gave them some suggestions, and decided to do a bit-o-looking myself, as that was the sort of thing that I might like to try. I remember Googling "Alaska motorcycle trip" or some such thing and stumbled on this place. Glad I did, too, as I've learned a shitload of stuff, and met a few people who will be friends for life. We've got a very good thing going here. Thanks Baldy!!! __________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." - Abraham Lincoln

01-20-2013, 10:38 AM	#92
divimon2000 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Lake Champlain, Vermont Oddometer: 407	Can't quite remember, but it was a google when I was looking for a BMW F650 and some trip reports came up. Trip reports, baby. __________________ F650 GS 2001 F650 GS DAKAR 2002 at least one should be running

01-20-2013, 01:34 PM	#93
glasswave Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Wasatch Mtns, UT Oddometer: 839	I used to use the Hubb a fair bit for researching my trips. As I recall, after crossing Tibet on my Hotian 150cc, I was looking for a bike for my upcoming S. America trip. I wanted a bike like a BMW GS that was more reliable and cheap to maintain (ie: a Japanese bike). On the hubb, I found out about the Transalp and the Yamaha XT 660. I then typed all these bikes into the google and up came the beasts forum. I lurked awhile and then joined soon after. __________________ • Indian Himalaya:Gangotri-Shimla-Manali-Pavarti-Spiti-Leh-Kargil-Padum-Sringhar-Daramsala (3 mo.--2x) • Kazakstan-Krygyzstan-Tajikistan-Xin Xiang to Lhasa, Tibet on China 219!-Nepal (7 months) • Santiago, Chile to Ushuia Argentina and up to Cusco, Peru (7 months) • Peruvian Andes (3 months) • N Chile - Medellin, Colombia (3 months) ••• Cartegena, CO to N Chile (3 months)

01-23-2013, 04:12 PM	#94
SnowMule nope.gif Joined: Jul 2009 Location: I LIVE IN A GIANT BUCKET Oddometer: 16,132	Doing some research on GPS systems at work (big stuff, not the run-of-the-mill consumer level receivers, i'm talking about a big rack mounted system capable of extremely precise timing) and wondered why a motorcycle forum kept popping up in the search results. This wasn't long after I bought my KTM... started looking around and realized the people here do exactly the kind of riding I bought the bike for. And oddly, it pointed me in the direction for the GPS questions I originally had. __________________ Spewer of the poignant non sequitur

01-24-2013, 12:39 PM	#96
Bill Harris Confirmed Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2008 Location: backwoods Alabama Oddometer: 4,019	Actually, that was taunting between rival gangs of of Panhead Pirates vs Flathead Pirates... --Bill __________________ '73 R60/5 Toaster

01-24-2013, 12:31 PM	#95
High Country Herb Adventure Connoiseur Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Western Sierras Oddometer: 2,951	A couple of my co-workers invited me to Death Valley Daze a few years ago. At night, all the drunken FF's would yell ARrrrrrrrrrrrr! back and forth across the Furnace Creek campground. I asked what it was, and was told it was an online group of some sort. Searching the net for info about my bike, I repeatedly ran across advrider.com as the best source of info. I've been hooked ever since.

01-24-2013, 01:47 PM	#97
Vankaye n00b on the move Joined: Mar 2009 Location: TampaBay Oddometer: 151	I followed a link on ThumperTalk and had seen the site a few times. Then, I bought me a used BMW K1200rs and started coming here regularly. Now, I have 5 bikes and have apparently caught the virus thats going around here. My garage looks like a bikeshop and I have dreams of making it look like a sterile, bike surgery museum/man-cave. FYYFF's

01-27-2013, 09:30 PM	#99
Adios Pantalones AdventureDeficitDisorder Joined: May 2005 Location: San Diego, not Mex, but I can smell it from here. Oddometer: 2,204	Was over on BMWLT and was intrigued by all the polly pissy pants who got sand in their manginas over the rude behaviour on jomomma. Figgered I better have a look. __________________ To do is to be. Socrates To be is to do. Plato Do be do be do. Sinatra

01-29-2013, 12:34 AM	#100
blacktruck SWA Chicken Hauler Joined: Nov 2012 Location: BAF Afghanistan / Glasford, IL Oddometer: 93	Looking for info on a specific bike.. I ran across this while doing some on-line research for my next bike. There was a link to a thread here and now I'm hooked. I've seen the decals for a few years and always wondered what they meant. I never knew there was a site for this type of riding. Great stuff in my book. __________________ Anywhere is home

01-31-2013, 02:05 PM	#101
Rick G Ranger Rick Joined: May 2004 Location: Euclid, OH Oddometer: 1,637	After I bought my now departed R80 G/S back in 2001 the parts manager at my local BMW dealership who I had become friendly with told me about this site and suggested I check it out to learn more about my R80. That has been 12 years and I still haven't been kicked out! Rick G __________________ Any Road Any Time! 2009 Triumph Bonneville T100 - Neo Classic Retro Tourer. 2009 Vespa GTS Super 250ie - Just for Kicks & Giggles

01-31-2013, 07:17 PM	#102
siyeh Lawn Nazi Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Evansville, Wisconsin Oddometer: 1,109	A guy on another motorcycle forum posted a bunch of pics of those crazy Weber boys riding Harleys with car tires up in some Colorado mountains. I then researched the Weber boys a bit more and it led me here And that is all she wrote __________________ A little ride to Alaska A Phantom Ramble 18 days on a Versys siyeh screwed with this post 01-31-2013 at 07:34 PM

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